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This session focuses on what CPAs need to know about cryptocurrencies following their movement into the mainstream financial conversation during the 2017 tax reporting season. Specifically, this session will focus on commonly asked questions about cryptocurrencies that arose between the 2017 tax reporting season and the present. In addition to addressing these questions, this session will also focus in current updates and news that practitioners need to be aware of as cryptocurrencies continue to increase in popularity and utilization throughout the economy.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and analyze the components and characteristics that differentiate cryptocurrencies from other fiat and virtual currencies that already exist in the marketplace
- Analyze and discuss how cryptocurrencies can, and already are, changing aspects of accounting, including tax reporting, auditing, and financial advisory services
- Understand the potential opportunities, upsides, and challenges that are related to the adoption of using cryptocurrencies for payment purposes
Sean Stein Smith
Lehman College
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business
sean.steinsmith@lehman.cuny.edu
(718) 960-8377
Sean is an assistant professor at the City University of New York – Lehman College. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, where he chairs the Accounting Working Group. Sean sits on the Advisory Board of Gilded and is a strategic advisor to the Central Bank Digital Currency Think Tank. Sean also serves as an Advisor to Crescent City Capital, a cryptoasset investment fund.
Sean is a widely recognized expert in the areas of blockchain and cryptoassets, especially as they connect to accounting and financial services. His thought leadership is sought after by academic and industry organizations, and includes his efforts to develop and teach the first ever courses focusing on blockchain and crypto at Lehman College beginning in 2021.
Sean has also been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, and has been named a past winner of the NJCPA Ovation Award for Innovation. He has also been named a 40 under 40 in the accounting profession from 2017-2021 by CPA Practice Advisor and the NYSSCPA in 2021. Sean was named on the NJBIZ Power 50 in Accounting in 2021 & 2022. He was also awarded the Outstanding Young CPA of the Year Award by the AICPA in 2022.
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