Education Day 2024

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Registration Fees:

• Early Bird until May 8th - $240 for current PASH members $280 for non-members
• After May 8th - $285 for current PASH members $325 for non-members

Every attendee must register separately. When it comes to the payment portion, if you want to pay in a group, mark "Pay at the door" and then notify Jennifer Holt-McKellar ([email protected]). She will send a separate email with the group credit card payment option link.

Discounted Early Bird rates available until May 8th! Don't delay, register today! Please share the event with your colleagues and anyone else who would be interested.

34th Annual PASH Education Day Schedule of Events

7:00 - 7:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:45 - 8:00 Welcome Address

8:00 - 8:50 Opening Session:

• Meet the Molecules: How to Make Sense of Production Components, Processing Needs and Market Factors
• Presented by: Paul Parson (Energy Training Resources, LLC)

9:00 - 9:50 Breakout Session 1, your choice of:

• Most Common Federal Audit Issues
• Presented by: Derek Weekly (Martindale Consultants, Inc.)
• Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
• Presented by: Tracey Baird (Grant Thornton)

9:50 - 10:15 Morning Break

10:15 - 11:05 Breakout Session 2, your choice of:

• Texas Natural Gas and Crude Oil - A Review of Current Severance Tax Deductions and Navigating the Comptroller Account
• Presented by: Rachel Coats (Ryan, LLC)
• Oil and Gas Income Tax Trends and Updates
• Presented by: Maggie Caldwell (Opportune, LLP)

11:15 - 12:05 Breakout Session 3, your choice of:

• Land In Oil & Gas - Trivia Game & Learning Experience
• Presented by: Jim Hoffman (UNT-DSI-PDX)
• COPAS - MRI-40 (24-Month Adjustment Period for Joint Account Adjustments)
• Presented by: Mike Cougevan (Martindale Consultants, Inc.)

12:15 - 12:45 Lunch

12:45 - 1:35 Lunch Session:

• Internal Audit's Role in Fraud Prevention and Detection
• Presented by: Jay Bostick

1:45 - 2:35 Breakout Session 4, your choice of:

• Update on Federal Royalty Regulations and Audits
• Presented by: Steve Dudgeon (Ryan, LLC)
• ESG/Sustainability: A Lot More is Happening Than You May Know
• Presented by: Paul Parson (Energy Training Resources, LLC)

2:45 - 3:35 Breakout Session 5, your choice of:

• Compliance Update for NM, WY, ND
• Presented by: Steve Bailey (Savvy Oil and Gas Consulting)
• Sales & Use Tax Considerations for the Oil and Gas Industry
• Presented by: Michael Tenini (Ryan, LLC)

3:35 - 3:55 Afternoon Break

3:55 - 4:45 Closing Session:

• Ethics
• Presented by: Deanna Newcomb (Cheniere Energy - Retired)

4:45 - 4:55 Prize Drawings & Exhibitor Giveaways

CPE Reminders

To receive credit and certificate for each course, at each session you will need to:

• Sign-in
• Make sure the box is marked that you want a certificate
• Turn in a completed Evaluation form with you name on it (front or back of page)

Please allow us until the end of June to complete the paperwork and issue certificates. If you need the documents in June due to CPA filing requirements, please email Jennifer ([email protected]) and request it. Make sure Jennifer acknowledges your request.

Parking, Room and Payment Information

Parking is complimentary at the Hilton Houston North and is available:

• In the parking lot in the front of the building or
• In the attached parking garage by entering on the right side of the hotel. Pull up to the gate and it will open for you to pull inside and park.

The rooms might be chilly, for your comfort, consider bringing a sweater.

Credit card payments are preferred and group payments can be made by contacting Jennifer at [email protected]. If you are paying by check for multiple individuals, please send an email with the company name and list of attendees to [email protected] and [email protected].

Interested in More Education?

Interested in year round education opportunities? Become a PASH member today! For those who attend Education Day on May 20, 2024 and apply as a first time applicant by December 31, 2024 you will receive $50 off your first year of membership dues. Email [email protected] for the discount coupon.

Scholarship Opportunities

The PASH Education Committee organizes this annual event to provide meaningful educational opportunities to oil and gas accounting professionals and also to provide support to oil and gas accounting programs at local colleges and universities in the form of grants and scholarships. Your attendance and support is so valuable to the continuation of our industry!