Idaho Society of CPAs

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors - Virtual Experience

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  • Date/Time
    • Dec 1, 2025
    • Sign In: 7:45am (MT)
    • Program: 8:00am - 3:30pm (MT)
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  • Location
    • Your Computer
      Your Space
      ISCPA Adobe Platform Webinar, ID 00000
  • Credits
    • 8.00
  • Credit Type(s)
    • Accounting (4.00)
    • Auditing (4.00)
  • Prerequisites

    • Previous experience in accounting and auditing

  • Vendor
    • AICPA
  • Level
    • Update
  • Fields of Study
    • Accounting
    • Auditing
  • Message
    • Virtual Experience

Description

In today's ever-evolving regulatory landscape, maintaining relevance in the profession is crucial. Stay up to date with the rapid developments in accounting and auditing through our comprehensive course. We delve into recent pronouncements, exposure drafts, and additional guidance pertinent to accounting, auditing, review, compilation, and preparation engagements. Allow us to navigate the complexities for you, assisting in identifying and implementing the latest standards and guidance from FASB, PCAOB, ARSC, and ASB.

Designed For

  • CPAs, accountants, auditors, and finance professionals looking to stay up to date with prospective changes and updated requirements impacting the profession.

Objectives

When you complete this course you will be able to:

  • Identify recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that cover broad and narrow issues.
  • Identify the objectives and working plan of the Private Company Council (PCC).
  • Determine the updates issued by FASB at the recommendation of the PCC.
  • Recognize ongoing FASB projects.
  • Determine the key elements related to the auditor's risk assessment and recently issued SASS.
  • Distinguish key elements included in the recently issued Statements on Quality Management Standards (SQMSs) and Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs).
  • Identify best practices for performing analytical procedures in a review engagement.

Highlights

  • Narrow-scope accounting standards updates
  • Financial instruments and leases
  • FASB exposure drafts and projects
  • Exposure drafts of new auditing standards
  • Preparation, compilation, and review engagement updates

Advanced Prep

  • Download PDF manual - view your upcoming events in "My CPE" on website
  • Test your computer/device for compatibility with virtual meeting space well in advance of your webinar

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Leaders

Michael Brand

Known as a nationally acclaimed, accounting industry expert and speaker, Michael (Mike) has been involved in all aspects of public accounting, with an emphasis in providing accounting, auditing and review services to clients in the for-profit, nonprofits and governmental sectors.

He is also involved in various committees at both the state and national levels. He is a former member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Professional Ethics Executive Committee, is the past chair of the AICPA's Accounting and Review Services Committee and the Alabama Society of CPA's Peer Review Committee and is the current Chair for the ASCPA. Furthermore, Mike teaches continuing education classes across the country for state societies and individual firms and has received the AICPA's Outstanding Discussion Leader Award multiple times along with the ASCPA's Thomas A. Ratcliffe Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.

In addition to teaching, Mike regularly speaks at conferences nationwide and in various other countries. He conducts peer reviews across the United States and was formerly on the Peer Review Board, Joint Trial Board, and Quality Control Standards Task Force of the AICPA. He is the current co-chair of the Engage Conference (the AICPA's largest conference held over multiple days with thousands of attendees).

Education

  • University of North Alabama
  • Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1989

Awards

  • AICPA Outstanding Facilitator (multi-time winner)
  • ASCPA Thomas A. Ratcliffe Outstanding Discussion Leader Award

Designations

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

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