May 8, 2026
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle
Hosted by the UW Foster School of Business and the Milgard School of Business, UW Tacoma
The 20th Financial Reporting Conference brings together leading experts from the FASB, SEC, corporate finance, accounting, and academia. Participants will explore current regulatory issues, tax policy evolution, and the role of generative AI in business strategy and auditing.
Washington CPE Credit Conference participants are eligible for up to 8 hours of Washington State CPA continuing education credit.
Conference Registration
- Early Bird (by April 10) $395
- Conference Registration $445 (after April 10)
- UW Staff (NetID Required) $270 – Contact Carrie Keyes
Details and registration link to be added in 2026.
Refunds are available prior to April 24, 2026; substitutions allowed with 48-hour notice. Contact Carrie Keyes.
To request disability, dietary, or health accommodations, contact Carrie Keyes by April 24, 2026.
Schedule
- 7:30 – 8:00 AM: Registration
- 8:00 AM: Welcome
Dawn Matsumoto (Foster School)
Shahrokh Saudagaran (Milgard School) - 8:10 – 9:10 AM: Current Issues at the FASB
Christine Botosan, FASB Board Member - 9:10 – 9:25 AM: Break
- 9:25 – 10:25 AM: Overview of the SEC including DCF and OCA
Paul Munter, Former Chief Accountant, SEC - 10:25 – 10:40 AM: Break
- 10:40 – 11:40 AM: FASB / SEC Q&A
Moderator: Shahrokh Saudagaran - 11:40 AM – 12:50 PM: Lunch Break
- 12:50 – 2:40 PM: TBA
- 2:40 – 2:55 PM: Break
- 2:55 – 4:45 PM: TBA
Featured Speakers & Panelists
Christine Botosan
Board Member, FASB
Christine Ann Botosan was appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on July 1, 2016, later reappointed to a second term that extends to June 30, 2026. Prior to joining the FASB, Ms. Botosan was a professor of accounting at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. An award-winning professor and researcher, Ms. Botosan has a broad knowledge of accounting issues, with particular expertise in the areas of financial statement analysis and valuation. Ms. Botosan served in a variety of roles during her tenure at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah including as a leadership fellow in the office of the vice president, as the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Presidential Chair in Ethical Financial Reporting and as the associate dean of graduate affairs.
Paul Munter
PhD, CPA
Former Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Paul Munter served as SEC’s Chief Accountant (2021–2025), following senior roles at KPMG and teaching positions at multiple universities. He holds a PhD from the University of Colorado and is a CPA in CO, NY, and FL.
Panelists TBA
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