NASBP members, affiliates and associates can receive a discount of $100 off of their registration for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s (AICPA) National Construction Industry Conference that will be held December 2-3, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. This discount applies to both AICPA member and nonmember registrations.

This construction industry premier event includes Keynote Speakers Hank M. Harris, President and Managing Director of FMI, who will address the future of the construction industry and Kenneth Bement, a project manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), who will address the revenue recognition initiative. A surety session is scheduled Thursday, December 2, titled, “Contractors’ Financial Statements From a Surety Perspective” with experts David Pesce of Berkley Surety Group, LLC and Emilio F. Alvarez of Alvarez & Company, P.A. addressing the critical new capital, insurance, consulting and legal requirements of contractor surety. Friday, December 3, a Surety Panel will address perspectives about the present state of affairs in the surety world and include panelists: Chuck Nielson of Nielson & Company, Stephen C. Ruschak of The Guarantee Company of NorthAmerica USA and Frederick M. Schwait of South Central Territory, Travelers Bond and Financial Products.

Other topics that will be covered include: Small & Large Contractor Taxation Issues, Doing Business Abroad for Contractors, Success Stories: Thriving Not Just Surviving, Cash Flow Solutions for Contractors, Internal Controls for Contractors in a Difficult Economy, CPA Malpractice: What You Need to Know in 2010, Federal Government Contracting, Tax Benefits of Green Building, and Accounting for Joint Ventures.

Also, CPE credits are available as well as two pre-conference workshops on the topis of construction accounting and auditing and taxation.

To take advantage of this $100 discount off of the conference registration fee, insert this promotional code, SCX, on the online registration form where prompted or in the promo code box on the printed registration form. The Early Bird registration fee has been extended until November and is $875 for AICPA Members, while it is $1,175 for Non AICPA members. For more information about registration, click here or call 888.777.7077. After the Early Bird deadline, regular registration for AICPA members will be $950, while registration for Non AICPA members will be $1,250. To view the AICPA Conference brochure, click here.