Instructor
Howard Sibelman
Instructor
Howard Sibelman, CPA is a discussion leader for the CalCPA, AICPA and Kaplan. As the former education director for Crowe Horwath International, a network of 140 accounting firms, Sibelman provided leadership on audit methodology, the CaseWare Crowe Horwath International Audit Template, training initiatives and A&A technical support to the Crowe Horwath International Subscriber Group. Immediately prior to joining CHI, he was a business assurance partner at Moss Adams, the 11th largest accounting firm in the US. At Moss Adams, Sibelman was a member of the firm’s International Services Group, IFRS Core Training Group, and quality control coordinator for the Los Angeles office. He has extensive experience in A&A and consulting to middle-market companies.
An integral part of Sibelman’s background is education. During his 50 year career as an auditor, 30 years as an audit partner, he was national CPE director for a national CPA firm, an instructor at USC, on the faculty of two of the largest CPA review courses, and has authored and facilitated numerous firm and CPA society CPE programs. He was a founding member of the AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Quality Center Executive Committee, and served as chair of the CalCPA Accounting Principles and Assurance Standards Committee. He received a BA degree in economics (major in accounting), cum laude, from Brooklyn College and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.
For over 30 years, the FASB and AICPA Update has been the most popular course among all of our seminars. This course is a must to keep professionals on top of the continuing changes in the accounting profession. Whether these changes are in accounting technical standards or professional standards, the course authors will provide practical guidance including standards’ review and implementation guidance where appropriate.
Participants will be able to apply the changes and discuss the issues surrounding recently issued accounting, auditing, preparation, compilation and review pronouncements, and relevant proposals.
This program focuses on all things the accounting professional should be aware of including:
• Accounting standard updates (ASUs)
• FASB projects
• Audit service issues
• ARSC initiatives, preparation, compilation and review updates, and initiatives
• AICPA activities and profession update
Basic audit and accounting course or experience
All accounting and financial professionals needing a comprehensive, year-round update on recently issued standards.