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Inside Utility Accounting--In Partnership with SNL Energy


A Two-Day Classroom Seminar (CPE Approved)

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Inside Utility Accounting is a focused deep dive into the unique accounting challenges utility companies face.

Whether you're working in a utility, or analyzing financial performance from the outside, you'll learn how to get a more nuanced portrait of a utility's finances.

What You Will Learn
  • The calculations and components of a rate order
  • How to comply with the accounting and financial rules related to Independent
  • Transmission Systems (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) transactions
  • The special accounting and regulatory issues facing utilities income taxes
  • How revenues are calculated for the common customer classes
  • The key components to utility plant accounting
  • How the convergence of the International Financial Reporting Standards with GAAP will challenge utilities and what it will likely take to comply with the standards
What You Will Also Learn
  • Understand the components of a rate order: what's involved, and what formulas and calculations you need to know
  • Identify the differences between GAAP and FERC financial reporting requirements
  • Calculate revenues from different customer classes and identify factors that could affect revenues
  • Navigate the permanent and temporary regulatory issues that impact a utility's accounting for income taxes
  • Account for utility plant depreciation, funds used during construction (AFUDC) and capitalization concepts used for utility plants
  • Understand how market prices impact a utility's revenue
Seminar Agenda
Untitled Document
7:30 am

DAY ONE

Registration and continental breakfast open
8:30 am

Welcome and Introductions

8:45 am

Utility Accounting: The New Landscape

  • Overview of unique accounting challenges with regards to general concepts of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 980
  • Identifying specific guidance for regulated utility companies
  • The relationship between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and utility companies
  • Unique disclosure requirements for utility companies
  • Identifying financial statement accounts with specific aspects to the utility industry
  • The differences between GAAP and FERC financial reporting requirements.
10:15 am

Refreshment Break

10:30 am

Revenue Sources

A discussion of the common customer classes and the common revenue sources at a utility company. In addition, the session will describe how revenues are calculated, identify factors that may affect revenues and review the key concepts of unbilled revenue, including:

  • Customer classes
  • Rate structures
  • Process of developing rates
  • Billing and meter reading
  • Unbilled revenues
12:00 pm

Lunch

1:15 pm

Power Plant Accounting

Focusing on three key areas with regards to plant accounting: utility plant depreciation; capitalization concepts, allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) and the implications for deferred taxes.

  • Depreciation methods: GAAP, Regulatory and Tax; including the impact on deferred income taxes
  • Asset removal obligations
  • Capitalization versus expensing and AFUDC
  • Construction Work in Progress (CWIP)
  • Impact of extending (or reducing) the service life of a power plant
2:45 pm

Refreshment Break

3:00 pm

Taxes and Incentives

Utilities income taxes face special accounting and regulatory issues. You will delve into the common permanent and temporary differences that impact a utility's accounting for income taxes, such as deferred income tax compliance issues and effective internal controls.
5:00 pm

Day One concludes

8:00 am

DAY TWO

Continental breakfast opens
8:45 am

Power Contracts As Leases

Analysis of how and when power purchase agreements are treated more as leases and the potential tax implications including:

  • Tolling arrangements
  • Renewable Energy PPA Contracts
  • LT Fossil/Gas/Nuclear PPA Contracts
  • Alternatives to leasing and potential changes with proposed literature
10:15 am

Refreshment Break

10:30 am

ISO Markets, Operations and Settlements

Companies within Independent Transmission Systems (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are required to maintain their books and records in accordance with the FERC's Uniform System of Accounts (USofA). You'll learn how market prices impact a company's revenue stream and how your company can comply with the rules on accounting and financial issues related to the various transactions that occur within the ISOs/RTOs and how they differ from region to region, including:

  • FERC Orders 888, 889, 890
  • ISOS/RTO structures
  • Locational Marginal Pricing
  • Multi-settlement Systems
  • Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs)/Congestion Revenue Rights (CRRs)
  • Ancillary Services

11:30 am

Refreshment Break

11:45 am

FASB/IFRS Convergence

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has recommended to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Find out how the convergence of IFRS with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) will challenge utilities and what it will likely take to comply with the standards. Our discussion includes:

  • Challenges to the balance sheet and income statement
    - Regulatory Assets and Liabilities - the big dollar impact
    - Asset Removal Obligations
    - Asset Impairment
    - Fair value and income fluctuations
  • Getting compliant
    - Build regulatory consensus
    - Component depreciation
1:00 pm

Day Two Concludes

Hotel and Seminar Information
This two-day seminar will be held at the hotels listed below. The seminar will start promptly at 8:30 AM and will finish at 5:00 PM on the first day followed. On the second day, the seminar will resume at 8:30 AM and will finish at 1:00 PM. The program includes all program materials, continental breakfast on both days and lunch on the first day. Dress is casual for all seminars.
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Registration Fee and Discounts
The price for this comprehensive two-day seminar is $1,795 (USD).
Register online or Call (843) 212-4038.
  • Additional attendees and government employees receive a 10% discount.
  • Register 4 or more attendees and receive 20% Off. Special pricing is available for groups of 5 or more.
    If you want attendees to pay with separate credit cards or have other questions, please call (843) 212-4038 for assistance.
Payments and Cancellations
Payment is due prior to the start of the seminar by Visa, Master Card, American Express, or corporate check. Seminar fees will be charged to your credit card at the time of registration unless other arrangements have been made. Please make checks payable to "PGS Energy Training" 26 Teal Lane • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Cancellations will result in a credit that is good for 2 years which can be transferred to a colleague. Substitutions may be made at any time. For more information on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, please contact our offices at (843) 212-4038.
CPE Credits in Specialized Knowledge

This live group seminar is eligible for 12.5 CPE credits. Be aware that state boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. As of January 1, 2002, sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. You may want to verify that the state board from which your participants will be receiving credit accept one-half credits.

PGS Energy Training is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. CPAs interested in attending any seminars should contact our offices for details on CPE credits granted and any prerequisite requirements.
PGS Energy Training is registered with GARP as an Approved Provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits. If you are a Certified FRM or ERP, please record this activity in your Credit Tracker at http://www.garp.org/cpd. Please inform PGS Energy Training that you are a GARP CPE participant upon seminar registration.

The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to preparing professionals and organizations for making better-informed risk decisions. GARP's membership represents more than 150,000 risk management practitioners and researchers at academic institutions, banks, corporations, government agencies, and investment management firms in 195 countries and territories. GARP administers the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Energy Risk Professional (ERP) Exams – certifications recognized by risk professionals worldwide. Visit www.garp.org/cpd.
Who Should Attend

Finance, corporate development/strategy, and investor relations professionals at power and gas companies. Consultants, accountants and lawyers who advise power and gas clients. Current and potential suppliers or professionals looking for an understanding of the unique aspects of accounting in the power sector.

Prerequisites and Advance Preparation

This program presumes familiarity with basic accounting and finance concepts. Participants will need to bring a laptop computer equipped with Microsoft Excel.

Why Choose PGS?

PGS in Partnership with SNL Energy seminars are known for their clear explanations and in-depth content. Register today, and join the energy professionals who have already attended one of these proven programs.

Program Level & Delivery Method
Intermediate level. CPE delivery method is "Group-Live."