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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ICABC/CMABC PD PROGRAM – FEBRUARY & MARCH 2014
We have a variety of PD seminars scheduled in February and March, some of which are listed below. For a complete list,
visit www.icabc-pd.com or email the PD department at [email protected]. Our spring 2014 program will be available by the
end of March, so keep checking the website for updates.
ICABC PD PASSPORTS – SAVINGS ON PD
It’s not too late to enjoy the benefits of our 20132014 PD Passports (valid until July 31). We will
have more seminars scheduled between now and
the end of July—email [email protected] for more
information.
Finance
Budgeting & Financial Management:
Understanding Budgeting Variance
Analysis & Forecasting
This interactive, full-day seminar will
enable participants to understand and use
financial information, adopt a disciplined
approach to managing budgets, and
communicate with financial specialists.
Feb 28, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Business Valuations: Introduction
This full-day seminar will provide
participants with practical insight into
business valuation. Participants will learn
about and apply valuation tools (such as
multiples and discounted cash flow) to
business case studies.
Mar 7, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Taxation
Estate Planning: Tips & Traps
The purposes of this half-day seminar are to
provide practitioners with information on
estate-planning opportunities that are often
overlooked, and to discuss problems that
often arise in an estate-planning context.
Feb 25, 9am-12:30pm, Vancouver
PST Essentials
The objective of this seminar is to provide
an introduction to the application of the
new BC PST. At the end of this seminar,
participants should be able to identify,
generally, which goods/services are subject
to PST, understand the differences between
PST and GST, and understand the related
tax-reporting responsibilities.
Feb 26, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
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CPABC in Focus • Feb/Mar 2014
Intro to US Corporate Taxation
This seminar will provide a general
overview of the US income tax system and
how it is administered. It will examine in
detail the calculation and treatment of
income and expenses for tax purposes, and
present procedures used to calculate
corporate taxable income in common
situations. This is a hands-on, introductory
seminar with an emphasis on compliance.
Mar 19, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Management & Personal
Development
NEW: Writing Effective Business Reports
and Emails
Reports and emails are vital forms of
business communication. This seminar will
equip business writers with a structure they
can adopt, and guidance on producing
strong reports and emails that meet the
needs of readers.
Feb 19, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
NEW: The Wills, Estates & Succession Act –
Your Practice Under WESA
When the Wills, Estates and Succession Act
(WESA) comes into force in BC on March
31, 2014, it will result in major changes to
practice and procedure in the probate and
estate-planning field. This seminar will
provide an overview of WESA, describe
how it relates to your practice, and explain
what you need to know to assist your clients
more effectively under WESA.
Mar 20, 7:30-9:30am, Vancouver
Managing Change & Transformation
This seminar will focus on understanding
and responding to the process of business
change and transformation. It will
demonstrate how participants can
champion change, and manage the change
and transformation process through
leadership, perseverance, risk-taking, and
the enrolment of others.
Mar 11, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Info & Business Technology
Google Productivity Tools for
Accountants
This seminar will spotlight scores of online
Google tools—many little-known—that can
be used to improve communications,
collaboration, advertising, data
visualization and analysis, and more.
Mar 14, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
NEW: Data Analysis Expressions in
PowerPivot
To get the most from PowerPivot, you need
to understand DAX, a structured language
for querying data. Learn how to create
measures and calculated fields you never
though