Manufacturing Conference

TSCPA has designed a conference recognizing the need for specific information and training directed toward professionals involved with the manufacturing industry. The conference will feature speakers known both locally and nationally for their expertise in the manufacturing industry.

Hotel Information: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville/Brentwood offers a TSCPA rate of $109 per night. Reservations may be made by calling 615/377-3332. Please indicate you are with the Tennessee Society of CPAs and provide Corporate ID: 560019613 to receive the discounted rate when making your reservation. For additional hotel options near TSCPA, please visit
www.tscpa.com/cpe/accommodations.aspx.

Schedule at a Glance

7:30 - 8 a.m. - Registration/Continental Breakfast

8 - 8:05 a.m. - Opening Remarks/Welcome

8:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Use Lean to Achieve More - Streamiline Operations and Improve Your Profitability
John H. Cox, J.D., The Rome Group, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Current economic conditions have customer’s demanding better products and services, faster cycle times and added value. Management wants to respond to customer’s needs, grow its market share and improve its profitability.
This session will provide you with an overview of Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints and their application in your overall operations. We will show you how to improve the flow of products and services, identify the “real constraints” in one’s operations, remove variation and complexity and provide added value to your company and your customers. Quality will be improved. Customers’ expectations will be met. Waste will be reduced. Profits will increase.

9:45 . - 10 a.m. - Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing

10 - 10:50 a.m. -Streamlined Sales Tax
Sherry Harrell, Senior Policy Analyst, Tennessee Department of Revenue, Nashville, Tenn.
This session will provide an update on the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Project and provisions.

10:50 - 10:55 a.m. - Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing

10:55 - 11:45 a.m. - Standards for Tennessee CPAs: Important Ethical Concepts, Principles and the Rules for CPAs in Tennessee (1 hour Tennessee-specific)
Mark H. Crocker, CPA, Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Accountancy, Nashville, Tenn.
This session will familiarize and update participants with the Tennessee Accountancy Act and the roles and responsibilities of the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy. You will receive a review of the accountancy laws and rules, as well as the state laws and regulations regarding licensing, continuing education, peer review, disciplinary procedures and more. By increasing your knowledge and understanding of these laws and standards, you will be prepared to legally and ethically address challenges that may arise.

11:45 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. - Lunch

12:20 - 2 p.m. - Use the Balanced Scorecard to Link Organizational Strategy to Key Operational Areas
John H. Cox, J.D., The Rome Group, Inc., Dallas, Texas
In many companies, there is a lack of synchronization between organizational strategy and on-going performance measurements.
Using the Balanced Scorecard provides the most comprehensive means for measuring and evaluating organizational performance in four key areas – Financial, Internal Business Processes, Customers and Innovation / Learning and Growth.
For optimal results, one must look upstream and downstream - to measure one’s value stream. In this session, we will show you how to link organizational strategy to the four key operational areas beginning with the development of a strategy map and ending with a Balanced Scorecard.

2 - 2:05 p.m. - Change Break

2:05 - 2:55 p.m. -The Tennessee Toolkit for Manufacturers: Identifying and Capturing Tax Incentives
Jennifer R. Hagan-Dier, Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Revenue, Economic & Community Development Liaison, Nashville, Tenn.
Join us for a review of the Tennessee tax credits and incentives available to both new and existing manufacturers and a discussion of how Tennessee's tax incentives can benefit manufacturers in the current economic environment.

2:55 - 3:10 p.m. - Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing

3:10 - 4 p.m. - Employment Law Update
Patricia S. Wall, JD, MBA, CPA, Assistant Professor of Business Law, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
It is important for managers to keep abreast of developments in employment law. Every year the law is refined as courts are presented and resolve new questions. Many of these are questions of statutory interpretation. Some are issues of common law. This session reviews recent court cases involving the interpretation of important statutes, such as the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Age Discrimination Act (Landesman, 2007-2008).

4 p.m. - Evaluations/Conference Adjourns

Registration Information

Enroll soon because space is limited. Register by Oct. 11 to pay the discounted registration fee. Registrations must be received seven days prior to the event in order to guarantee a seat and course materials.

Cancellations, Substitutions and Transfers: Cancellations received by Oct. 18 will be assessed a $30 administrative fee. Cancellations received between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25 will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50 percent of the program fee. No refunds are given on or after the date of the program. A $30 administrative fee will be assessed for all substitutions and transfers. Registrants may substitute another individual or transfer to another course up to the day before the conference. TSCPA must be notified in advance to ensure proper CPE credit.

Conference Fee Includes: sessions, conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks.

TSCPA provides you with a Proof of Attendance that serves as your permanent record of participation. Approximately two weeks after the conference, proof of attendance will be e-mailed to you indicating your CPE credit hours, program title and TSBA Subject Code.

If you have special needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please attach a written description or call the society office at 615/377-3825 or 1-800/762-0272.

4 Easy Ways to Register

By Mail
Mail completed registration form and payment to:
Educational & Memorial Foundation of TSCPA
201 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027

This conference is presented by The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the TSCPA Manufacturing Committee.

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