Hospitality Summit - Virtual
8.0 Credits
Member Price $415.00
Non-Member Price $565.00
Overview
This brand-new, entirely virtual event offers industry professionals up to 8 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
This specialized summit is tailored for CPAs, financial directors, accountants, and consultants operating within the hospitality sector—specifically focusing on hotel lodging operations, restaurant groups, and food & beverage revenue tracking.
While the full agenda will roll out closer to the event date, this summit will cover profitability strategies, critical sector mechanics, realities, case studies, and challenges and trends within this fast-paced industry.
Top-notch, inspiring speakers and guests will cover profitability strategies and industry-relevant topics such as:
- Revenue management, cost control, and financial reporting.
- Tax rules and regulatory compliance specific to hospitality.
- Emerging trends like AI, automation, and ESG.
- Seasonal and sustainability challenges, and opportunities.
- Rising labor and operational costs.
- The growing demand for data-driven decision-making.
CPE Credit:
This group-live (non-self-study) program is designed to qualify for CPE credit under the CPE Guidelines established by the Florida Board of Accountancy under the FL DBPR.
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In addition to FICPA member discounts, you can save uyp to 15% when registering groups of five or more from the same organization. Contact FICPA Member Services at MSC@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727 ext. 1 for details.
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Cancellation Policy
We love to see you commit to the Virtual Hospitality Summit early, but know sometimes life forces schedules to change. If that happens, you have options. Please let our member services team know which option you select below:
- Receive a full refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account by canceling before January 25, 2027. Call or email MSC at MSC@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727 ext. 1
- Receive a partial refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account, minus the event cancellation fee of $55 by cancelling on or after January 25, 2027. Call or email MSC at MSC@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727 ext. 1
Please review the FICPA CPE Policies for additional information : CPE Policies
Highlights
- Emerging Trends in Hospitality
- Tax Rules and Regulatory Compliance
- Labor & Operational Costs
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
This conference is designed for CPAs, CFOs, controllers, accountants, and other professionals working in any industry in the Hospitality fieldObjectives
This conference will address the current trends in the Hospitatliy field impacting the accounting industry. Audience members will gain practical knowledge and skills to implement in their practice or organization.
Preparation
None
Notice
This is a live virtual event.
Thursday, February 25th
General Session
- Hospitality Industry Trends and Economic Update
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- How AI is Transforming Hospitality Finance and Operations
Steve Turk, Managing Director, Tangy ManagementSteve Turk
Steve Turk has more than 20 years of luxury hospitality experience having worked for some of the top brands in the industry. Born and raised in Miami, Turk loves collaborating with clients to create unforgettable hospitality experiences. Along the way, he was named Top 25 Social Media Influencers in Hospitality, featured in Forbes, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Miami Herald.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cash Flow in a Cyclincal Industry
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- State and Local Tax Issues Impacting Hospitality
James Sutton Jr, CPA. Esq, Shareholder, Moffa, Sutton & Donnini, PAJames Sutton Jr
James H. Sutton, Jr is both an attorney and CPA and a Shareholder of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA. James concentrates in the area of Florida tax matters, with an almost exclusive focus on Florida Sales and Use Tax. He joined the firm in 2011 and has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1994 and a licensed member of the Florida Bar since 1998.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Cost Segregation Studies: Maximizing Cash Flow for Hospitality Properties
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Internal Audit to Prevent Fraud in Hospitality Operations
Robert O'Rourke, Corporate Director of Internal Audit
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- ASC B42 - Lease Accounting
Joel Mutnick, Partner, KSDT CPA, LLCJoel Mutnick
Joel has over 40 years of financial accounting experience in public accounting firms and has provided effective, cost-efficient, independent audits in a timely manner to small, medium and large companies in both the private and public sectors nationally and all over the world. In addition to his audit background, Joel has performed reviews, compilations, agreed-upon procedures services and due diligence work across a wide spectrum of industries including, insurance, healthcare, pension and 401(K) plans, SOC 1 and 2 engagements, HOA's/COA's, personnel agencies, mortgage brokers and lenders, Real Estate, software development companies, the financial services industry, a widespectrum of professional companies and firms, and not for profit organizations.
Prior experience at several highly regarded accounting firms, includes serving as managing Partner and Partner-in-Charge of SEC/Insurance and Healthcare assurance clients. Joel has held in-house executive management positions at insurance companies where his responsibilities ranged from GAAP, to SAP as well as tax, internal financial reporting and international consolidations and reinsurance negotiations.
Joel has performed more than 100 audits of property and casualty, life and health insurance carriers, throughout the Worldwide for Statutory, GAAP and SEC purposes, as well as for potential mergers/acquisitions and public offerings of companies. He has audited offshore insurance carriers in France, England, Bermuda, the Turks and Caicos and Cayman Islands, both the US and British Virgin Islands.
A frequent speaker at conference throughout the United States, Joel has taught numerous courses on all facets of financial concern within the insurance industry as well as other highly relevant topics in today's GAAP and regulatory environment. His audiences have included colleagues and staff both within the CPA firms he has worked; and also for high level executives, accounting staff and operating personnel within the insurance industry.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Fraud
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
Non-Member Price $565.00
Member Price $415.00