| Dear Center Members: |
This alert contains:
- A reminder and instructions for registering to participate in the March 8, EBPAQC 2019 11-K Audits webinar
- Information about a special member benefit to attend the May 6-8, 2019 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference
|
|
Register for the 2019 11-K Audits Webinar
You still have time to register to participate in the upcoming EBPAQC 2019 11-K Audits Webinar to be held Friday, March 8, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Click here to register for the March 8th live webinar (Paid CPE credit or Free No-CPE credit options available)
This very popular annual live webinar is specifically designed to assist member firms in preparing for employee benefit plan audits that file a form 11-K with the SEC. It will focus on practice issues facing firms in auditing these plans. It also will help participants understand and prepare for a PCAOB inspection by providing an overview of the inspection process and roundtable discussions related to recent inspections.
The webinar will include an update on accounting and auditing issues—new developments and those on the horizon, will provide a summary of basic 11-K requirements and an opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
Discussion topics will include:
- What to expect from and how to prepare for a PCAOB inspection
- Accounting and reporting requirements relevant to 11-K plans
- Auditing requirements and PCAOB standards on the horizon
- Basic 11-K reporting, filing, and audit requirements
- Ask the expert Q&A session
Panelists for this webinar are EBPAQC Executive Committee Chair Jim Haubrock, Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co and EC member Jennifer Allen, Crowe LLP; EBP Expert Panel member Josie Hammond, RSM USA; and former EC and EP member Bertha Minnihan, Moss Adams.
The webinar qualifies for 100 minutes (two hours) of CPE credits with paid registration. If you reserved time on your calendar for this web event by clicking on the "Outlook Calendar hold" option in the save-the-date announcement in EBPAQC Alert #417, you will still need to register for the event by clicking on one of the links above.
Archive of Live Forum Webinars
The webinar audio and slide presentations will be archived on the Center website under Past Events. No CPE is available for listening to the archived event.
Special Member Benefit—May 6-8, 2019 AICPA EBP Conference
EBPAQC members receive a special $100 member discount to attend the 2019 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference, which will be held May 6-8 (with pre-conference workshops offered May 5), at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, LA. In addition, the AICPA is offering a $75 early bird discount if you register before March 22, 2019.
Click here for more information and to register for the 2019 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference.
This year's conference will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to network with over 1,200 expected attendees and more than 85 thought leader presenters, and direct access to DOL and IRS representatives. The conference is designed with 6 learning tracks to meet your experience level at basic, intermediate or advanced and offers 23 CPE credit hours. A virtual on-line conference participation is also available.
Introducing the new conference Flex Pass - One price that allows you to participate onsite and online at your convenience. Create your schedule your way without missing a minute of CPE. You choose the sessions you want to attend in New Orleans and the sessions you want to stream online.
The Emerging EBP Professionals Program offers discounted cost for professionals with 5 or fewer years of EBP experience.
Here are just a few of this year's topics:
- Work the core: don't fail in assessing risk
- Insight into the new EBP reporting framework
- Washington regulatory update: IRS & DOL
- New tax planning opportunities as a result of tax reform
- Data privacy & security
- An action plan for minimizing the risks related to protected data
Click here to view the full agenda.
Registration Information
Register by March 22 to save $75! EBPAQC Members save an additional $100. Be sure to enter the coupon code "EBPAQC" during the online registration process to receive the $100 savings.
Click here for more information and to register for the 2019 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference.
|
Sincerely,
AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center |
|
 |
|
| In This Alert |
|
| Additional Resources |
|
| Stay Informed |
We welcome any suggestions or questions - please send them by e-mail at EBPAQC@aicpa.org.
Members of the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC) may only reproduce and distribute EBPAQC Alerts internally within the firm to other Center member firm personnel as part of the firms' professional services. For information about permission to copy any part of these documents for redistribution or inclusion in other work, please click on the copyright notice at the bottom of the page or phone the copyright permission hotline (919) 402-4031.
©2019 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.
Online privacy policies and copyright information.
220 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707-8110.
|
|
|
|
|
