This course provides an in-depth overview of the new lease accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in February 2016.  This includes a discussion of the primary reasons for the change as well as how to identify a lease within a contract.  This course also provides an in-depth review of lease classification, initial measurement, subsequent measurement, presentation & disclosure, as well as transition requirements.  The course concludes with a discussion of some of the significant differences between IFRS 16 (the IASB’s new lease accounting standard) as well as private company considerations. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Recognize how the new leasing standard has evolved and how the new standard is organized

·       Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease

·       Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights and decision-making rights

·       Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases

·       Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Identify the recognition criteria for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases

·       Identify the overall requirements with respect to lease modifications

·       Identify the criteria used for sale and leaseback transactions

·       Identify the considerations with respect to a lessee’s involvement in construction of a leased asset

·       Identify the presentation requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Recognize both qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Identify the effective date for the new lease accounting standards

·       Identify the significant differences between ASC 842 and IFRS 16

·       Recognize considerations of and alternatives provided to private companies

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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What You Need to Know About Cash Flow

The statement of cash flows is one of the most important, if not the most important, financial statements prepared by an entity.  Of particular focus on this statement is the cash flow from operations which presents the amount of cash an entity is generating from its core business operations.  This course provides an overview of the requirements for preparing a statement of cash flows and discusses many other key cash flow related topics in additional detail.  The accounting requirements with respect to the statement of cash flows is prescribed within ASC Topic No. 230.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
List the different methods used for presenting the statement of cash flows
Differentiate between operating, financing, and investing activities in the statement of cash flows
Recognize how a statement of cash flows is prepared using the indirect method
Identify cash flow classification for various types of transactions
Recognize disclosures requirements with respect to cash flow transactions

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This course provides an overview of the similarities and key differences between the revenue recognition and business combination standards issued by the FASB and the IASB.  While these standards are similar in many material respects, there are notable differences that are good to understand.  However, this course is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of these differences.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·        List the key steps in the revenue recognition model

·        Recognize the applicable U.S. GAAP and IFRS standard with respect to revenue recognition

·        Identify some of the key differences between ASC Topic 606 and IFRS 15

·        List the key steps in the acquisition method for business combinations

·        Recognize the applicable U.S. GAAP and IFRS standard with respect to business combinations

·        Identify some of the key differences between ASC Topic 805 and IFRS 3

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Cash flow is one of the most important long-term indicators for the overall financial health of a business. For a business to enjoy long-term success, sufficient cash must always be on-hand to accomplish various things including paying worker salaries, resolving immediate debts, and paying the company’s normal operating costs. Businesses also need cash on-hand to pay for expenses, repay bank loans, pay taxes, and to purchase new assets to fuel the company’s future growth. A company’s cash flow is documented in their cash flow statement. The cash flow statement, which is also known as a statement of cash flows, is a financial document that summarizes the amount of both cash and cash equivalents entering and exiting a company during a given time period. The cash flow statement provides useful context for both a company’s balance sheet and income statement and has been a mandatory part of all corporate financial reports since 1987. The cash flow report is important because it informs investors, creditors, company owners, and other interested parties of the business cash position of the company and can act as a strong indicator of a company’s overall financial health.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the purpose of the statement of cash flows.

• Identify the major classifications of cash flows.

• Recognize the difference between net income and net cash flow from operating activities.

• Calculate net cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method and using the direct method.

• Recognize net cash flows from a company’s investing and financing activities.

• Identify sources of information for a company’s statement of cash flows.

• Recognize special problems that can surface when preparing a statement of cash flows.

 

CPE Credit: 3 CPE Credits for CPAs

Level: Intermediate

Instructional Method: Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study: Accounting

Program Prerequisites: Basic understanding of accounting concepts

Advanced Preparation: None

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
A true sale opinion is an attorney’s conclusion that transferred financial assets have been sold and are beyond the reach of a transferor’s creditors and that a court would conclude that the assets would not be included in the transferor’s bankruptcy estate.  There are many considerations related to these types of opinions, perhaps most importantly is how they are evaluated and whether they can be relied on as evidence.  In this course, we explore many of the burning questions as it relates to true sale opinions.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize when a true sale opinion is generally required to be obtained
•    Identify considerations regarding whether internal legal counsel can issue a true sale opinion
•    List specific language that should not be included in a true sale opinion
•    Recognize characteristics of a nonconsolidation opinion

