Thursday, October 25, 2012

CPE Mega Conference

Bavarian Inn Lodge | Frankenmuth National Agribusiness Tax Expert Roger McEowenNot to Be Missed Clarified SAS Information You Need Before December 15th! Health Care Reform Updates Post Supreme Court Decision The Array of Retirement Plans for Closely Held Businesses
Recommended CPE Credit: 8 hours (includes Accounting & Auditing and Ethics) Certified Financial Planner (CFP) credit pending approval
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(combined with the Agribusiness Conference)

CONFERENCE COST - $309 YOUR COST - $209

MACPA MEMBERS SAVE $100

Why Attend
MACPAs CPE Mega conferences keep you energized with breakout sessions in a variety of subjects that you choose from - A&A, ethics, need to know, tax and technology. Once again, this conference is joined together with the Agribusiness Conference to create a special track for those working for or within the agribusiness industry. You change sessions every 50 minutes, so what you attend is up to you! This conference gives you the perfect opportunity to get a jump start on your CPE credits by earning up to eight hours (including A&A and ethics) ahead of the June 30th deadline.

Agenda
8:00 am 8:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:30 am 12:20 pm 1:10 pm 2:10 pm 3:10 pm 4:10 pm 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Refreshments Conference Begins with Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Group Luncheon Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Adjournment A special thank you to the Agribusiness and Management Information & Business Show Task Forces for helping to plan this event. Agribusiness Task Force Christopher D. Vaandrager - Chair Shelly K. Bedford - Vice Chair Peter J. Bender Mark K. Bunch Eric J. Bushey Jeffrey P. Bushey James H. Campbell Jr. Wesley J. Exelby Leslie S. Hafner Harold E. March Dean C. Snoek Nancy L. Thompson Brett R. Walsh Management Information & Business Show Task Force David G. Coy Chair Patrick R. Willis Vice Chair Grant B. Alberts Modou Ceesay Donna M. Dean Lynda S. Flood Eleanor Fradis Ralph H. Gurganus Lori B. Kerch Robert A. Listerman Jesse I. Lothamer LaVonda Gail Ramey Raymond T. Rowe Edwin A. Schulz Gary Schwarcz David A. Swistock John C. Zerbo

Program Location
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:30am 5:00pm Bavarian Inn Lodge 1 Covered Bridge Lane Frankenmuth, MI 48734 Phone: 989.652.7200 Overnight accommodations are available.

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Breakout Sessions
Please indicate twelve of your preferred choices of breakout sessions (A-U). You will be assigned to eight.

For complete session descriptions, please visit www.michcpa.org/MEGAF

Accounting & Auditing

A ] Implementing the Clarified SASs: Implementation December 15, 2012!*
Duane M. Reyhl, CPA - Senior Manager and Director of Consulting, Andrews Hooper Pavlik, PLC, Saginaw

Agribusiness (continued)
H ] Whats New with the Farm Bill & USDA Loan Programs?
David Russ - Farm Loan Chief, Michigan Farm Service Agency United States Department of Agriculture, East Lansing Christine White - State Executive Director, Michigan Farm Service Agency United States Department of Agriculture, East Lansing

B ] Engagement Letters More Communication, Less Liability*

Raymond T. Rowe, JD - Attorney, Raymond T. Rowe, PC, Troy

I ] Development Rights Agreements

Richard A. Harlow - Program Manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture Farmland Preservation, Lansing

C ] Financial Reporting for Deferred State Taxes*

Richard W. Spengler, CPA - Senior Director Multi State Tax Consulting, BDO USA, LLP, Grand Rapids

D ] Fraud from A to Z*
James P. Martin, CMA, CIA, CFE - Managing Director, Cendrowski Corporate Advisors, LLC, Bloomfield Hills

J ] Estate Planning Issues Unique Features

Roger A. McEowen, JD - Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural Law, and Director, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Agribusiness
E ] Federal Tax for Agribusiness (Double Session)
Roger A. McEowen, JD - Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural Law, and Director, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

K ] Creating Value in the Family Farm for Succession

Roger A. McEowen, JD - Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural Law, and Director, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Ethics
L ] Virtual Practice Ethical Issues^
Raymond T. Rowe, JD - Attorney, Raymond T. Rowe, PC, Troy

F ] Accounting & Auditing Update for Agribusiness*

Robert D. Beerup, CPA (Illinois) - Partner, DBH & Associates, LLC, Normal, IL

G ] Compiled Financials for Agribusiness & The Bank*

Speaker to be announced

M ] Independence Issues A Case Study Approach+

Raymond T. Rowe, JD - Attorney, Raymond T. Rowe, PC, Troy

Need to Know
N ] Understanding the Types of Retirement Plans for Closely Held Businesses
Louis J. Melone, CFP - Managing Partner, Budd, Melone & Company, Auburn Hills

Tax
R ] CIT Closing In on the First Year End
Ronald J. Kaley, MBA - Senior Manager, Echelbarger, Himebaugh, Tamm & Co., PC, Grand Rapids Edward S. Kisscorni, CPA, MBA - Owner, Edward S. Kisscorni, CPA, Grand Rapids

O ] If It Looks Like a Tax, and Smells Like a TaxHealthcare Reform Update

Tara L. Slone - Of Counsel, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, PLLC, Troy

S ] Income from Discharge of LLC or Partnership Indebtedness

Gary Schwarcz, JD, LLM - Attorney, Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, PC, Farmington Hills

P ] Optimizing Plan Performance and Management of Fiduciary Risk: Preparing Clients for the New ERISA 408(b)(2) Regulations
Brian S. Lakkides, AIF - Managing Director, Fiduciary Firewall Consulting, Inc., Waterford

T ] Abandoned & Unclaimed Property Update

Gonzalo Llano - Administrator, Michigan Department of Treasury-Unclaimed Property Division, Lansing

Technology
U ] Gizmos & Gadgets Emerging (and Practical!) Technology
Ben Wood - Senior IT Services Consultant, All Covered, Madison Heights

Q ] The Documentation TrailWhat You Need in the Employee File Before Termination
Elizabeth L. Peters, MA, JD - Partner, Masud Labor Law Group, Saginaw
*Qualifies for Accounting & Auditing CPE hours ^Qualifies for Ethics CPE hours

+Qualifies for Accounting & Auditing or Ethics CPE hours

Entire conference was relevant and helpful I love that you have a track dedicated to those with agricultural clients
NEW...FREE ethics hour with 8-hour seminar or conference purchase. Select from a variety of 1-hour ethics sessions offered at select events. Simply provide promotion code EBFREE when enrolling.* Visit www.michcpa.org, keyword XEBF for a full listing of ethics sessions.
* Enrollment in full day event and free ethics must be in the same order.

CPE Mega Conference (combined with Agribusiness Conference)

Thursday, October 25, 2012 | Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth

Registration Fees: $209 MACPA Member / $309 Non-Member

Course Code: MEGAF
Please indicate twelve of your preferred choices of breakout sessions (A-U) below. You will be assigned to eight sessions. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 | Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth

CPE Mega Conference (combined with the Agribusiness Conference)

5480 Corporate Drive, Suite 200 Troy, MI 48098

Website: www.michcpa.org E-mail: macpa@michcpa.org Fax: 248.267.3737 Phone: 248.267.3700 Toll Free in Michigan: 855.594.4273

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