The Fifth George Mason University Tax and Accounting Conference
November 16, 2010
| AGENDA | |
| 7:15 - 8:00 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks by Jorge Haddock, Dean of School of Management followed by introductory remarks by Sarah Nutter, Area Chair of the Accounting Department, GMU. |
| 8:10 - 9:50 a.m. |
SESSION 1 |
| Moderator | Keith Jones, Associate Professor, George Mason University |
| Panelists |
G. Anthony Lopez, Deputy Chief Auditor, PCAOB. Fair value measurement of financial instruments, audit considerations, and the required disclosures
Shaun Goldfarb, Assurance Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Fair value accounting, application of ASC 820-10 (formerly SFAS 157) |
| 9:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | SESSION 2 |
| Moderator | Anne Magro, Associate Professor, George Mason University |
| Panelists |
James B. Mackie, Director of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis. Tax policy in an age of deficits.
Richard G. Larsen, Distinguished Professor of Accounting at GMU: Managing Tax department best practices, Responding to a changing environment. |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK |
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 1:15 p.m. - 3.15 p.m. |
SESSION 3
Aimee J. Hollenhorst, Senior Manager, Rubino & McGeenhin, CPAs and Consultants, Virginia CPE Ethics instruction. |
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SESSION 4
Paul H. Calabrese, Senior Manager, Rubino & McGeehin, CPAs and Consultants, Overview of grant compliance with OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 | |
| 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | The Northern Chapter of the VSCPA's November Meeting. |