Two Day Online Conference: Financial Accounting & Reporting Update 2021 - May 19th-20th, 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Financial Accounting & Reporting Update 2021" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

We are seeing an unprecedented level of major accounting changes from US and international standard-setters. This conference will address the latest developments in key areas. Experts from the Big Four and regional firms will lead the discussion.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the latest accounting changes in key areas
• Recognize the timelines and key factors
• Begin to assess the effects of these standards on your company or clients

This event will run 8:45-4:40pm (PDT) each day.

Agenda:

Agenda: DAY 1

8:45 - 10:15

• Finance and Accounting Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis
• Key considerations for stabilizing, ensuring liquidity and preserving cash
• Accounting for the Paycheck Protection Program, government assistance and payroll tax deferral
• Restructuring within the organization and rethinking around operating costs
• Strategic considerations for executive compensation and benefits
• Enhanced disclosure requirements

10:15 - 10:30

• Break

10:30 - 12:00

• Accounting for Leases Update
• Lessons Learned in Initial Implementation
• Impact of the project was underestimated
• Some of the more challenging areas include: identifying lease population, data abstraction, implementing a platform for ongoing reporting and identifying processes and controls for applying the requirements

12:00 - 12:45

• Lunch

12:45 - 2:00

• M&A Update
• Industry Trends
• Recent Activity
• Impact of COVID-19

2:00 - 2:05

• Break

2:05 - 3:20

• Interest Rate Reform and Currency Risk: What you Don't Know Could Hurt You
• ASC 830
• Hedge Accounting Update
• SOFR & 848

3:20 - 3:30

• Break

3:30 - 4:45

• Fraud and Accounting Failures
• Context and perspective
• Examples: Fictitious Sales or Revenue
• Examples: Timing Issues
• Examples: Other Issues

Agenda: DAY 2

8:45 - 10:10

• Revenue Recognition Update
• Where people are getting stuck within the new model
• Implementation observations
• Beware These Hot Spots - Comment Letters
• Survey results

10:05 - 10:15

• Break

10:20 - 11:30

• SEC Update
• SEC Personnel Update
• The Financial CHOICE Act
• JOBS Act Implementation Update
• FAST Act (aka JOBS Act 1.5)
• Form 10Q Efficiencies
• Interim Financial Statements
• MD&A
• Quantitative & Qualitative Disclosures

11:30 - 11:35

• Break

11:35 - 12:30

• Attracting & Retaining Accounting & Finance Talent
• Perks vs. Culture
• Attracting Candidates
• Employee Motivators
• Culture vs. Sub Cultures

12:30 - 1:15

• Lunch

1:15 - 2:30

• Cybersecurity Update
• Protecting personal data
• Smart consumer devices expanding faster than controls
• Personal Health and Medical Devices
• Ransomware

2:30 - 2:35

• Break

2:35 - 3:35

• Tax Update
• Interpretations and examples
• Impact of COVID-19
• What to expect under new administration

3:35 - 3:40

• Break

3:40 - 4:30

• SOX & Internal Controls Update
• Techniques and methods to cut costs and minimize time spent during a pandemic
• Information Provided by Entity (IPE) Update

Speakers

• Jason Emmons Moss Adams, Partner
• Guido van Drunen KPMG, Principal
• Dominick Kerr Connor Group, Partner
• Justin Silva RSM, Partner
• Helen Kane Hedge Trackers, LLC, President and Founder
• Lindsi Scanlan CFGI, Managing Director
• Hitesh Nathani Ernst & Young, Senior Manager
• Uday Devasper Effectus Group, Partner
• Andrey Chepiga Ernst & Young, Senior Manager
• Blake Collins Connor Group, Director
• Ky Kano Deloitte, National Office Accounting Consultation
• Kevin Moyers Deloitte, Tax Senior Manager
• Keith Ma Effectus Group, Senior Manager
• May Yu Deloitte, Senior Manager
• Jon Medina Protiviti, Director
• Tony Goncalves Deloitte, Managing Director

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/xo8wxd