CPA Network will be hosting their annual A&A Update and a 3-hour Ethics Course on September 22-21, 2022 at the Quest Conference Center in Westerville, Ohio.  The two-day seminar will be held virtually (via Zoom) as well for those unable to attend in-person. The two-day seminar will include 16 hours of CPE, with three of those hours being an ethics course, approved in Ohio for both license renewal and satisfying the ABO’s requirement to become a CPA for those at your firm who are preparing to be licensed.

Thursday, September 22, 2022
7:45 – 8:30 AM – Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 11:30 AM – Ohio CPA Professional Standards and Responsibilities with Justin Breidenbach
11:30 AM – Lunch
12:15 – 4:40 PM A&A Update with Tom Groskopf
7:00 PM – Group Dinner at a Local Restaurant

Friday, September 23, 2022
745 – 8:30 AM – Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 4:30 PM – A&A Update with Tom Groskopf (includes lunch)

Overnight Accommodations
For those needing overnight accommodations, the Hampton Inn & Suites is less than a half-mile from Quest Conference Center and rooms begin at $147 per night plus tax.

A&A Update
Tom Groskopf is a nationally recognized authority on accounting and auditing topics and recently named by Accounting Today as one of the top 100 most influential people in accounting. Tom is service line leader for Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd.’s A&A practice. He also serves as Technical Director for the AICPA’s Center for Plain English Accounting, a national A&A resource center. Tom is a founding member of the Private Company Council and was the past representative from the U.S.A. on the International Financial Reporting Standards’ Small- and Medium-sized Entity Implementation Group. Tom previously served on the advisory-only FASB Private Company Financial Reporting Committee, and he served a three-year term on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee.

Ohio CPA Professional Standards and Responsibilities
As a profession, CPAs must be able to identify, evaluate and address any action or situation that threatens the core values of the CPA profession: integrity, objectivity, independence, and due care. However, when it comes to making the best decision, there’s not always one perfectly right answer for every situation. Professional ethics is about looking at several solutions and choosing the best path. This course will help participants gain perspective on the wide breadth issues facing CPAs on a daily basis. Participants will participate in an interactive review of the moral and ethical expectations of CPAs. This course will look at the concept of ethics, ethical principles of responsibility and accountability, and examples of ethical lapses using case studies. The concepts of ethical decision-making are reinforced through the case studies. This course will review CPA rules with a strong emphasis on due care due to its tie into the principle of responsibility. Both AICPA Code of Conduct and Ohio Accountancy law are included in this course. Upon completion, participants will be able to:  Describe the core ethical factors attributed to the CPA profession; Apply ethical principles to different situations CPA’s experience; Use the AICPA conceptual framework and other resources to resolve ethical dilemmas and Understand the intersection between various codes of conduct including the Ohio Revised Code, the AICPA Code of Conduct, and other professional ethic codes.

Upon completion participants will be able to:
• Describe the core ethical factors attributed to the CPA profession
• Apply ethical principles to different situations CPA’s experience
• Use the AICPA conceptual framework and other resources to resolve ethical dilemmas
• Understand the intersection between various codes of conduct including the Ohio Revised Code, the AICPA Code of Conduct, and other professional ethic codes

Justin P. Breidenbach, CPA, CFE, M.Acc, owner Breidenbach Consulting Services, works as an Associate Professor of Accounting at Ohio Wesleyan University and instructs courses in financial accounting & reporting, tax accounting, and auditing & assurance services. Prior to joining the faculty at OWU, Justin served as a faculty member at Lake Erie College where he taught courses relating to financial accounting, fraud & forensic accounting, auditing & assurance services, tax, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, he assisted in the creation of a fraud and forensic accounting concentration. Prior to joining the world of academia, Justin had extensive professional work experience in public accounting, and still has a passion for helping individuals and organizations navigate through the world of accounting and related topics.

For a copy of the agenda, click here.

REGISTER HERE (for both the in-person and virtual options)