Maryland Association of CPAs

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We are pleased to announce the expansion of the ACPEN Industry Institute webcast time offerings in order to accommodate a broader range of schedules. Several alternating weeknights and two Saturdays per month are being added to the mix to give you additional programming options! When registering for webcasts, please make note of whether the course is an AM or PM start time.

 

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2012 A-133 Audits: How Can I Do It Better

Featuring Laura Lindal

This course will go through the A133 audit process with tips and traps for both auditors and auditees Common documentation deficiencies will be discussed as well as strategies to increase efficiency in A133 audits This course is appropriate for auditors who want to strengthen their understanding of A133 audits, with a focus on when and what to report as findings and recent changes affecting A133 audits.  More

CPE Credits: 4
Learning Objective 1: Provide an understanding of the required procedures and documentation for A-133 audits regarding Internal control, Compliance, Findings, Determining major programs, and Compliance requirements
Learning Objective 2: Provide an understanding of reporting under A-133
Learning Objective 3: Provide an understanding of recent changes to guidance affecting A-133 audits
Field of Study 1: Auditing (Governmental)
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Auditors should have experience performing audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Auditees should have experience with financial reporting. A-133 Audits: What I Need to Know (this is meant to be a two-part course).
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors who want to strengthen their understanding of A-133 audits and Auditees who want to know their responsibilities under A-133.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 11, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
July 19, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
August 13, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
September 17, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
October 20, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
December 10, 2012 11:00 AM EST
January 7, 2013 11:00 AM EST

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2012 A133 Audits – What I Need to Know

Featuring Laura Lindal

This course will go through the A133 audit process with tips and traps for both auditors and auditees Common documentation deficiencies will be discussed as well as strategies to increase efficiency in A133 audits This course is appropriate for auditors who want to strengthen their understanding of A133 audits, with a focus on when and what to report as findings and recent changes affecting A133 audits.  More

CPE Credits: 4
Learning Objective 1: Identify auditee responsibilities regarding the single audit package
Learning Objective 2: Identify guidance to assist auditees in preparing for the A-133 audit process
Learning Objective 3: Provide an understanding of audit procedures for the SEFA and of how to determine major programs
Learning Objective 4: Identify compliance requirements to be audited for major programs
Learning Objective 5: Identify required testing under Circular A-133
Field of Study 1: Auditing (Governmental)
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Auditors should have experience performing audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Auditees should have experience with financial reporting. A-133 Audits: What I Need to Know webcast (this is meant to be a two-part course).
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors who want to strengthen their understanding of A-133 audits and Auditees who want to know their responsibilities under A-133.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 11, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
July 19, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
August 13, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
September 17, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
October 20, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
December 10, 2012 3:00 PM EST
January 7, 2013 3:00 PM EST

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2012 HUD Audits – What You Need To Know

Featuring Laura Lindal

This course will review the requirements of recently revised Chapter 1 and the compliance requirements identified in Chapters 3 HUD Multi-family Housing Programs and 7 HUD-Approved Title II Nonsupervised Mortgagees The course will focus on the unique considerations to HUD audits.  More

CPE Credits: 4
Learning Objective 1: Identify HUD requirements regarding testing of financial statements, internal controls and compliance
Learning Objective 2: Identify HUD requirements when sampling
Learning Objective 3: Identify HUD reporting requirements
Learning Objective 4: Discuss compliance requirements that may be applicable to Chapter 3 HUD Multi-family Housing Programs
Learning Objective 5: Discuss compliance requirements that may be applicable to Chapter 7 HUD-Approved Title II Nonsupervised Mortgagees
Field of Study 1: Auditing (Governmental)
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Auditors should have experience performing audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors who perform audits in accordance with the Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of HUD Programs. ** Please note: audits of HUD projects that are owned or sponsored by nonprofit organizations are subject to the requirements of OMB Circular A-133 rather than the Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of HUD Programs. Those requirements are not covered in this material. Auditors seeking information regarding A-133 audits should attend A-133 Audits – What I Need to Know and A-133 Audits – How I Can Do it Better.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 12, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
July 20, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
August 14, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
September 18, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
October 27, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
December 11, 2012 3:00 PM EST
January 8, 2013 3:00 PM EST

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2012 Yellow Book Audits - What Do I Need to Know

Featuring Laura Lindal

This course will review the changes in the 2011 revision of Government Auditing Standards and how those changes may affect performance and documentation requirements of Yellow Book audits The course will focus on the differences between GAAS audits and GAGAS audits. More

CPE Credits: 4
Learning Objective 1: Provide an understanding of the foundation and ethical principles under Government Auditing Standards
Learning Objective 2: Provide an understanding of the performance and documentation requirements regarding independence under Government Auditing Standards
Learning Objective 3: Identify continuing professional education requirements and who they apply to
Learning Objective 4: Identify fieldwork and reporting standards for financial audits
Learning Objective 5: Identify fieldwork and reporting standards for attestation engagements and for performance audits
Field of Study 1: Auditing (Governmental)
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Auditors should have experience performing audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors who perform Yellow Book audits
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 12, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
July 20, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
August 14, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
September 18, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
October 27, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
December 11, 2012 11:00 AM EST
January 8, 2013 11:00 AM EST

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Accounting & Auditing Update

Featuring Cecil "Pat" Patterson, Jr., CPA

Learn about the new 2012 accounting and auditing professional standards and review selected standards from 2011. P More

