Check-In

Will begin at 7:00am every morning at the registration desk.

GIVE & GET CREDIT

Attendance Verification—For CPE credit, you will receive an electronic Certificate of Completion form via email to complete at the end of each day.

Online Evaluation— NCACPA will send you an email with a link to an online survey. The evaluation link will also be made available on the participant’s webpage. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey, as your comments are invaluable for future planning.

WI-FI Instructions

NCACPA has secured complimentary Wi-Fi for all Cluster attendees.

• Network: IHG One Rewards
• Access Code: WRGNC123

NCACPA does not have any control over quality, security, or access of the hotel’s Wi-Fi services. If you have questions or experience problems, please contact hotel staff or NCACPA staff.

MEETING ROOMS

Please refer to the meeting agenda for room assignments. Sessions will be held in Causeway/Masonboro, Airlie/Tidewater, and Turtlewatch/Oceanwatch.

MEALS & BREAKS

Continental Breakfast & Afternoon Snacks: NCACPA is pleased to offer continental breakfast items and afternoon snacks as part of your registration fee. These refreshment breaks are for attendees of the NCACPA Beach Cluster only. Please see the program agenda for refreshment break times.

Buffet Lunch: Included for participants attending both morning and afternoon sessions.

Special dietary meals: If you have notified NCACPA of dietary restrictions, you will receive a meal ticket at check-in. During the lunch break, please present this ticket to NCACPA staff at the registration desk.

PARKING

Lumina at Wrightsville Beach offers parking in the two-level parking deck to overnight guests at a rate of $15 per night.

Day guests are welcome to park in the hotel parking garage at no additional cost on a first come first served basis. However, please note that parking spaces on the hotel premises are limited and early arrival is strongly recommended! Day guests unable to secure space on the hotel’s premises will have access to street parking at a rate of $5 per hour or $30 for the day and may pay for parking through one of the following methods.

Day Guest Parking: Option 1

You may call the Pay-by-phone parking service at 910-256-5453 and follow the quick and easy automated instructions to create and account and pay for parking via phone.

Tip: Calling and establishing an account before arriving will ensure ease of use the morning of.

Day Guest Parking: Option 2

You may pay for parking at the pay station terminals located on either side of the resort.

All machines have the following functions that may be used to purchase hourly or daily parking:

• Accepts credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover only)
• Accepts bills ($1, $2, $5, and $10 only)
• Accepts coins (quarters, and dollar coins)

If you require assistance with a pay station, please notify us immediately by calling the parking office at 910-256-5453.

1A: Surgent’s Individual Income Tax Update

1B: Technology Trends and Hot Topics Impacting the Accounting Profession

2A: Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies

2B: Integrated Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting for Organizational Success

3A: Buying and Selling a Business: Tax and Structuring Overview

3B: Critical Issues That CPAs in Industry Will Need to Face This Year

3C: Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations

4A: Select Estate & Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client

4B: Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today’s Financial Professional

4C: Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI in Accounting, Finance, and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Threats

5A: Surgent’s Individual Tax Planning Ideas

5B: Unlocking AI: Fundamentals and Generative AI for Accountants

5C: Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing: An Annual Update

6A: Securing a Comfortable Retirement

6B: Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers

6C: Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls

7A: Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits

7B: Incident Response and Cybersecurity Risk Management in AI Powered Financial Systems

Attendee Quick Links

*Links will be made available at the end of each day.

Event Survey: Please take a few moments to fill out the survey(s) regarding the speakers, objectives, and overall program experience for each day you attended. Your feedback is valuable to the association, and your evaluation helps NCACPA continue to offer high-quality CPE programming.

CPE Certificate of Completion: Select the link for each day you attended to retrieve your CPE Certificate of Completion. You’ll be prompted to enter your name, select sessions, time spent in each session, and email address. Once the form is completed, your Certificate of Completion will be generated.

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