CFMA Webinars offer timely, on-point educational sessions presented by subject matter experts. Webinars run between 60-90 minutes in length and cover such diverse industry topics as:
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(On Demand Webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Contractual Risk Transfer and Lower Tier Insurance Management
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Credits: None available.
Contractual risk transfer and insurance management are critical aspects of any successful risk management program. This session is designed primarily for contractors who regularly subcontract work and/or engage lower-tier service providers. The discussion will focus on critical issues to consider in properly managing the downstream transfer of risk through indemnification, insurance, and associated risk transfer language contained in subcontracts, trucking, and vendor agreements. Examples of common failures will also be illustrated.
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2021 Construction Tax Update
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Credits: None available.
Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, during CFMA’s Annual tax update, attendees will gain a better understanding of the current tax environment after the elections including all the changes that occurred around the COVID-19 legislation and the Payroll Protection Program.
Learning objectives:
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.50 CPE credit in the field of Taxes.
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New PPP Legislation in the Stimulus Bill: More Loans, Changes to Rules, and Recent Guidance – What the Contractor Needs to Know
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Credits: None available.
As we ring in 2021, financial professionals continue to grapple with the PPP loan rules. We now have new legislation and recent guidance issued since our last webinar. In this month’s webinar, we will discuss:
Learning objectives:
After this
session, attendees will be able to:
Cyber Risk: What Every Construction Financial Manager Needs to Know
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Credits: None available.
With the rapid adoption of construction technology, cyber risks are quickly evolving. Cyber- attacks were responsible for 8.5 billion accounts being compromised last year due to ongoing severe data breaches, phishing schemes, and IT outages. In this webinar, we will explore how to identify and respond to cyber threats to your business
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Information Technology
Who Should Attend?
Owners, C-Suite Execs, Controllers, IT managers, HR Mgrs, Safety Mgrs and Project Mgrs.
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Return of the Economist: COVID-19 Economic Update
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Credits: None available.
COVID-19 has rocked what had appeared to be a nearly invincible economy; one associated withsubstantial job growth, multi-decade lows in unemployment, sturdy compensation increases, robustretail sales, low inflation, and strong financial market performance. Underneath that strongperformance, however, was a set of fragilities that have been exposed by the pandemic. This webinarspeaks to our current economic circumstances, how difficult things are likely to become over theforeseeable future, and the contours of the brisk recovery to come thereafter.
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Economics
Who Should Attend?
CFOs, controllers, VPs of finance, company owners, CPAs, surety and insurance agents, bankers and
anyone interested in understanding more about the financial performance of the construction industry.
PPP Loan Forgiveness: Recent Developments and Closing the Books on 2020
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Credits: None available.
The SBA recently issued two forms designed as questionnaires to solicit data from all recipients of PPP Loans greater than $2 million. The IRS has also indicated its intent to address the taxability of PPP Loan forgiveness, in particular as it applies to straddles between tax years 2020 and 2021. We will explore the contents of the questionnaires and available updated IRS guidance, as well as other miscellaneous updates.
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.5 CPE credit in the field of Management Services
Who Should Attend?
CFO’s, Controllers, Risk Managers, Business Owners, CPAs and Professional Advisors
A Sneak Peek into the 2020 ConTech Report
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Credits: None available.
In this dynamic webinar, James Benham, CEO of JBKnowledge, will sort through the latest trends, solutions and devices in building technologies. Mr. Benham will also discuss the statistics behind the 2020 Construction Technology Report, an annual survey of thousands of construction professionals on how they employ and integrate technology on projects.
This is a group-internet based program at the Overview Level. No perquisites or advanced preparation required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Information Technology
Who Should Attend?
General contractor and subcontractor owners, CFOs, Controllers, CPA industry professionals, CCIFP candidates, surety industry professionals and other construction financial professionals.
Price:
Free to CFMA members $69 for non-members
If you plan to view the live Webinar as part of a group and need to earn CPE credit, please contact CFMA at education@cfma.org.
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CFMA'S 2020 Financial Benchmarker Results Revealed
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Credits: None available.
This 90-minute Webinar will discuss key trends and divergent findings from the newly released 2020
Financial Survey with aggregate results of more than 1,450 construction companies. This session will
cover key leverage, efficiency, liquidity and profitability ratios. Discover the KPIs most relevant to
contractors, and learn how this data impacts your operations and overall company. Learn how the
Financial Benchmarker’s suite of products can improve your company’s financial forecasting.
This is a Group-Internet based program at the Overview level. No prerequisites are required, but some knowledge of financial statements and key ratios is helpful.
CPE Credits:
1.5 CPE credit in the field of Management Services
Who Should Attend?
CFOs, controllers, VPs of finance, company owners, CPAs, surety and insurance
agents, bankers and anyone interested in understanding more about the financial performance of the
construction industry.
Financial Statement and Tax Impact of PPP Loans: What the Contractor Needs to Know
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Credits: None available.
PPP Loans and Forgiveness may impact your 2020 fiscal and calendar year-end financial
statements. Whether reporting your PPP Loan as a Government Grant or as Debt, there will be
presentation and disclosure issues to evaluate and understand. And, unless Congress acts, there
will also be a tax liability to the Borrower. Moreover, for those contractors doing business as a
C-Corporation there may be an impact to the Tax Provision reported in your financial statements.
Join us for CFMA’s sixth PPP webinar to stay on top of these and other issues.
This is a group-live program at the Basic Level. No prerequisites or advanced preparation required.
CPE Credits:
This program provides 1.5 CPE credits in the field of Management Services.
Who Should Attend?
CFOs, Controllers, Risk Managers, Business Owners, CPAs and Professional Advisors
Expand Your Construction Contract Knowledge -Day 2
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Credits: None available.