Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors (E2101341)

Michael Brand CPA, CGMA Athens, Alabama Michael L. Brand, CPA, CGMA was the chair of the ARSC from 2011 through 2015 during the time the SSARS 21 clarity project was going on. Mike is currently a partner in the firm of BMSS, LLC. He has been in the practice of public accounting for over 30 years. During those years he has been involved in all aspects of public accounting, with an emphasis in providing accounting, audit, and review services to clients in for profit, not-for-profit, and governmental sectors. He also teaches continuing education classes across the country, for which he has received the AICPA and ASCPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award multiple times; and has spoken at several conferences nationwide and overseas. Additionally, he conducts peer reviews. Mike is the current chair of the ASCPA Board of Directors; co-chair of the AICPA’s ENGAGE conference; and current chair of the steering committee for National Advanced Accounting and Auditing Technical Symposium at ENGAGE. He also serves on the Accounting Advisory Council for the University of North Alabama. Previously, he was on the Professional Ethics Executive Committee, Peer Review Board, Joint Trial Board, and Quality Control Standards Task Force of the AICPA. Mike received his B.S. in accounting from the University of North Alabama.