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AICPA National Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference (GAAC) WEST

Date: Sep 22 - Sep 23, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency Tech Center
Denver, CO
Recommended CPE Credit: 17 (main), 8 (optional)
Pre-Conference: September 21
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Overview

Two convenient locations – Washington, DC in August, Colorado in September!  The GAAC Conference features interactive sessions for federal, state and local governments.  Receive timely guidance along with practical advice on how to handle new legislation and standards from key government officials and representatives of the accounting profession – including the standard setters themselves. 

GAAC East, August 18-19, 2008, Washington, DC

Conference highlights include:

  • Implementation of risk assessment in governmental audits
  • Steps to improve single audit quality response to the federal study
  • OPEB
  • SAS 112 & 114

Agenda

2008 AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update
August 18-19, 2008 – JW Marriott, Washington, DC
September 22-23, 2008 – Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Denver, CO

Monday, August 18, 2008 (DC), Monday, September 22, 2008 (CO) Main Conference, Day One

7:00 AM – 5:20 PM        Registration & Message Center Open

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM        Continental Breakfast and Vendor Display

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM        Welcome and Introduction

8:40 AM – 9:30 AM        General Session

  1. A Call for Federal Stewardship

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM      General Session

  1. Re-evaluating the Single Audit Process:  Hear It Straight from the Policymakers

10:20 AM – 10:40 AM    Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

10:40 AM – 11:55 AM    Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. FASAB – Answering the Tough Questions – Federal (DC Only)
  2. What’s New at the GASB? – Bonus

11:55 AM – 1:10 PM      Lunch

Presentation of the Outstanding CPA in Government Award (DC Only)

1:10 PM – 2:25 PM        Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. What is the Federal Entity and Shouldn’t We All Use the Same GAAP? – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Implementing the Audit Risk Assessment Standards – Part 1 (Repeated in Session 33) – State & Local
  3. Communication with Those Charged Governance (Repeated in Session 14) – State & Local
  4. Intangible Assets:  What You Need to Know – Bonus

2:25 PM – 2:40 PM        Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

2:40 PM – 3:55 PM        Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. OMB’s PAR Pilot Project – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Implementing the Audit Risk Assessment Standards - Part 2 (Repeated in Session 37) – State & Local
  3. Internal Control Considerations in a Single Audit (Repeated in Session 28) – State & Local
  4. Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation - Bonus

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM        Change Break

4:05 PM – 5:20 PM        Concurrent Sessions ( Select One)

  1. Individual Systems and Shared Services - Federal (DC Only)
  2. Communication with Those Charged Governance (Repeat of Session 7) – State & Local
  3. Risk Assessment – IT Issues – State & Local
  4. The GASB’s Sales & Pledges Standard – Bonus

5:20 PM – 6:20 PM        Networking Reception

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (DC), Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (CO) Main Conference, Day Two

7:00 AM – 4:35 PM        Registration & Message Center Open

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM        Continental Breakfast and vendor Display

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM         Early Riser Sessions (Select One)

  1. GAO Study of Death and Abuse at Residential Treatment Programs for Troubled Youth – Federal (DC Only)
  2. What’s New with the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center – State & Local
  3. An Interesting Perspective on Ethics and Independence – State & Local
  4. The Multiple Facets of Peer Review - Bonus

7:50 AM – 8:15 AM        Change Break

8:15 AM – 9:05 AM        General Session

  1. AICPA Auditing Standards Board Update

9:05 AM – 9:55 AM        General Session

  1. GAO Hot Topics: What You Need to Know About Yellow Book, Independence and More

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM      Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM    Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Fiscal Sustainability Reporting – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Sampling in a Single Audit Environment – State & Local
  3. HUD Update– State & Local
  4. You Might Have a Derivative If… - Bonus

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM    Lunch & AICPA Professional Issues Update

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM      Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Compliance Reporting – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Internal Control Considerations in a Single Audit (Repeat of Session 11) – State & Local
  3. Audit Documentation Tools– State & Local
  4. OPEB Implementation Issues - Bonus

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM         Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM         Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Inspector General Act Reform – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Reporting Issues in a Single Audit – State & Local
  3. Implementing the Audit Risk Assessment Standards – Part 1 (Repeat of Session 6) – State & Local
  4. Actuarial Science 101 - Bonus

3:15 PM – 3:20 PM        Change Break

3:20 PM – 4:35 PM        Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Audit Committees at DoD – Federal (DC Only)
  2. Addressing Internal Control Related Matters Before They Become Critical – State & Local
  3. Implementing the Audit Risk Assessment Standards Part 2 (Repeat of Session 10) – State & Local
  4. Q&A - Bonus

4:35 PM                        Main Conference Adjourns

Location

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Hyatt Regency Tech Center
7800 Tufts Center
Denver, CO  80237
Hotel Phone:  303.779.1234
Hotel Reservations:  800.223.1234
Hotel Cutoff Date:  August 22, 2008
Hotel Room Rate:  $145 Single/Double

Optional Workshops

Purchase Below Single Audit Quality – The Time is Now to Make - Part 1

Date: September 21, 08:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Price: $175.00
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 4
This workshop is designed for those that have a base knowledge of the requirements of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, to address noted quality issues related to planning, executing, documenting, and reporting in a single audit. Topics to be covered include: - Major program determination, related risk assessment, and low risk auditee determination, - Issues associated with the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.

Purchase Below Other Post Employment Benefits - Issues and Implementation

Date: September 21, 08:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Price: $175.00
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4
This session will cover implementation issues and financial reporting for the post-employment benefits other than pensions (“OPEB”) prescribed by GASB Statements No. 43 and 45. Included in the session will be background on the fundamentals of the standards, financial reporting trend and examples, implementation issues for financial statement preparers and auditors, state and local government funding options for OPEB, and methods for some of the required complex OPEB calculations.

Purchase Below Single Audit Quality – The Time is Now to Make - Part 2

Date: September 21, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Price: $175.00
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4
See Session 101

Purchase Below The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Case Studies in Public Corruption and Fraud

Date: September 21, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Price: $175.00
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4
This interactive session will examine the facts surrounding several recent fraud and public corruption cases to determine if and how they could have been prevented and if and how auditors should have detected them. Participants will be challenged to: - Identify the fraud risk factors that should have alerted auditors to the fraud or corruption problem, - Evaluate the legs of the Fraud Triangle that supported the fraud.,

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Single Audit Quality – The Time is Now to Make - Part 1
Pre-Conference
September 21, 08:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $175.00
Other Post Employment Benefits - Issues and Implementation
Pre-Conference
September 21, 08:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $175.00
Single Audit Quality – The Time is Now to Make - Part 2
Pre-Conference
September 21, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $175.00
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Case Studies in Public Corruption and Fraud
Pre-Conference
September 21, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $175.00
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