Topics include accounting, auditing,
taxation and ethics
MURFREESBORO — The 26th annual Accounting Alumni Appreciation Day at Middle
Tennessee State University will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thursday,
April 27, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace
Building.
The event is
targeted to those interested in accounting, taxation and computer training. The
fee is $125 for MTSU alumni and $175 for all others. Net proceeds will go to
accounting scholarships. Lunch will be provided at the Student Union Building.
Participants
will earn eight hours of CPE credit and have the opportunity to visit with
alumni and former professors as well as see how the campus is changing.
Among the
morning session speakers are John Wermert, MTSU associate professor and director
of the Masters of Accounting Program, who will present “Audit Update.” He will
be followed by Jones College Dean David Urban, who will discuss the college’s
Dale Carnegie® Initiative. The morning session wraps up with MTSU professor Tim
Koski’s presentation on “Federal Tax Update.”
Breakout
sessions and leaders will include:
• “Workplace Violence,” MTSU business
law instructor Susan Bradley
• “Tennessee-Specific
Ethics,” Wendy Garvin, executive director of the Tennessee State Board Of
Accountancy
• “The End of Accounting?”, Jeannie
Harrington, MTSU associate professor and chair of the Department of Accounting
• “Balanced
Scorecard,” MTSU professor Stephen Salter
• “FASB Update,”
MTSU professor Paula Thomas
• “Excel Tips
and Tricks,” MTSU assistant professor Kelly Williams
• “PC-Fraud,”
Jim Wilson, CPA, CFE, with Wilson and Wilson PC
There will be
two late afternoon general sessions. MTSU associate professor Stan Clark will
present “Earnings Management.” The final session will be Steve Ruckart, president
of RAI Advisors, presenting “Strategies & Best Practices for Integrating
Financial Planning into an Accounting Practice.”
Seating is
limited, so participants should register early. To do so, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/accounting and click on
the Alumni tab. For more information, call the MTSU Department of Accounting at
615-898-5306.
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