The seminar offered CPAs continuing professional education credits in taxes, regulatory ethics, accounting, management advisory services, communications and economics.
Speakers from profession, government and academia provided updates on several issues pertinent to CPAs. Plenary sessions equipped participants with the ability to identify new developments in federal, state and local tax, utilize tips to improve their communication skills, improve their understanding of North Carolina’s ethics requirements for CPAs, discuss case studies in managerial accounting and access information that will help them better advise their employers, clients and associates.
The CPE seminar included the following sessions:
- State and Local Tax Update – Presented by Keith Wood
- Professional Issues Update from the State Board Perspective – Presented by Robert Brooks, executive director, North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Examiners, and David Nance, Deputy Director, North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Examiners
- Federal Tax Update – Presented by Addison Maille, tax partner/member, Smith Leonard
- Case Studies in Managerial Accounting – Presented by Scott Williams, partner, Gilliam Coble and Moser
- Professional Ethics and Conduct – Presented by Bryan Starnes, CFO, Meridian Senior Living
- Improving Communication Skills for Accountants – Presented by Cindy Conn, assistant professor, Elon University
- Economic Update – Presented by Mark Kurt, associate professor, Elon University
Elon University is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
The next CPE seminar will be offered Fall 2016.