CPE Credits: 4
Original Recording Date: 5/8/2012
Learning Objective 1: Provide the participants with an update and review of new and selected revised professional A&A standards for 2012 and 2011
Field of Study 1: Accounting & Auditing
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: N/A
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Professionals in public practice, industry, government and education who deal with nonpublic entities
Course Developer: Florida Institute of CPAs
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
May 22, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
June 19, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
June 26, 2012 8:30 AM EDT

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ACPEN Signature Series: 2012 Accounting & Auditing Update

Featuring Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, Paul Glotzer, CPA, Gary A. Hotchkiss, CPA, J. Russell Madray, CPA, CIA, CMA, CFM

This annual update will provide in-depth analysis of the most recent pronouncements from the FASB, AICPA Auditing Standards Board, Professional Ethics Executive Committee and Accounting and Review Services Committee and explain how they will affect financial statement preparers and auditors alike More

CPE Credits: 8
Ethics Credit: 1
Field of Study 1: Accounting & Auditing (8 Hours)
Field of Study 2: 1 Regulatory Ethics (Non-State Specific)
Field of Study 3: Yellow Book
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Public and Industry Practitioners
Course Developer: Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
September 12, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
September 26, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
December 27, 2012 10:00 AM EST
January 17, 2013 10:00 AM EST

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ACPEN Signature Series: 2012 Accounting & Auditing Update

Featuring Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, Paul Glotzer, CPA, Gary A. Hotchkiss, CPA, J. Russell Madray, CPA, CIA, CMA, CFM

This annual update will provide in-depth analysis of the most recent pronouncements from the FASB, AICPA Auditing Standards Board, Professional Ethics Executive Committee and Accounting and Review Services Committee and explain how they will affect financial statement preparers and auditors alike More

CPE Credits: 8
Ethics Credit: 1
Field of Study 1: Accounting & Auditing (8 Hours)
Field of Study 2: 1 Regulatory Ethics (Non-State Specific)
Field of Study 3: Yellow Book
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Public and Industry Practitioners
Course Developer: Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
September 26, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
December 27, 2012 2:00 PM EST
January 17, 2013 2:00 PM EST

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ACPEN Signature Series: 2012 Compilation & Review Update

Featuring Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, Kurt G. Oestriecher, CPA, James A. Smith, CPA

This course is designed to assist CPAs who perform compilation or review engagementsOur panelists will present a refresher on the performance of compilation and review engagements.  Current practice issues and the more advanced compilation and review topics will also be presented, with emphasis placed on the changes resulting from SSARS No More

CPE Credits: 8
Ethics Credit: 1
Field of Study 1: Accounting & Auditing
Field of Study 2: Ethics
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Public and Industry Practitioners
Course Developer: ACPEN
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
September 14, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
December 19, 2012 2:00 PM EST
January 10, 2013 2:00 PM EST

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Interviewing and Interrogation

Featuring Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM

Have you ever left a conversation from someone and just had a funny feeling that they did not tell you the truth?  We don’t know why It was not just a funny feeling, for you subconsciously heard or saw something that caused you to doubt what they person was saying at that time More

CPE Credits: 2
Learning Objective 1: To be able to recognize verbal and nonverbal clues
Learning Objective 2: How to elicit information without asking questions
Learning Objective 3: How to elicit information without giving up information at the same time
Learning Objective 4: How to read a person like a book
Field of Study 1: A&A
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors, investigators, small business owners, or anyone who talks to people
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 6, 2012 12:30 PM EDT
July 24, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
July 31, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
August 29, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
September 8, 2012 12:00 PM EDT

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Walkin’, Talkin’, Lookin’, and Listenin’, or Things That Most Auditors Don’t Do Well

Featuring Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM

Often, an auditor may perform an audit in accordance with all of the standards and still have an audit failure, because they failed to: Walk among the clients staff/employees, letting them know that the auditor is here and where he can be located; Talk to staff/employees, because if there is a problem, chances are someone knows; Look to see if the internal controls that management told you are in place and working are actually in place and working and last; Listen to what the staff/employees are saying, no matter how dull the conversation is More

CPE Credits: 2
Learning Objective 1: How to persuade your client's employees to tell you what they know
Learning Objective 2: How to address the question of confidentiality
Learning Objective 3: The importance of independent observation
Field of Study 1: A&A
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Financial and/or Forensic Auditors, Business Owners
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
May 31, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
June 14, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
June 30, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
July 24, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
July 31, 2012 11:00 PM EDT
August 29, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
September 8, 2012 10:00 AM EDT

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What Does Fraud Look Like

Featuring Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM

In order for fraud to be successful, it must look like something else i.e., a legitimate transaction A fraud morphs in that it takes on the characteristics of its surroundings Although no matter how hard it tries to blend in, it often gives off telltale signs that, to a conscious observer, indicate that something is not quite right More

CPE Credits: 2
Learning Objective 1: Develop and maintain professional skepticism
Learning Objective 2: Understand the reason fraud occurs
Learning Objective 3: Understand the importance of The Tone At the Top
Learning Objective 4: What to look for in searching for the many indicators of fraud
Field of Study 1: A&A
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Familiar with auditing and GAAP
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Auditors, Forensic Examiners, Small Business Owners
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
May 31, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
June 14, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
June 30, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
July 24, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
July 31, 2012 7:00 PM EDT
August 29, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
September 8, 2012 2:00 PM EDT

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