2025 AKCPA Annual Meeting Full Registration [AM-CPE]

Full Description

Annual Meeting / 11-Hours CPE (AM-CPE)
*Season Tickets / Season Passes Not Valid For Annual Meeting*

Ethical Considerations for CPAs (4-hours CPE)
Harness the Power of Coaching (4-hours CPE)
Grassroots Advocacy & Importance of the PAC (1-hour CPE)
Professional Issues Update (1-hour CPE)
Divorce Happens (1-hour CPE)

Windsong Lodge
31772 Herman Leirer Road
Seward, AK 99664

Registration Fee / Includes 11-Hours CPE, Meals & All Annual Meeting Events:
$595 / Member

Non-Member Fee / Includes 11-Hours CPE, Meals & All Annual Meeting Events:
$775

Ethical Considerations for CPAs (4-Hours CPE)

May 28th, 2025 / Afternoon Session
CPAs today face greater challenges than ever to maintain the high ethical standards of their profession. This course provides a framework within which to consider the ethical challenges facing CPAs and focuses on ethical requirements that CPAs must adhere to in their everyday practice, including practical examples of potential ethical dilemmas that practitioners may encounter.

Major Topics
- The CPAs role in todays economy
- The similarities and differences between individual and business ethics
- The link between ethics, integrity and scruples
- The basic attributes of ethics and professional conduct
- The history of the CPA profession and the CPAs requirement to adhere to ethics policies and codes of conduct
- The AICPAs Code of Professional Conduct and a CPAs responsibility to the public, clients, and colleagues
- The common rules and statutes faced daily in the CPA profession. Case studies may also be utilized to present potential ethical dilemmas CPAs may face during their careers

Learning Objectives
- Understand the attributes of ethics and professional conduct
- Identify ethical issues that occur every day in the work environment
- Understand those deliberative, emotional, and social skills that enable a CPA to put their knowledge of the rules into practice in ways that are applicable to any situation

CPE Credits: 4, Ethics
Discussion Leaders: Amy K. Cooper, DBA, CPA, CGMA & Margaret A. Hernandez, CPA, MBA


Harness the Power of Coaching (4-Hours CPE)

May 29th, 2025 / Morning Session
Highly engaged teams have lower turnover and higher productivity than disengaged teams. At the same time, no leadership skill is more powerful in creating engaged followers and teammates than coaching and no leadership skill is used less by todays leaders. Harness and refine your ability to create engaged followers by learning the essentials of coaching. You do not have to be great; you just have to try! Engagement attendees will:
- Discover how coaching creates engaged followers and engaged followers drive success;
- Learn the essentials of basic coaching including how to separate coaching from mentoring and how to use coaching in one-on-one conversations;
- Practice effective coaching skills with other attendees so that the first time you use coaching skills wont be when you really need them to work.

CPE Credits: 4, Professional Development
Discussion Leader: Jonathan King, M.S., PCC, ACTC / Halcyon Consulting, Inc.


Grassroots Advocacy & Importance of the PAC (1-Hour CPE)

May 29th, 2025 / 1st Afternoon Session
Advocacy informs the public policy debate and effects legislative and regulatory changes. Through advocacy engagement, CPAs can educate policymakers about issues unique to the profession. These issues include CPA licensing issues and the taxation of services provided by CPAs and CPA firms. Attendees will gain an understanding of key issues impacting the profession and the importance of the PAC.

CPE Credits: 1, Professional Development
Discussion Leader: James Cox, AICPA Director, State Legislative & Regulatory Affairs & Kelly Ward, CPA, CTC, CGMA, MBA


Professional Issues Update (1-Hour CPE)

May 29th, 2025 / 2nd Afternoon Session
This session will cover a wide range of topical areas. With a focus on firm insights and data gathering done by AICPA data analysts, hear what firms across the country are doing to address their talent and staffing challenges. Get a clearer understanding of the top issues impacting the profession today.

CPE Credits: 1, Professional Development
Discussion Leader: Carl Peterson, CPA, CGMA / AICPA Vice President of Small Firm Interests


Divorce Happens (1-Hour CPE)

May 29th, 2025 / 3rd Afternoon Session
This presentation provides a broad understanding of divorce financial services and the critical role CPAs play in supporting attorneys and clients during marital dissolution. Financial settlements are complex, and CPAs are often expected to provide clear financial analysis, identify irregularities, and offer guidance on asset division and projected cash flow. This session will highlight key financial considerations in divorce, including marital asset valuation, support calculations, and forensic accounting. Participants of this session will:
- Enhance their understanding of the financial complexities involved in divorce cases
- Understand CPAs role in asset valuation, income analysis, and forensic accounting
- Learn about common financial misrepresentations and strategies to uncover inaccuracies
- Learn steps CPAs should take to provide better financial guidance in divorce cases

CPE Credits: 1, Specialized Knowledge
Discussion Leader: Sarah Peterson, J.D., CPA / Boulay Group

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