2009–2010 Vacation CPE Clusters

Combine business and pleasure with Vacation CPE Clusters! Choose from an array of cutting-edge topics, earn up to 16–24 CPE credits over 2–3 days and find that illusive work/life balance. Vacation clusters allow you to travel to a relaxing location, attend multiple VSCPA CPE seminars and since most clusters back up to a weekend, extend your stay for some well-deserved down time.

Locations and dates for this year's clusters are below, so find a destination you like and mark your calendar!

• Virginia Beach Vacation CPE Cluster — July 13–15, 2009
• NEW! Vacation CPE Cluster at The Homestead — October 21–23, 2009
• NEW! Old Town Alexandria Vacation CPE Cluster — December 3–4, 2009
• NEW! Vacation CPE Cluster at Wintergreen Resort — February 4–5, 2010

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July 13–15, 2009, Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Monday, July 13

• AICPA's Annual Update for Controllers
• NEW! Tax Malpractice: Understanding Your Risk and Protecting Yourself and Your Firm
• Accounting Standards Update & Review by Walter J. Haig
• Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It!

Tuesday, July 14

• Bonus breakfast session — VSCPA Town Hall Meeting
• NEW! Business Sustainability: Keeping Lean but with More Green for the Company
• Auditing Standards Update & Review by Walter J. Haig
• NEW! Converting Your Pension and IRAs to Roth IRAs: A Major New Strategy Your Clients Must Consider

Wednesday, July 15

• NEW! Lean Accounting for Service and Non-Manufacturing Businesses
• Compilation & Review Standards Update by Walter J. Haig
• Surgent McCoy's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for LLCs and LLPs

Hotel Information

Please contact the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront at (800) 445-8667 for rates and availability. 

NEW! Vacation CPE Cluster at The Homestead | Top

October 21–23, 2009, The Homestead Resort & Spa

Wednesday, October 21
Save $50 by registering before September 21

• Accounting Standards Update & Review by Walter J. Haig
• Surgent McCoy's Individual & Financial Planning & Tax Camp

Thursday, October 22
Save $50 by registering before September 22

• Auditing Standards Update & Review by Walter J. Haig
• NEW! Tax Malpractice: Understanding Your Risk and Protecting Yourself and Your Firm

Friday, October 23
Save $50 by registering before September 23

• Surgent McCoy’s Handbook for Mastering Basis, Distributions and Loss Limitation Issues for S Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships
• Compilation & Review Standards Update by Walter J. Haig

Hotel Information

NEW! Old Town Alexandria Vacation CPE Cluster | Top

December 3–4, 2009, Hilton Alexandria Old Town

Thursday, December 3
Save $50 by registering before November 3

• IRS Practice And Procedure: Audits, Appeals, Assessment, Settlement, and Collection
• Surgent McCoy?s Handbook for Mastering Basis, Distributions, and Loss Limitation Issues for S Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships

Friday, December 4
Save $50 by registering before November 4

• NEW! Advanced Technical Tax Forms Training: LLCs, S Corporations and Partnerships
• Tax Exempt Organizations: Basic Operating Issues and Preparation of Form 990

Hotel Information

To reserve the discounted hotel rate of $199/night, please call the Hilton Alexandria Old Town at (800) 445-8667 by Monday, November 2, and make sure to specify the VSCPA room block when making reservations.

NEW! Vacation CPE Cluster at Wintergreen Resort | Top

February 4–5, 2010, Wintergreen Resort & Spa
(All courses in this cluster qualify for up to 4 CPE credits)

Thursday, February 4

• Chief Financial Officer: Executive Level Skills for Financial Managers
• Planning for Profits: How to Develop and Execute an Effective Business Plan
• The Leadership Secrets of Football's Master Coaches
• Quick Close Workshop: Could You, Should You, Close in One Day?

Friday, February 5

• The ABCs of Cost Accounting for Improved Performance
• NEW! Only Financial Officer 2.0: More Skills for the Smaller Company Financial Manager
• Profit Improvement: Tips for a Better Bottom Line
• Financial Leadership 2009

Hotel Information

To reserve the discounted hotel rate of $185/night for a lodge room or $195/night for a one bedroom condo, please call the Wintergreen Resort & Spa at (800) 611-6888 by Monday, January 4, and make sure to specify the VSCPA room block when making reservations. 

All VSCPA room blocks are first-come, first-serve, and the rates are only guaranteed until the hotels' deadlines or until the room blocks or hotels sell out. When calling to make your reservation, please tell the hotel that you are calling about the VSCPA room block

Cluster seminars are live, group update programs. Prerequisites and/or advanced preparation requirements are noted within the description for each seminar.

The Virginia Society of CPAs is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org