David N. Allison

Mr. Allison is one of the presenters for Workshop W7, ”Impact of New FASB Rules on Surety Credit,” on Wednesday afternoon. He is a shareholder in the national certified public accounting practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. in Leawood, Kansas, and leader of the CBIZ MHM Midwest Construction Industry Group. With more than 32 years of public accounting experience, Dave provides a variety of attest, tax, and consulting services for small to large architects/engineers/contractors (A/E/C).

Dave is a frequent speaker at national A/E/C industry conferences and for various surety underwriting departments. Topics include accounting and audit standards updates pertinent to the A/E/C industry, construction financial management fundamentals, variable interest entity accounting, auditing construction contractors, income tax minimization strategies, maximizing bonding capacity, bidding and estimating methods, management and ownership succession strategies, due diligence, job costing methods, allocation methods for indirect costs, internal control systems, enterprise risk management, and succession planning.

Background

Education

Bachelor of business administration, Kansas State University, 1980

Professional Registrations and Affiliations

• Small Business Administration “Accountant Advocate of the Year” in Kansas City (1997)
• Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (2005)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (National Construction Industry Conference Planning Committee member)
• Associated Builders & Contractors – Heart of America Chapter (Education Committee member)
• Associated General Contractors of Kansas (past board member)
• Associated General Contractors of Kansas City (board member, Multiemployer Pension Education Task Force member)
• Associated General Contractors of America (Tax & Fiscal Affairs Committee member, liaison to Financial Accounting Standards Board on Leases (Topic 840) Exposure Draft)
• Builders Association of Kansas City (Education Advisory Committee member)
• Construction Industry CPAs and Consultants (Education Committee co-chair)
• Construction Financial Management Association (Accounting & Tax Committee member; Kansas City Chapter treasurer)
• Kansas Contractors Association (past board member, Legislative Committee and Convention Committee)
• Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (past board member)
• Surety Association of Kansas City (2004-2010 SIO award winner)