FMN - September Session : Virtual Meeting

You are invited to attend a virtual continuing education (CPE) event for accounting and finance professionals. The program allows you to earn four hours of CPE credit, keep up-to-date on accounting and finance issues, and network with other professionals.

Here are the September 2022 topics:

Inflation: Deja Vu All Over Again
Field of Study: Management Services
The modern accountant is not only expected to know their numbers and have great presentation and soft skills, but also needs to understand the ever-changing economic environment. These macro changes often have a keen impact on the accountant's daily decisions about: financial statement preparation and analysis, vendor payments, customer borrowing terms, investments, acquisitions, and consolidations, to name a few. One of the most recent, and perhaps the most talked about of such changes, is the rapid increase in prices. Inflation seems to be a fact of today, but what does it mean for accountants and their daily jobs? Kyle Tushaus, a Managing Partner of New West Capital, specializes in the value investing approach. In this program, he discusses the definition of inflation, the calculations behind CPI and the impact of today’s economic environment on the accounting profession.

The Human-Centric Workplace: Your Greatest Asset
Field of Study: Management Services
Workplaces are getting much more nuanced and require a more human-centric approach, considering a full person, their needs and their experiences when it comes to what they want out of their work life. Diversity, equity, and inclusion is really about having a workplace environment where differences between identity groups are respected, celebrated and leveraged to create a successful organization. Not only do employers have an obligation to provide employees with a safe work environment free from discrimination, harassment and intimidation, but there is a great benefit to the company as a whole. Dr. LB Hannahs is Director of Operations and Innovation at Tangible Development and specializes in providing customized diversity, equity, and inclusion solutions with measurable outcomes that result in sustainable change.

FASB Update: Shifting Focus
Field of Study: Accounting
The ever-increasing complexity of business transactions combined with more public and regulatory scrutiny has proved to be a challenge for both standard setters and finance professionals. The FASB consistently strives to reduce complexity in financial reporting for all stakeholders. Sean Prince is a partner at the national office of Crowe LLC and is the firm’s formal liaison with the Financial Accounting Standards Board. He covers FASB’s most recent Invitation to Comment and their plans for financial reporting transformations that will impact all finance professionals.

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Still a Major Concern
Field of Study: Taxes
The question of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is almost as famous as Shakespeare's "to be or not to be''. It is critical that companies correctly determine a worker's status. Tim Dreyer, a tax consultant and educator with over 44 years of high profile Big 4 and IRS experience, explains the factors that need to be considered when making the determination between a worker being an employee or independent contractor.

Where?

Virtual from your home 

Login to your Kaplan account to access the virtual classroom at: https://fmn.smartpros.com 

Cost: $40.00 pay through PayPal: www.paypal.me/IMA112

Code of Conduct
These CPE sessions are conducted under the IMA's Global Core Values and IMA's Statement of Ethical Professional Practice. Adherence to these statements are required to participate in this event.

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