Pub. 3 2021 Issue 4

J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 1 6 nebraska cpas PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY JONI SUNDQUIST, NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAS FULL SPEED AHEAD! Now is the perfect time to step up your engagement with the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Our education events are scheduled to be live and in-person in September, and our advocacy efforts are moving forward as we prepare for the start of the next legislative session in January 2022. CPE To Go Live & In-Person Many of you have asked about the Nebraska Society of CPAs’ plans to deliver Continuing Professional Education (CPE) amid the ongoing pandemic. In leveraging what the last year and a half has taught us, your Society continues to explore ways to make quality learning opportunities safe and easily accessible. We are monitoring the ever-changing environment and evaluating our in-person and virtual options for the remainder of 2021 and 2022. As we plan the best path forward, we examine elements such as safety protocols; speaker risk tolerance; venue availability and capacity; and costs. As part of this assessment, we have been consulting with our member-volunteers, partners, speakers, and venue contacts to review the factors affecting our scheduled return to in-person learning. At this time, in-person CPE is scheduled to begin in September. In all, we have 40 in-person courses planned between now and the end of the year! This includes one of our biggest events of the year, the Society’s 21st Annual Fall Conference & Annual Meeting, which will be back at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista on Oct. 28-29. Be sure to check out the great line-up of speakers and topics on pages 20-21 of this issue and register today! Of course, should Directed Health Measures change, Society courses will move to webcast. In addition to our in-person events, virtual learning is here to stay and the Nebraska Society will continue to include it as a valuable and viable delivery channel because of the many benefits it offers our members. Members’ familiarity with the virtual environment has steadily increased and we are pleased to bring you a wide variety of online learning opportunities in the months to come. Make the Most of the NESCPA Website As a reminder, our redesigned website at www.nescpa.org features an easier-to-navigate CPE Catalog, streamlined online renewal, and faster access to news and information. Click My NESCPA to put your membership at your fingertips. • Manage your profile and contact information. • Access your committees and find new ones to join. • Pay your dues. • Search for a job or post an opening for free. Easi ly t rack your regist rat ions for educat ion events with My CPE Tracker. • See your upcoming events. • Access eMaterials. • Download transcripts, attendance certificates, and eMaterials from past courses. • Add other courses you’ve taken to keep your records all in one place. Designate a firm administrator to manage registrations and membership for everyone in your organization. • Register multiple individuals for programs. • Access eMaterials, course transcripts, and at tendance certificates. • Update your company’s roster, manage employees at multiple office locations, and renewmultiple memberships at one time. • Ensure your firm is listed in the Find a CPA directory. Stay on top of the Latest News and information of special interest to Nebraska CPAs. • Scroll down the home page to find daily news briefs, with links to full-length articles from reputable sources. • Access the digital version of the Nebraska CPA journal under News & Resources. • Search the NESCPA Knowledge Hub for white papers, case studies, and industry analysis. • Discover links to a variety of state and federal resources.