Seminars Saltmarsh's Commitment to Professional Development

Meet the expert! Miriam H. Ezell, CPA with Solvability, Inc. brings over 20 years of government contract accounting experience. She teaches, trains and gives you peace of mind as you learn the Government Cost Accounting Language and Practices.

Join us for this fun overview of government contract cost accounting which includes terms and methods in an overview of DCAA Information for Government Contractors. Learn how to calculate indirect rates, what makes up unallowable costs, how to set up a chart of accounts for compliance, what to use for indirect rates in your proposal when you have no historical rates.

This is a great place to start for the beginner Government Contractor or as a refresher course.

• March 6, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, CPA’s Ft. Walton Office
  34 Walter Martin Road, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549
• Cost: $55.00 per person
• To Register: http://gcmeflorida.eventbrite.com

Meet the expert! Miriam H. Ezell, CPA with Solvability, Inc. is a Quick Books Pro Advisor with over 20 years of Government Cost Accounting experience.

If you want to do business with the federal government, you have to understand their government accounting language. Learn how to structure your existing data in Quick Books to be DCAA compliant, starting with the Chart of Accounts numbering and tiers. Class will cover required system settings for Customers & Jobs, Employee data, Service Items and Payroll items. You will learn the business rules required to code transactions correctly within Time Tracking, recording Bills and creating Invoices. Using these rules and settings will enable you to correctly report cost and revenue by month. This class reviews indirect rates from the Income statement and includes processing steps for monthly financial reporting. This class is targeted for accountants who are experienced Quick Books users.**Approved for 8 CPE hours**

End of class will be time of questions and answers regarding DCAA compliance issues.

Laptop required for participation.

• March 7, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, CPA’s Ft. Walton Office
  34 Walter Martin Road, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549
• Class is limited to 6 people for an informal setting and one-on-one guidance.
• Cost: $395.00 per person
• To Register: http://qbflorida.eventbrite.com

• March 22, 2012
• Location: Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, CPA’s Tampa Office
  One Tampa City Center, 201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 2720
• Invitation Only
• Lunch Available

A unique educational conference designed for Government Contractors that offers practical strategies for winning, growing and sustaining profitable business.

• April 19 & 20, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 1:00 topic is “Planning for your Ultimate Dream – Why Now?” by John Dufresne
• 3:30 topic is “Research & Development Tax Credits” by Suzanne Cox, CPA

• April 26, 2012
• Embassy Suites USF, Tampa, FL
• Speaker: Alex Hager, Shareholder
• For More Information & Registration: www.floridabankers.com

J. Russell Madray, CPA is president of The Madray Group, Inc., which specializes in knowledge transfer. The Madray Group helps businesses, accounting firms, and other organizations understand and implement technical accounting and auditing issues. Mr. Madray has more than 15 years of professional experience, including 10 years in public practice.

As an author for CCH, Mr. Madray is responsible for several of the profession’s best-selling books, including Attestation and Other Special Engagements, Compilations and Reviews, and the newly-published OCBOA Guide. In addition, he speaks to hundreds of groups each year on accounting and auditing topics and has made presentations in more than 40 states.

Topics of Discussion:

• Update on private company financial reporting
• Update on IFRS in the United States
• FASB update
• Audit standards update
• Compilation and review standards update

Location/Price

• 8 Hours of A&A CPE starting at 8:00 a.m.
• New World Landing - 600 S. Palafox St., Pensacola FL
• The cost per course is $195 and includes course materials, lunch and all-day refreshment bar!

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Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund invites you to join them for an active discussion focused on the latest issues facing top executives of Community Banks in Florida.
Saltmarsh, a leader in IT consulting for financial institutions in Florida, has teamed with other technology thought leaders in the State to share the latest developments related to IT Security and Controls for Community Banks. IT Directors, CFO's and other lead executives of Community Banks throughout Florida have been invited to attend this funnel.

• October 4 & 5, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.