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Upcoming Major Governmental Accounting Changes


Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 Accounting (Governmental) - Technical

Average Rating:
   28
Categories:
Accounting and Auditing |  Partner Produced
Speaker:
Joseph C. Heffernan, CPA
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
1.5 Hours
License:

Dates


Description

While everybody’s focus has been on Pensions and OPEB, the GASB has recently issued, or is in the process of issuing, three other pronouncements that will have a major impact on your governmental accounting and financial reporting. This webcast focuses on these three, and will discuss the system changes that will be required to implement them: Tax abatement disclosures, Fiduciary fund changes, and Leases.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives *Understand the system changes that will be necessary to implement these three new pronouncements
Major Subjects *Tax abatement disclosures *Fiduciary Fund changes *Leases

Course Materials

Speaker

Joseph C. Heffernan, CPA Related Seminars and Products


Joe Heffernan is a Partner with Plante Moran where he has practiced for 37 years. He currently is responsible for the professional standards for their public sector practice. Joe has had substantial involvement with the AICPA and GASB. Some of his activities include:

AICPA committees: Joe served on the State & Local Government Expert Panel, from 2011 through 2014; on the Government Audit Quality Center Executive Committee, from 2003-2007; and on the Governmental Technical Subcommittee, from 1994-1998.

GASB assistance: Joe has been an editor for several GASB publications (such as the Pension implementation guides, and the Financial Analysts User Guide).


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Accountants and finance officers working in governmental units
Original Recording Date 10/11/16
Yellow Book No
Course Developer MICPA
Date Added to Catalog 09/07/2016

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Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
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Reviews

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Overall:      4.5

Total Reviews: 28

Comments

Deborah L

"Joe did an excellent job of making this information very easy to understand"

Mary Ann K - Mt Pleasant, Michigan

"Appreciate Joe taking technical GASB language and putting in understandable format. The info on pronouncements not yet released seemed a little premature??"