Provide an overview of accounting and tax issues unique to the industry. Given inclusion of practioners and if that is our focus, this session would ID 8-10 accounting and tax issues that are uniquely impactful to the industry compared to others and would explain how to shift into the mindset of the cannabis CPA.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the unique issues faced by accountants in the cannabis industry
• Understand the inquisitive mindset of a cannabis CPA
• Identify key accounting and tax issues unique to the industry

Learning Objectives:

• Identify typical cannabis structures
• Understand the regulatory environment as it pertains to cannabis accounting
• Highlight key areas of focus in accounting based upon legal and regulatory challenges

This panel will feature practioners and accountants in industry and will give you a unique perspective on what the challenges of working in industry present. Learn why the practioners chose cannabis, what they have learned, and takeaways related to your journey into cannabis accounting

Learning Objectives:

• Understand private industry nuances of cannabis
• Learn about obstacles faced by cannabis accountants operating in the private sector

In this session, we will discuss the various roles, responsibilities, techniques, and biggest hurdles in supporting cannabis organizations for most verticals.

Learning Objectives:

• Define your role
• Determine areas of focus
• Identify obstacles
• Learn theory versus reality

Learning Objectives:

• Understand risk management techniques as it pertains to the industry
• Highlight key areas of ethical concerns
• Learn about best practices and protecting the profession

In this session you will revisit things you wish you never skipped over in college. Learn about full absorption cost accounting, cost accounting techniques, the application of code section 471 and what challenges exist in standing up to IRS scrutiny.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify cost accounting principles and their intersection with tax
• Understand methods of cost accounting
• Learn about full absorption accounting and why it is used

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how technology impacts cannabis industry accounting
• Understand options for accounting using technology

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key regulatory concerns for the cannabis CPA
• Understand differences in regulatory environments
• Learn about different regulatory frameworks

Congressman Perlmutter will give an update on his cannabis banking legislation, the SAFE Banking Act, and discuss other news of the day out of Washington D.C.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the impact of politics and cannabis accounting
• Identify key political factors and legal factors that impact the industry

Overview of federal and state marijuana policy reform efforts and the cannabis industry. Learn what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the country's fastest growing adult industry.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the impact of politics and cannabis accounting
• Identify key political factors and legal factors that impact the industry

Hear from a CPA practioner and understand their perspective on this unique aspect of the cannabis industry

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what social equity means in the cannabis industry
• Understand opportunities for CPAs in servicing social equity clients
• Understand opportunities for minority and social equity CPAs

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how cannabis companies are funded
• Learn about challenges faced in raising capital

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how the cannabis industry differs from other industries; complicating matters
• Understand why financial service providers shy away from providing services to the cannabis industry
• Learn how CPAs are so important to financial service providers; especially for the cannabis industry

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the impacts of 280E and the latest rulings from tax court cases
• Learn about the complications associated with taxation in the industry

Learning Objectives:

• Identify due diligence concerns and transaction readiness
• Understand the legal and accounting framework to prepare for an exit

This session will focus on the unique aspects of cannabis auditing and financial statements including the frequent use of IFRS, including biological assets; challenges around valuations; income and cannabis tax exposure; inventory costing and other considerations.  Session will be presented from both the perspective of the external auditor and CFO.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the unique nature of cannabis auditing
• Identify key areas of risk and concern for auditing
• Learn about best practices in cannabis auditing

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Understand your options as cannabis businesses reach certain milestones or lifestages and understand the professionals who can help guide you through these critical steps.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify options for underperforming companies
• Understand the impacts on the accounting, legal, and regulatory environment of bankruptcy and restructuring

Learning Objectives:

• Gain insight on how to apply the fundamental valuation approaches and methodologies to the unique and rapidly evolving nature of the cannabis and hemp/CBD industry appraisal assignments
• Obtain an overview of the cannabis industry

Overview and recap of day 2--the typical middle stage business lifecycle of a cannabis business.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the challenges in the midlife of a cannabis business
• Identify cash flow issues
• Understand the unique economics of the cannabis industry and maturing markets

We've heard about the industry and the unique challenges the industry faces… now how do we get into the industry? What works?

Learning Objectives:

• Assess your risk tolerance and business model
• Getting to know your client

Learning Objectives:

• Understand options for cannabis careers
• Understand how to relate to clients/employers

Overview, recap of the conference, the industry and plenty of Q&A

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how tax, accounting, and the industry tie together
• Understand the lifecycle of cannabis businesses and services to be provided