120th Annual Conference Sessions: Accounting and Financial Reporting

1. Sun 28 June

   2 sessions

2. Mon 29 June

   2 sessions

3. Wed 1 July

   2 sessions

Sessions for Sunday, June 28

• Sun 28 Jun 2:50 PM - 3:40 PM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  I Want You to Have it All: Avoiding Common Deficiencies in Financial Reporting

  Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (COA) award recipients adhere to high professional standards that enhance accountability, transparency, and uniformity of financial reporting. All government participating in the program need to be rewarded for their accomplishments and public service. However, all reports are also not perfect and GFOA's COA program exists to provide education and work collaboratively to drive improvement.

  1 CPE credits

  Level: update

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• Sun 28 Jun 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  Rising from the Ashes: FDTA and Voluntary Digital Financial Reporting

  While we await the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final rule around the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), the likelihood of a standardized digital financial reporting framework for government financial information increases. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has been working with a consultative group of stakeholders to develop a digital taxonomy for GAAP financial statements.

  1 CPE credits

  Level: update

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Sessions for Monday, June 29

• Mon 29 Jun 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  Accounting and Auditing Year in Review

  An annual conference favorite, the Accounting and Auditing Year in Review provides conference attendees with an overview of changing standards and previews upcoming projects. During this session, speakers will provide a comprehensive overview of the key developments in accounting, auditing, and financial reporting that affect state and local governments.

  2 CPE credits

  Level: update

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• Mon 29 Jun 4:45 PM - 5:35 PM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  Money, Myths, and Misinformation: Making Government Finance Make Sense

  In an era of misinformation, skepticism toward institutions, and “AI-generated everything,” public trust in government has never been more fragile—or more essential. As communities face growing fiscal pressures and the need to pass critical levies, local governments must find new ways to engage residents and explain how public finance truly works.

  1 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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Sessions for Wednesday, July 1

• Wed 1 Jul 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  Talking Single Audits in the Second City

  In 2026, all federal funds Single Audits will be conducted in accordance with the audit guidance in the 2024 Uniform Guidance (UG) update, and most governments will have been following that updated UG for all or most of their grants for the year under audit.

  2 CPE credits

  Level: update

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• Wed 1 Jul 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT
  Accounting and Financial Reporting

  Get What You Pay For: Reporting Enterprise Funds and Stand-Alone Business-Type Activities

  Governments charge for many different kinds of goods and services they offer, often with the intent of covering all—or at least a significant portion of—the costs of providing those services, or even to generate additional revenues to subsidize other services.

  2 CPE credits

  Level: intermediate

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