Check-In

Will begin at 7:00am every morning at the registration desk.

WI-FI Instructions

NCACPA has secured complimentary Wi-Fi for all Cluster attendees.

• Network: IHG Connect
• Access Code: wrgnc123

NCACPA does not have any control over quality, security, or access of the hotel’s Wi-Fi services. If you have questions or experience problems, please contact hotel staff or NCACPA staff.

MEETING ROOMS

Please refer to the meeting agenda for room assignments. Sessions will be held in Causeway/Masonboro, Airlie, Tidewater, and Turtlewatch/Oceanwatch.

MEALS & BREAKS

Continental Breakfast & Afternoon Snacks: NCACPA is pleased to offer continental breakfast items and afternoon snacks as part of your registration fee. These refreshment breaks are for attendees of the NCACPA Beach Cluster only. Please see the program agenda for refreshment break times.

Boxed Lunch: Included for participants attending both morning and afternoon sessions.

Special dietary meals: If you have notified NCACPA of dietary restrictions, you will receive a meal ticket at check-in. During the lunch break, please present this ticket to NCACPA staff at the registration desk.

PARKING

The Holiday Inn Resort offers parking in the two-level parking deck to overnight guests at a rate of $15 per night.

Day guests are welcome to park in the hotel parking garage at no additional cost on a first come first served basis. However, please note that parking spaces on the hotel premises are limited and early arrival is strongly recommended! Day guests unable to secure space on the hotel’s premises will have access to street parking at a rate of $5 per hour or $25 for the day and may pay for parking through one of the following methods.

Day Guest Parking: Option 1

You may call the Pay-by-phone parking service at 910-256-5453 and follow the quick and easy automated instructions to create and account and pay for parking via phone.

Tip: Calling and establishing an account before arriving will ensure ease of use the morning of.

Day Guest Parking: Option 2

You may pay for parking at the pay station terminals located on either side of the Holiday Inn Wrightsville Beach Resort.

All machines have the following functions that may be used to purchase hourly or daily parking:

• Accepts credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover only)
• Accepts bills ($1, $2, $5, and $10 only)
• Accepts coins (quarters, and dollar coins)

If you require assistance with a pay station, please notify us immediately by calling the parking office at 910-256-5453.

1A: Surgent’s Individual Income Tax Update

1B: Annual FASB Update and Review

2A: Buying and Selling a Business: Tax and Structuring Overview

2B: Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations

3A: Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting

3B: Critical Issues That CPAs in Industry Will Need to Face This Year

3C: Surgent’s S Corporation, Partnership, and LLC Tax Update

3D: Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing: An Annual Update

4A: Evaluating Fraud Risk in a Financial Statement Audit

4B: Project Management: Tips, Tricks, and Traps

4C: IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues

4D: Construction Contractors: Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues

5A: The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today

5B: Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today’s Financial Professional

5C: This Year’s Top Tax and Financial-Planning Ideas

5D: Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye

6A: Avoiding Deficiencies in Peer Reviews: Focus on Engagement Quality

6B: Innovative Forecasting and Budgeting: Moving Beyond the Traditional Techniques

6C: Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits

6D: Technology Trends and Hot Topics Impacting the Accounting Profession

7A: Securing a Comfortable Retirement

7B: Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Attendee Quick Links

*Links will be made available at the end of each day.

Event Survey: Please take a few moments to fill out the survey(s) regarding the speakers, objectives, and overall program experience for each day you attended. Your feedback is valuable to the association, and your evaluation helps NCACPA continue to offer high-quality CPE programming.

CPE Certificate of Completion: Select the link for each day you attended to retrieve your CPE Certificate of Completion. You’ll be prompted to enter your name, select sessions, time spent in each session, and email address. Once the form is completed, your Certificate of Completion will be generated.

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