Accounting Academy
Accounting Academy
Event Type: In-Person Training
Dates and Times
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December 9, 2025 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT
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December 10, 2025 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT
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December 11, 2025 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT
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December 12, 2025 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT
Location
Grand Hyatt Denver
1750 Welton Street
Denver, CO
Speakers
Todd Buikema, CPA and Michele Mark Levine
Event Details
Field of Study: Accounting (Governmental)
Level: Basic
Credits: 32
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of private-sector accounting and financial reporting.
Status: This event has availability.
Details:
Accountants and auditors new to the public sector must immediately face the daunting challenge of familiarizing themselves with the highly specialized rules, guidelines, and practices applicable to state and local governments. This series, intended for those who already possess at least a basic knowledge of private-sector accounting, combines lecture, discussion, and exercises to help newcomers make this difficult, but essential, transition.
Learning Objectives:
- Those who successfully complete this seminar should obtain a solid understanding of each of the following:
- Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for state and local governments
- The unique environmental factors that have led to specialized accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments
- Fund accounting
- Measurement focus and basis of accounting
- How to categorize and measure transactions and events
- Government-wide financial reporting
- Component units
- Budgetary reporting
- Elements of an annual comprehensive financial report
Member Price: $1,700.00
Non-Member Price: $2,400.00