Teaching and Curriculum Conference Preliminary Schedule
February 20, 2025 |
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| 8:15 am | Welcome |
| 8:30 am-9:30 am | Panel: Training New Tax Associates To Use AI and Increase Their Efficiency Information Technology - 1.2 CH Moderator: Kris Rosacker RJ Littleton, Partner, Deloitte Mark Drenka, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton Ivan Roussev, Senior Manager, EY Matt Beachy, Director, PwC Patrick Incitti, Senior Manager, KPMG |
| 9:35 am-10:35 am |
The CPA Competency-Based Experience Pathway Framework and the Technical Tax Competency Jan Taylor, AICPA |
| 10:40 am-10:50 am | Break |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Upskilling New and Not-So-New Associates Personal Development - 1.2 CH Moderator: Julie Ward Mark Drenka, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton Billy Strain, Partner, Deloitte Kathryn Stevens, Director PwC Patrick Incitti, Senior Manager, KPMG |
| 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm- 1:45 pm | Teaching Projects Taxes - 1.0 CH Moderator: JaLynn Thomas Revolutionizing Tax Education with AI: Using GPT-4o for Dynamic Simulations in Self-Employment and S Corporations: Tony Lin, Ernest Ehling, Richard Marmon Leveraging AI-Generated Collateral in the Tax Classroom Enhancing the Griswold Family Tax Project: JT Eagan |
| 1:45 pm-2:45 pm |
TCJA Sunsets and Election Impacts |
| 2:45 pm –3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00pm | Panel: CPA Licensing Changes for Small, Medium and Large Schools: Curriculum and Master’s Program Impacts Personal Development - 1.2 CH Moderator: JaLynn Thomas Dr. Barry Bryan, University of Arkansas Dr. Susan Jurney, Abilene Christian University Dr. Bill Black, University of North Georgia Troy Lewis, Brigham Young University |
| 4:00 pm -5:00 pm | Round Table Presentations Teaching Tips Taxes - 1.2 CH Tips for Incorporating Practice into Your Tax Class Gregory Carnes, University of North Alabama Suzanne Youngberg, Northern Illinois University Developing Basic Analytical Tools to Assist Client Decision Making Dr. James Hamill, Texas A&M University Paper and Pencil are so Yesterday Jane Livingstone, Western Carolina University Global Tax Challenges: Optimizing SleepTight's Multinational Strategy Dr. Ryan Polk, Clemson University Karen Miller, University of Alabama |