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Attention CPAs: you’ll be reporting your CPE credits on June 30, 2005, to the Michigan State Board of Accountancy. Have you earned the required credits in accounting & auditing?

CPE Catalog Update
The MACPA will publish two CPE catalogs this
year – a Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter edition. The spring catalog is scheduled to arrive at the end of March; the fall catalog will arrive in June.

If not, take advantage of a number of upcoming conferences and seminars sponsored by MACPA, each of which offer eight accounting & auditing credits.

In addition to the highlighted CPE below, be sure to check out the Professional Development section on the right side of this page.

Governmental Accounting & Auditing Conference
The Governmental A&A Conference counts for Yellow Book Credit and is designed for accounting professionals who work in government or have clients in state or local units of government. Topics addressed include the latest on Yellow Book, school district update and GASB 43 and 45. Attend on May 3 in Lansing or May 17 in Troy.

Reinventing Your Audit Practice
Low realization rates, excessive audit overtime, disillusioned staff – are these problems faced by your audit practice? Reinventing Your Audit Practice on May 5 in Novi focuses on moving from procedure-based to risk-basked auditing through the application of professional judgment.

Fourteen Habits of Highly Efficient Auditors
Learn the best efficiency recommendations from Michael Inzina, who has more than 25 years of auditing and consulting experience with local and regional firms and state audit organizations. Fourteen Habits of Highly Efficient Auditors, on May 4 in Novi, focuses on the importance and mechanics of planning and risk assessment.

Current Accounting Issues Conference
Expert speakers cover topics including new business valuation standards, consolidation of variable interest entities and risk management. This event is applicable to all accounting professionals in industry or public practice, from small to large firms. Attend on May 12 in Lansing or on June 16 in Troy.

West Michigan Accounting & Auditing Symposium
The West Michigan A&A Symposium features timely topics incluidng FIN 46, accounting for estates and trusts, variable interest entities and common peer review deficiencies. Don’t miss this event on May 24 in Grand Rapids.