Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:20 am

The inaugural Department of Accounting CPE (Continuing Professional Education) Day at Middle Tennessee State University will be held Thursday, Dec. 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., in the Business and Aerospace Building, State Farm Lecture Hall.

Seminars during the conference include presentations on accounting and financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and ethics presented by several nationally known speakers. Participants can earn up to 8 hours of CPE credit. The cost is $150, which includes all seminars, materials and lunch.

The sessions include:
● Ponzi Schemes and Fraud, Dr. Sandy Benson, MTSU assistant professor of business law. Benson recently published an article in The CPA Journal on this topic;
● Tennessee Ethics, Mark Crocker, executive director of the Tennessee Board of Accountancy;
● FASB Update, Dr. Paula Thomas, MTSU professor of accounting;
● Audit Update, Bill Mooningham, retired partner from Ernst & Young and MTSU accounting instructor;
● Tax Update, Dr. Tim Koski, MTSU professor of accounting;
● General Accounting Ethics, Dr. Kevin James, MTSU associate professor of accounting;
● International Financial Reporting Standards, Dr. Jeannie Harrington, MTSU associate professor of accounting;
● GASB Update, Dr. G. Robert Smith Jr. (Smitty), MTSU associate professor of accounting.

Due to limited seating, participants should register early. Visit http://www.mtsu.edu/accounting or for more information, call the MTSU Department of Accounting at 615-898-5306.