AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or are looking to step foot in this booming industry, the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference is a great opportunity to manage through the complex world of cannabis.

You’ll receive key support from industry leaders who will cover a variety of hot topics for you to gain confidence in operating your practice with new techniques:

Best procedures around financial statement preparation and the SAFE Banking Act
How to raise money and pitch deck considerations for your practice
Small firm practice and key court case review
Product cultivation, processing and manufacturing
Bookkeeping, cost accounting, compliance and much more!
This conference is co-located with the AICPA & CIMA Agriculture Industry Conference. Agriculture attendees will have the ability to connect and network with Cannabis conference attendees during receptions and exhibit hours.

Who Should Attend
Established and budding cannabis industry experts
Industry finance professionals, controllers and financial executives
CPAs, CGMAs, tax practitioners and auditors
Farm owners, managers and staff
Attorneys and tax advisers
Critical topics in detail
SAFE Banking Act, inventory accounting, taxation, financial statement preparation, economics damages, professional ethics considerations and purchase price allocations
Product cultivation, chemical processing, manufacture (including food and beverage), distribution, labs, retail and the cost accounting and other issues in each (cash, etc.)
Small firm practice: 280e/471 deep dive as well as key court case review (including Harborside)  
Capital raise: pitch deck considerations, financial models, and entity structures entity structure issues and key considerations of C corp vs pass thru structure and how minority interest owners are affected  
Cannabis 101: bookkeeping, cost accounting, GAAP issues, cleanup, payroll, month end (permanent audit trail), key reporting and metrics, state seed to sale compliance and other compliance (USDA, FDA, OSHA, EPA)