This annual update will provide in-depth analysis of the most recent pronouncements from the FASB, AICPA Auditing Standards Board, Professional Ethics Executive Committee and Accounting and Review Services Committee and explain how they will affect financial statement preparers and auditors alike. Our panel of experts will provide you with an inside look at the technical and practical issues that must be addressed in 2010 and beyond. Learn about the latest accounting, auditing, compilation and review standards and exposure drafts that will dramatically change the performance of audits, compilations and reviews as well as revisions to ethical rules. Join our panel of experts who will discuss these and other issues of the new accounting & auditing environment especially for those working with or for non-public companies. ... Read More
Shelly Van Dyne, CPA is a Director in the National Office of Audit and Accounting of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP., based in the Bloomington, Minnesota office. Shelly is the Firm’s expert in issues related to applying the Firm’s Independence and Relationship Policies. In this aspect, her responsibilities include monitoring changes to independence and ethics standards in the profession and analyzing the impact on the Firm’s client relationships and the Firm’s policies. She is also responsible for identifying training needs for the Firm, RSM McGladrey and the McGladrey Network. In this capacity, Shelly arranges, develops and presents appropriate training. She also assists engagement teams with the application of the independence and ethics standards to their engagements. In addition, Shelly serves as a Firmwide resource for assistance in applying the Firm’s interpretation of auditing principles with a focus on auditing fair value. Prior to joining the National Office of Audit and Accounting in 2000, Shelly was a Manager in the Minneapolis office. She was involved with various audit and accounting services for her clients, serving primarily in the wholesale/ distribution industry. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Shelly graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND with a BA in Accounting and Financial Management. ck, CPA, Mauldin & Jenkins Certified Public Accountants, LLC, Atlanta, GA.