Agenda

April 23, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Designed for bankers seeking to gain an understanding of accounting for Federal Income Taxes as required under U.S. GAAP. This series will provide the participant with an overview of the requirements under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No 740, Income Taxes, and the practical application to a bank’s financial statements. Exercises and exhibits illustrating common bank current and deferred tax accounting journal entries and period-end balances will be provided. This course is designed for banks filing federal income taxes as a C Corporation. Banks filing federal tax returns under Sub-chapter S status may not find this course applicable.

Specific discussions and accounting examples for transactions and activities will be covered as described below.

Topics

What You'll Learn:

• The math and formula behind the proper accrual for income tax expense or benefit.
• The reconciliation of book net income (loss) to taxable net income (loss).
• Understanding permanent vs temporary differences between book net income (loss) and taxable net income (loss).
• The concept of recognition and measurement under U.S. GAAP.
• Deferred tax assets vs deferred tax liabilities.
• Current tax assets vs current tax liabilities.
• The accounting equation for income taxes with explanative illustrations.
• Accounting for net operating tax losses (NOLs).
• Corporate statutory tax rate vs effective tax rate explained.
• Illustrations of net income (loss) book-to-tax reconciliation and the key role permanent differences have in that equation.

Speaker(s)

Cynthia Dopjera
Certified Public Accountant

Ms. Dopjera, a Certified Public Accountant, has 40 years of experience focused on accounting and regulatory reporting for financial institutions. During the first 18 years of her career, Ms. Dopjera held various positions with responsibility across all operational areas, including accounting, internal audit, Call Report preparation and review while working for community as well as regional banks.

In 2000, Ms. Dopjera joined the public accounting firm of Harper & Pearson Company, P.C., where she served as practice leader for the firm's financial institutions practice covering community and regional institutions. The firm's services included financial statement audit, accounting, tax preparation and filing, internal control audit, Call Report audit, loan and asset quality review, and design and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting frameworks for institutions regulated under FDICIA and Sarbanes-Oxley. In 2018, Ms. Dopjera retired from Harper & Pearson Company, and currently provides accounting, consulting, and training services to financial institutions.

Fees

Live Webinar - $299.00

• Live Access
• 30 Days OnDemand Playback
• Presenter Materials and Handouts

Available Upgrades

• 12 Months OnDemand Playback - $120.00 Per Person
• 12 Months OnDemand Playback + Digital Download - $150.00 Per Person
• Additional Live Access - $125.00 Per Person

**100% surcharge applied to non-members.

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