MEGA Accounting & Auditing Conference
Member Price $289.00
Price will increase by $35 after 6/16
Non-Member Price $414.00
Price will increase by $35 after 6/16
Overview
For the first time ever, we are bringing together three of our spring conferences into one dynamic MEGA Accounting & Auditing Conference. This expanded program will offer the best of all three events in a single experience designed for today’s accounting and finance professionals.
Attendees will have the option to participate in person or virtually, providing flexibility for those who prefer to join online.
The program will feature several general sessions for all attendees, along with specialized breakout tracks tailored to specific practice areas. While each audience will have its own dedicated track, some sessions will intentionally overlap to highlight topics relevant across multiple specialties.
Conference tracks will include:
- Accounting
- Audit
- Governmental
- Not-for-Profit Organizations
This new format creates a unique opportunity to gain insights across disciplines while connecting with professionals from a wide range of accounting and auditing roles.
Designed For
CPAs and finance professionals
Notice
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Tuesday, June 23
General Session
- Looking for Fraud? Start with the Most Trusted Person: The Five Fraud Schemes That Accounting Professionals Commonly Overlook
Speaker: Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE - Owner of Nordlander CPA, PLLC, Former IRS Criminal Investigator and Author
Fraud rarely starts with outsiders, complex schemes, or obvious red flags. More often, it begins with trusted employees, respected leaders, or long tenured insiders operating in environments where some controls exist, but skepticism quietly fades. This keynote challenges one of the most uncomfortable realities in accounting & auditing: the greatest fraud risks are usually closest to the people we trust the most.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- FASB Update - Not-for-Profit Specific
Speaker: Jeffrey D. Mechanick - Senior Project Advisor, Not-for-Profit Organizations and Chairman, Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Session details coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
- GAAP Update
Speaker: Thomas J. Groskopf CPA, CVA, MBA - Director, Barnes Dennig CPAs & Advisors and Technical Director for the AICPA’s Center for Plain English Accounting (CPEA)
Staying ahead in today's dynamic accounting landscape requires more than just awareness — it demands an understanding of the latest standards and how to implement them. This session is designed for accounting professionals seeking to enhance their expertise and ensure the financial statements they prepare, compile, review or audit are GAAP compliant. Participants will receive an overview of recent Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) and other authoritative guidance, as well as practical advice on implementation.
This session is available to registrants only.
- GASB Update
Speaker: Tony Boras, CPA - Partner at Crowe LLP
Session details coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Peer Review Update: Common Deficiencies and Best Practices
Speaker: Michael Brand CPA, CGMA - Member, BMSS Advisors & CPAs
This session will look at some of the most common problem areas that peer reviewers are seeing from the firms they peer review. What are some of the common areas that could cause a deficiency in your system and what can firms do to help remediate those deficiencies.
This session is available to registrants only.
- Update on Standards for Reviews, Compilations, and Financial Statement Preparation Engagements
Speakers: Michael P. Glynn, CPA, CGMA - Senior Manager, Audit & Attest Standards Team, AICPA
Kenneth Heaslip, MS, MBA, CPA, CGMA - Managing Member/Group Discussion Leader at Kenn Heaslip Seminars, LLC
In this session, participants will hear from an Associate Director with the AICPA’s Audit & Attest Standards Team who also serves as the staff liaison to the Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC), the standards setting committee for non-audit financial statement engagements. Participants will also hear from a practitioner in current practice providing real world advice and best practices with respect to reviews, compilations, and financial statement preparation engagements. The session will include a discussion of the nature of a review engagement and the fundamental differences between a review and an audit. Also included will be the impact of the quality management standards on non-audit financial statement services and the applicability of AR-C section 70 for financial statement preparation engagements.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Financial Reporting Implications of Tariffs
Speaker: Thomas J. Groskopf CPA, CVA, MBA - Director, Barnes Dennig CPAs & Advisors and Technical Director for the AICPA’s Center for Plain English Accounting (CPEA)
Tariff-related financial reporting now involves broader and more complex considerations than in past decades. This session reviews the current tariff landscape, addressing legal rulings and decisions about refunds. Participants will learn about aspects of tariff accounting implications, including accounting for possible refunds, revenue recognition implications, and disclosures.
This session is available to registrants only.
- Nonprofits: Where They Stand After the Legislative Session — and Where They Are Headed
Speaker: Gian-Carl Casa - President and CEO, The CT Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance)
Community nonprofits face unprecedented challenges in 2026, as the federal government changes long-standing policies. Nonprofits will have to rely even more on Connecticut state government to protect the social safety net. This session will discuss how they did in the 2026 legislative session and what that means for their future survival and success.
This session is available to registrants only.
- TENTATIVE - SAS 149: Group Audit Standards: Are you Ready?
Speaker & session info coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Modern Audits
Speaker & session info coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
- The New Emphasis on the Statement of Cash Flow
Speaker: Kenneth Heaslip, MS, MBA, CPA, CGMA - Managing Member/Group Discussion Leader at Kenn Heaslip Seminars, LLC
Statement of cash flow presentations have recently received criticism in peer review reports and by the SEC. This program will explore the areas of concern, including classification of transactions, constructive receipt and payment of cash, cash equivalents, and disclosures of decisions and policies.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Staying Current: Key Updates to the Compliance Supplement and Single Audit
Speakers: John D'Amico, CPA - Managing Director in the Professional Standards Group at MHM and CBIZ Marks Paneth LLP
XiXi Dong, CPA - Director, CBIZ Advisors, LLC and Shareholder, CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Session details coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
- What We’ve Learned: Post-Implementation Reviews of Leases and Revenue Recognition
Speaker and session details coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Cyber Risk Is Everyone’s Risk: Protecting Data, Systems, and Organizations
Speaker: Konrad Martin - Co-Founder, President & CEO of Tech Advisors
Session details coming soon
This session is available to registrants only.
Non-Member Price $414.00
Member Price $289.00