FMN - May Session

When:  May 11, 2019 from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM (PT)
Cost: $40 (check made out to "IMA" or cash); pay at event
Food: Full breakfast and lunch included in the cost
Dress Code: Casual

Here are the May 2019 topics:
Lease Accounting: SMART Implementation of ASC 842
Field of Study: Accounting
The new lease accounting standard, known as ASC Topic 842 and requiring leasing activities to be reflected on balance sheets, is now effective for public companies. But as businesses apply the guidelines, many enterprises are still struggling to achieve full compliance with the new rules. Fortunately, Bruce Pounder, executive director of GAAP Lab, shares a SMART framework he has developed to assist you and your team in successfully implementing the required changes.

The Skills Gap: Improving Accounting Education
Field of Study: Accounting
Because of major changes in the underlying rules as well as in the available technology, accounting is experiencing a significant skills gap. There is a disconnect between the abilities required for the job, and the actual competencies that are possessed by the current (and future) workforce. Dr. Stephanie Bryant, chief accreditation officer of the AACSB, highlights the curriculum transformation of university accounting programs to meet the changing times and needs.

Social Media and the Workplace: Your Best Practices
Field of Study: Business Law
As social media has changed the way we live and work, many enterprises are finding that they cannot recruit new employees without using interactive internet-based applications. Nor can they easily restrict their workers' use of social media in the workplace. Matthew Curtin, a partner in the firm of Murtha Cullina LLP, counsels’ employers on the increased legal and compliance challenges they face from utilizing, as well as regulating, social media in the workplace.

Can Accountants "Uncook" the Government's Books?
Field of Study: Accounting (Governmental)
There is little doubt that accountants have a useful role to play in the public sector. But what can be done to attract more qualified financial professionals to public service? Drawing upon his own background as a "Big 8" firm partner and as a congressman, Joseph DioGuardi focuses on current governmental controversies that could benefit from the involvement of accountants, ranging from the national debt ceiling to the increased use of external auditing and accrual accounting.

Location

ConXtech, Inc. Headquarters
6701 Koll Center Pkwy
Suite 150
Pleasanton, CA 94566

Contact

Tricia Scalzo
(925) 400-3199
eastbaync@imachapter.org