Governmental Accounting 101
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $79.00
Non-Member Price $109.00
Overview
Governmental Accounting 101, is a 2 hour webcast that takes the participant of a whirlwind tour of governmental accounting basics, focusing on wetting the participant’s appetite for more. This session will be the first of a series of webcasts, with each subsequent webcast delving deeper and deeper into the governmental accounting basics.
Objectives
- Participants will acquire a solid understanding of the unique characteristics, concepts, and terminology associated with governmental accounting.
- Understand the fundamentals of governmental financial statements.
- Understand compliance requirements specific to governmental entities, including the Single Audit Act, and gain insights into the auditing standards, procedures, and best practices applicable to governmental accounting.
Highlights
- Fund Types
- Budgetary Accounting
- Financial Reporting Requirements
- Single Audit Act
- Audit Standards and Procedures
- Best Practices in Governmental Accounting
Designed For
Industry and Public Accountants
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
Your webinar can be accessed via https://ctcpas.acpen.com/Account/loginhttps://ctcpas.acpen.com/. If you do not have an ACPEN account, please sign up for an account using the email address you have on file with CTCPA.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Chris Pembrook, Shareholder, Crawford and Associates
Chris Pembrook, MBA, CGAP, CPA, CRFAC is a Shareholder at Crawford & Associates, P.C., in Oklahoma City. Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Oklahoma Police Pension & Retirement System and the Deputy Director of the Local Government & Special Services Division of the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector’s Office.
He is currently serving as a committee member of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel and the Oklahoma Society of CPA’s Government Accounting & Auditing Committee. He also was selected to serve on the joint COSO-ACFE Task Force for the development of the group’s Fraud Risk Management Guide.
Frank Crawford, Crawford and Associates
Frank Crawford is President of Crawford & Associates, P.C., Certified Public Accountants. Crawford & Associates is a 16-person firm with its lead office located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The firm specializes in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to state and local governmental entities. Crawford & Associates has performed over 700 financial statement audits and financial related audits, along with a variety of other services including GASB 34 implementation plans, fraud investigations, internal control analysis, accounting policy and procedure development, contract internal auditing, quality assurance reviews, training, fixed asset record development and expert witness testimony in litigation and labor arbitration matters. Mr. Crawford is currently the Chair of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs Government Accounting and Auditing Committee and has also been involved in a number of AICPA committees and task forces as they relate to governmental accounting and auditing, including the former AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee, the current AICPA Government and Not-For-Profit Expert Panel and AICPA Audit Guide Revision Task Force. Mr. Crawford has is also currently the Chair of the AICPA’s GASB Liaison Task Force, an appointed group of seven individuals designated by the AICPA to interact with the Board during the accounting standard-setting process. Mr. Crawford was also a member of the GASB’s advisory group for the first Implementation Guide of Statement 34, and has already assisted and audited several local governments that implemented Statement 34 as far back as June 30, 1999. In addition, Mr. Crawford, at the request of the USDA Graduate School, recently developed GASB 34 implementation plans for many of the U. S. territories and commonwealths such as the governments of Guam, Palau, Saipan, Pohnpei, U.S. Marshall Islands, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Frank is a frequent lecturer, trainer and discussion leader for numerous groups, firms and State Societies, and has appeared in several AICPA continuing professional education videos and live satellite broadcasts related to governmental accounting and auditing. Commonly known as Frankie to clients, friends and family, Mr. Crawford has two children, 11 year-old daughter Madison and 6 year-old son Blake, and also has the good fortune to be married to Cindy Crawford.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $79.00