2025 Accounting & Auditing Conference: Morning Sessions
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3.90 Credits
Member Price $169.00
Non-Member Price $219.00
Overview
Sessions covered in this On-Demand replay of the Accounting & Auditing Conference:
Economic & Financial Market Outlook: Trends Beneath Chaos
Uncertainty is high worldwide. Washington's federal fiscal policies on taxing, spending, regulation and foreign trade have been shifting sharply and often. The Federal Reserve's independence in setting interest rates is under challenge, and its policies have changed. Can inflation decline and stay low? Will interest rates fall or rise? Have stock prices reached the "irrationally exuberant" level from which a bear market decline has become inevitable? Will federal deficits diminish or remain a threat to future living standards? Explore what the most reliable indicators predict for 2026 and beyond.
Planning Opportunities with the New Tax Law
This session will provide an overview of H.R. 1, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and dive into the key provisions affecting businesses and individuals.
Stay Ahead of the Curve: FASB Updates That Matter
Accounting standards never stand still -- and neither should you. This session will break down the most important FASB updates, what's coming next, and how these changes could impact your financial reporting. .
NOTE: Certificates of attendance showing the CPE credit earned from this On-Demand program will be sent to your primary email on file approximately 2 weeks after viewing as we receive attendance reports from our streaming service provider. Members will also see this program reflected in their CPE tracker.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Alex Stewart, Manager, CLA
Alex’s experience includes the preparation and review of various corporate and individual tax engagements as well as providing tax research and planning for companies and their owners. His primary focus includes working with companies in the manufacturing and distribution industry. Alex has more than 5 years of experience.
Technical experience
- Preparation and review of corporate, individual, and partnership tax returns
- Deferred tax calculations
- Individual and corporate tax planning
- Manufacturing and distribution industries
Education and professional involvement
- Bachelor of arts in accounting and finance from Carthage College
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Certified Public Accountant in the state of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Allen LaCrosse, Principal, CLA
Allen has experience providing tax planning, compliance, and consulting for individuals and businesses in a variety of industries, including service and manufacturing. He has also prepared and reviewed tax returns for clients with multi-state activity. This includes pass-through tax planning around composite and withholding taxes. He works on a variety of corporate clients dealing with deferred taxes. He is a member of the firm’s manufacturing and distribution team.
Technical experience
- Tax planning and compliance for individuals and closely held entities
- Multi-state taxation planning and compliance
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions
- Manufacturing and distribution industry
Education and professional involvement
- Master of public administration in tax from University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
- Bachelor of business administration in accounting from University of Wisconsin—Whitewater, graduated cum laude
- Certified Public Accountant in the state of Wisconsin
Angela Storm, Partner, KPMG LLP
Angie Storm is the Chief Accountant in the KPMG Department of Professional Practice (DPP). Angie also serves as Chief Accountant of DPP Americas with responsibility for coordination of various national office activities in the Americas region.
As Chief Accountant, Angie is responsible for overseeing the firm’s response to complex accounting matters and guiding firmwide accounting policy.
Angie graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and received her Master of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University. She is a licensed CPA in Illinois, New York and Wisconsin and is a member of the AICPA.
Clare Zempel, Principal, Zempel Strategic
Clare Zempel honed his nimble approach to a dynamic analysis of complex economic and financial issues as an economist and investment strategist for major national firms. Prior to founding Zempel Strategic, Zempel served as director of investment policy, chief investment strategist and chief economist for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, and as chief economist for the First Wisconsin Corporation, now U.S. Bank.
Zempel continues to use that same exceptional mix of skill and insight to consult with financial institutions, corporations and private investors. He combines innovative research and seasoned common sense to create simple tools, sound interpretations and useful recommendations for his clients to use to shape and implement policies. Zempel looks past the headlines to the facts and puts consensus views to the test. He asks and answers the questions that matter most for business and investment success.
Clare Zempel has addressed numerous conferences and seminars in the United States and Canada. He has appeared on CNBC and NPR. The New York Times Magazine counted Zempel among leading business and academic economists, and Business Week listed him among the top investment strategists in the country. The Executive Education Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison called him a “dynamic expert on investments” and “the Midwest’s most sought-after communicator of savvy, practical investment advice.”
Zempel holds degrees from the University of Chicago, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Business Economist (CBE). His interests include trumpet playing, dog training, hiking, acting and improvisational comedy.
Non-Member Price $219.00
Member Price $169.00