45th Annual Updating the Professional Accountant

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45th Annual Updating the Professional Accountant

Date: December 8-12, 2025, and Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Cost:  $125 per 4-hour session
Refund Policy:  No refund after November 28, 2025


For more information, please call 615.966.5795 (Perry Moore) or 615.482.7738 (Charles Frasier). Dr. Moore can also be reached via email at Perry.Moore@Lipscomb.edu.



AGENDA:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 
-AM SESSION: GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT/ACCOUNTING UPDATE + RISKY BUSINESS: MANAGING THIRD-PARTY RISK AND LEVERAGING SOC REPORTS
-PM SESSION: MUNICIPAL AUDITING + GOVERNMENT FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH
-AM SESSION: BUSINESS LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS + CONTROLLERSHIP UPDATE
-PM SESSION: ECONOMIC FORECAST + TOP TEN AUDITING ISSUES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH
-AM SESSION: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: ACCOUNTING & AUDITING + CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: ACCOUNTING & AUDITING
-PM SESSION: FORENSIC AUDITING + TSCPA & AICPA UPDATE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH
-AM SESSION: ETHICS- STATE SPECIFIC + CFO ROUNDTABLE: PERSPECTIVES & PRIORITIES
-PM SESSION: UPDATE ON STANDARDS FOR REVIEWS, COMPILATIONS, AND PREPARATION ENGAGEMENTS (SSARS UPDATE) + TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH
-AM SESSION: ESTATE PLANNING & TENNESSEE TAXES+ CORPORATE TAX PLANNING
-PM SESSION: INDIVIDUAL TAX UPDATE + BUSINESS AND CORPORATE TAX UPDATE

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH
-AM SESSION: EXCEL TIPS AND AI TOOLS + CYBERSECURITY UPDATE
-PM SESSION: DIGITAL ASSETS UPDATE + CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION