Accounting Update for Tech Companies 2025

Start: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 8:45AM
End: Thursday, October 23, 2025 4:45PM

Join us for this 2-Day CPE Conference designed to keep you ahead of the curve in this fast-evolving industry! Gain invaluable insights into the latest regulatory updates, revenue recognition, and tech-specific accounting challenges from top industry experts. Don't miss this opportunity to stay informed, enhance your skills, and elevate your accounting expertise-register now!.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Review the latest changes in key areas
Understand how the latest issues impact your company
See where your counterparts are getting stuck
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Cost: $545 (save $150 off the regular price of $695 if you register by September 23).
This event will run 8:45-4:55p (Pacific Time) each day.

REGISTER NOW »

You can also register by phone, 610 789-3110
or Email questions or to be invoiced to: mtarman@acslive.com

Edit
Agenda: DAY 1
8:45 10:00 IPO: Trends and Accounting Considerations for Tech Companies
10:00 10:15 Break
10:15 11:50 Revenue Recognition Fraud Issues
Context
Drivers of Rev Rec Fraud
Rev Rec Schemes and how they were perpetrated and what the outcomes were
How to best manage and mitigate the risk of rev rec fraud
11:50 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 2:10 Tax Update
Tax policy, proposals and projects
Congressional agenda and election questions
Tax policy in 2025
Budget deficits and future tax policy decisions
2:10 2:20 Break
2:20 3:40 SOX and Internal Controls Update
Risk assessment refresh
Significant transactions and events
SOX modernization and optimization
Information used in controls
Deficiencies and severity assessment
3:40 3:50 Break
3:50 5:00 Share-Based Payment Accounting Update
Scope
Classification
Recognition
Case studies and examples
Edit
Agenda: DAY 2
8:45 10:05 Recent Accounting Trends for Tech Companies
Recently Issued and newly proposed Accounting Standard Updates (ASU)
Key elements of proposed ASUs and how they may impact your company
10:05 10:20    Break
10:20 12:00 Software and Technology Revenue Recognition Issues (Part 1)
Establishing Contract Existence
Judgement Area: Contract Approval - Cutoff
Trial Periods - Performance Obligations
Auto Renewals - Contract Existence
Contract Combination Scenarios
Termination Concepts
Downstream Impacts of Termination Clauses
Identifying Promises in the Contract
Immaterial Promises
Distinct in the Context of a Contract
Customer Options
Determining Value of a Material Right
Identifying Components of Transaction Price
Inclusion of Consideration
12:00 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 2:30 SEC Update
Climate Disclosures
Current landscape
Regulatory Update
Practice issues and evolving trends
SEC Comment Letter trends
2:30 2:40 Break
2:40 4:10 Software and Technology Revenue Recognition Issues (Part 2)
How to Estimate Variable Consideration
Constraint of Variable Consideration
Consideration Paid to a Customer
Incremental Right vs. Variable Consideration
Customer Options vs. Variable Consideration
Estimating Standalone Selling Price: Various Approaches
Professional Services: Time and Materials Billing vs. Fixed Fee
Contract Modifications
Usage-Based Fees
Consistent Pricing
Tiered Pricing
Minimum Commitment
Licensing of Intellectual Property
Conversion Rights
Principal vs. Agent
4:10 4:15 Break
4:15 5:05 Cybersecurity Update