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Economic Trends and Accounting Developments: Q2 2026 Updates 2 Credits

Economic Trends and Accounting Developments: Q2 2026 Updates 2 Credits

  • Lynn Fountain

    CPA (US), CGMA, CRMA, cPIA, MBA

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    August, 2026

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    Accounting

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify key economic trends and indicators affecting organizations in Q2 2026.
  • Assess the impact of current economic conditions on financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, liquidity management, and strategic decision-making.
  • Summarize significant Q2 2026 accounting developments, including new FASB Accounting Standards Updates and disclosure implications.
  • Evaluate financial reporting, presentation, disclosure, and internal control considerations related to recent FASB guidance.
  • Recognize emerging risks involving artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ESG reporting, regulatory compliance, and governance oversight.
  • Examine Q2 2026 SEC and PCAOB activity and its relevance for accounting, audit, finance, and governance professionals.

Course Overview

The second quarter of 2026 brought a mix of inflation uncertainty, slower but positive economic growth, elevated interest rates, strong investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, geopolitical risk, and new accounting standards. These developments are important for accounting, finance, audit, and governance professionals because they influence financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, liquidity management, capital planning, and risk oversight.

This course reviews key Q2 2026 economic and financial market trends, including inflation, interest rates, labor market conditions, capital markets activity, AI-driven investment, and market volatility. It also summarizes significant FASB developments, including guidance on environmental credits and environmental credit obligations, paid-in-kind dividends on equity-classified preferred stock, and related impacts on financial statement presentation, disclosure, and internal controls.

Major Topic:

  • Q2 2026 economic and capital market trends
  • FASB ASU 2026-02 on environmental credits
  • FASB ASU 2026-01 on paid-in-kind dividends
  • Financial statement presentation, disclosure, and internal controls
  • AI governance, cybersecurity, ESG, and emerging risks
  • SEC and PCAOB activity and governance oversight

Participants will also examine emerging risks involving artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ESG and sustainability reporting, SEC activity, PCAOB priorities, internal audit focus areas, and governance responsibilities for boards, audit committees, and executive leadership. The course helps professionals connect current economic and technical accounting developments to practical reporting, control, compliance, and risk management decisions.

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On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Accounting for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Approved
Accounting for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Approved
Accounting for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Approved

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Credits

2

Course Level

Update

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

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About Instructor

Lynn Fountain

Lynn Fountain CPA (US), CGMA, CRMA, cPIA, MBA

Owner, Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

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Lynn Fountain has over 39 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance.  Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies.   In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees.  The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.

Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own consulting and training practice.  She has successfully executed on several consulting assignments spanning areas of accounting, risk, ERM and internal audit.  She is a highly sought-after trainer and international speaker and has produced hundreds of courses delivered through seminars, conferences and on-demand training.  She is the author of three separate technical books.  

  • Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations”.
  • Leading the Internal Audit Function
  • Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s Dilemma

Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials. 


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