BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MECPA - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MECPA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mecpa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MECPA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T123000 DTSTAMP:20240328T164636 CREATED:20231115T044319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T044319Z UID:10010566-1711616400-1711629000@mecpa.org SUMMARY:Surgent's Guide and Update to Compilations\, Reviews\, and Preparations (SU1635/23) DESCRIPTION:Event Description\nSpecifically designed for preparation\, compilation\, and review practitioners\, this course will provide you with a comprehensive review and hands-on application for performing financial statement preparation\, compilation\, and review engagements. You will learn the ins and outs of applying SSARS No. 21\, Clarification and Recodification\, as well as the additional guidance related to SSARS engagements through the issuance of SSARS Nos. 22-25 by the ARSC. The course will also review recent peer review feedback on SSARS engagements\, providing insights on how to successfully apply this guidance.Not only will this course bring you up to date on SSARSs requirements and guidance\, but more importantly\, it will provide you with practical examples and illustrations to help you effectively and efficiently perform compilation\, preparation\, and review engagements. \nDesigned For\nAccounting practitioners and their staff performing and managing compilation\, preparation\, and review engagement services \nObjectives\n Understand and apply SSARS No. 21\, Clarification and Recodification Be familiar with changes related to the issuance of SSARS Nos. 22-25 Be familiar with preparation\, compilation\, and review program examples Be aware of the most recent reports and other required communications \nMajor Subjects\n SSARS No. 21\, Clarification and Recodification\, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23\, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22\, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24\, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services — 2018 SSARS No. 25\, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation\, compilation\, and review engagements \nPrerequisites\nExperience in performing and managing compilation\, preparation\, and review engagements \nInstructions\nNone URL:https://mecpa.org/event/surgents-guide-and-update-to-compilations-reviews-and-preparations-su1635-23/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T164636 CREATED:20231115T044234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T044234Z UID:10010428-1711632600-1711645200@mecpa.org SUMMARY:Surgent's Enterprise Risk Management Concepts and Strategy for Small and Medium-Sized Companies (SU1314/23) DESCRIPTION:Event Description\n2020 taught us that major risks can come at us from any direction and with barely a warning. All organizations operate in a risk environment\, but all too often\, they either don’t realize it or they don’t develop a strategy to deal with the risks. In this session\, we will explore how risks work in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and how they can develop a strategy to identify\, evaluate\, and mitigate those risks. This program will not teach how to eliminate risks\, but how to strategize how to reduce their total effect. We will liberally use case studies of both for-profit and not-for-profit companies to bridge the gap between concept and actual implementation. In each area we will explore what our experiences of the pandemic have taught us about this part of risk management. \nDesigned For\nCFOs\, controllers\, and finance professionals \nObjectives\n Understand how risks can both positively and negatively affect the organization Learn more about how we could have been better prepared for the pandemic Determine the nature of risk in both large and small organizations Understand the tolerance for risk in the organization Match risks to proper strategy Perform risk analysis and evaluations See how the strategy of the organization represents risk \nMajor Subjects\n Overview of ERM and how it affects all organizations What COVID-19 has taught us about risk management Risk tolerance and developing a plan Risk identification Risk analysis Risk responses Strategy risk \nPrerequisites\nExperience in financial management of a small or midsize company \nInstructions\nNone URL:https://mecpa.org/event/surgents-enterprise-risk-management-concepts-and-strategy-for-small-and-medium-sized-companies-su1314-23/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T164636 CREATED:20240131T170008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T050011Z UID:10010718-1711634400-1711641600@mecpa.org SUMMARY:Surgent's Contract Law for Accounting and Finance Professionals (SU1749/23) DESCRIPTION:Event Description\nAccounting and finance professionals routinely encounter a broad range of legal issues while advising clients or performing routine job functions. Contract law tops the list as the most frequent issue that intersects with the accounting and finance professions. As trusted advisors\, it is wise to understand the fundamentals of contract law for both personal and professional benefit. This course provides a broad overview of contract law basics geared specifically toward the accounting and finance professions. From contract formation to enforceability\, this course offers an interesting look at how contract law intersects with accounting and finance. Participants should walk away with a better understanding of common issues that arise when reviewing contracts. \nDesigned For\nAnyone in the accounting or financial service professions who seeks to gain a better understanding of contract law and how it intersects with their profession \nObjectives\n Recognize the elements required to create a valid contract Understand common techniques to enforce a contract Be well versed in the rules of contract interpretation Understand defenses used to prevent contract enforcement Explain remedies that are available to a party enforcing a contract \nMajor Subjects\n Contract formation The necessary components of an enforceable contract Common defenses to enforcement Legal capacity requirements Contract interpretation \nPrerequisites\nNone \nInstructions\nNone URL:https://mecpa.org/event/surgents-contract-law-for-accounting-and-finance-professionals-su1749-23/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR