Plan to join your fellow TXCPA Dallas members for the final event of the 

2019-20 Member Appreciation CPE Series

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

in the

Community Room 

of the

Communities Foundation of Texas

5500 Caruth Haven Lane

at North Central Expressway

Dallas, Texas  75225

Join us for these great sessions:

Financial Accounting for Tax Professionals

James Smith, Managing Partner, Smith Jackson Boyer & Bovard PLLC

Course Description: The course is a review of the significant financial reporting frameworks other than income tax.

Learning Objectives: To familiarize tax professionals with recent major changes in financial accounting and the impact the changes may have on book/tax differences and Schedule M reporting.

Course Level: Basic/Technical

Prerequisites: None

Cybersecurity Update

Chris Barnes, Chief Technical Officer, Howard LLP

Course Description: This course is designed to deepen understanding of current cybersecurity matters. You have probably heard of some of the more common types of cyber crimes such as ransomware, spyware, computer viruses, phishing, denial of service attacks and hacking. This course is designed to familiarize participants who are not IT experts on cybersecurity risks and internal controls. We will cover the material in a plane language, nontechnical manner. We will cover what you need to know, but not how to write the computer programs or code.

Learning Objectives: Participants will learn updated Cybersecurity concerns.

Course Level: Basic/Update

Prerequisites: None

FBI Case Presentation

Christine Edson, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Course Description: This course will present an overview of an FBI embezzlement case. Special Agent Edson will explain how the subject, Sandy Jenkins, embezzled money from his employer, the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas; how the FBI investigated the case and seized assets for restitution; and how the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

Learning Objectives: Participants will discover the issues involved and lessons learned in an FBI embezzlement investigation.  

Course Level: Basic/Technical

Prerequisites: None

Course #:                20120815

CPE Credit Hours:   4

Level:                      Basic/Technical

Prerequisites:         None

Date:                       Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Time:                      12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.

Location:                Communities Foundation of Texas

                               5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX  75225

Cost:                       $35 / Member

                               $160 / Non-Member