AICPA Council Update-Trends in the Profession, Advocacy and Quality Initiatives Tech Session
May 26, 2026
In-Person
NASBA 1
Instructor
Orum? Hays
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Instructor
Orum?
Hays
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Ms. Orum? Hays, CPA
Bio
Orum? Hays, CPA, CGMA. Founder, HAYS CPA LLC, is a CPA in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Her extensive finance and accounting experience includes working with small, medium, local, national, and international businesses. She has over a decade of business operations and financial expertise in various business sectors, including architecture, design, entertainment, event productions, food & beverage, healthcare, and hospitality. Orum? is a active member of the AICPA and the NYSSCPA. She is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards, Small Firms Practice Management (past-chair), Personal Financial Planning, and Not-for-Profit Organizations NYSSCPA Committees. She is an NYSSCPA Director-at-Large, and the immediate past president of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. Hays is also an executive committee member of AICPA?s
Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS). She is a past two-term Treasurer of the University of Benin Alumni Association North America. She is a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor and also an adjunct lecturer at the Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business, College of Staten Island (CSI) of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to:
Analyze changes affecting professional oversight and accountability within the CPA profession
Evaluate current strategic initiatives shaping the future direction of the accounting profession
Assess the impact of advocacy efforts and industry trends on CPAs and professional practice
Major Topics
Discuss the proposed transition of technical accounting and auditing cases from Ethics to Peer
Provide members with an update on key initiatives from the May 2026 AICPA Council meeting: the Rise 2040 project, etc.
Discuss emerging trends in the CPA profession as well as Federal and state advocacy efforts
CPE Credits Available
NASBA 1
1
Taxation (NYSED) (Taxation) - NASBA
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