 

Additional Contents :

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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CPAs must have a working knowledge of future value and present value concepts because of their application to numerous types of business events and transactions that require proper valuation and presentation. Time value of money is also a critical consideration in financial and investment decisions. For example, compound interest calculations are needed to determine future sums of money resulting from an investment.  Discounting is used to evaluate the future cash flow associated with capital budgeting projects. This course aims at presenting the time value tools and techniques that are necessary for fair value measurements and for various financial decisions.

 

Field of Study	Finance
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	Basic Accounting and Math
Advanced Preparation	ZNone

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description

A corporate scandal involves alleged or actual unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has seen some large corporate collapses and scandals due to shoddy and deceptive accounting practices. Many companies, shareholders and employees suffered as stock prices fell and reputations were tarnished when businesses such as Nokia, Lucent Technologies, energy, and internet-related businesses conducted questionable practices.

This course examines developments in finance and accounting and a series of corporate accounting scandals on the heels of the Enron debacle that have led to current sweeping accounting guidelines, proposals, and legislation—most notably, the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act. Many of the issues surrounding the SOX Act—especially Section 404, Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Sections 302 and 906, Management Certifications —are discussed. The general issues on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR), including stock option expensing, are also covered. The illegal practice of stock option backdating is described as well.

 

Field of Study	Accounting
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	None
Advanced Preparation	None

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic-based responsibility accounting system that converts an organization’s mission and strategy into operational objectives and measures for four perspectives: the financial perspective, the customer perspective, the internal process perspective, and the learning and growth perspective. The course addresses the main features of the Balanced Scorecard and its implementation. Presented are several notable case studies that implemented and applied the BSC.

 

Field of Study	Accounting
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	None
Advanced Preparation	None

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:

This comprehensive course gives you every sales and financial forecasting formula and modeling techniques you need to analyze your operation both as a whole and by segment. You'll be provided with proven techniques that help you identify and fix problem areas, analysis techniques that help you evaluate proposals for profit potential, proven methods that improve the accuracy of your short- and long-term forecasting, analysis tools that help you better manage working capital, cash, and accounts receivable, plus much more. You also receive dozens of worked-out models and modeling techniques that simplify your most difficult business decisions and are easy to adapt to any computer spreadsheet program. This course supplies company accountants, treasurers, CFOs with all the forecasting techniques needed to financially analyze a business as a whole or a segment. Includes analysis techniques, methods for improving forecasting accuracy, analysis tools for managing capital, and more.

 

Field of Study	Finance
Level of Knowledge	Intermediate
Prerequisite	None
Advanced Preparation	None

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Supplier Finance Programs – What You Need to Disclose

Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the disclosure requirements with respect to supplier finance programs.  Supplier finance programs, also referred to in many other ways such as reverse factoring, are solutions and processes that companies use to optimize cash flow by allowing for longer payment terms while also providing the option for their suppliers to get paid faster.    

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Identify the characteristics of a supplier finance program
Recognize programs within the scope of supplier finance program disclosures
Identify the annual qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements
Identify interim disclosure requirements

Course Description
A statement of cash flows is required as part of a full set of financial statements. It must be prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The statement is not required if the financial statements are prepared on a basis of accounting other than GAAP. The statement must be included in both annual and interim financial statements. This course discusses the requirements of ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows (ASC 230-10-45-18 and 45-27).

 

Learning Objective:

After completing this course, you should be able to:

1.      Recognize the use of and the objectives for a statement of cash flows.

2.      Identify between operating, investing, and financing activities, and how different cash variables will affect the statement of cash flows.

3.      Identify differences in the preparation of the statement of cash flows using the direct method vs. the indirect method.

4.      Recognize and calculate how changes and transactions in asset and debt accounts affect the cash flows of a company.

5.      Recognize the cash flow issues addressed by ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230).

 

Field of Study    Accounting
Level of Knowledge    Basic to Intermediate
Prerequisite    Basic Accounting
Advanced Preparation    None
 

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description

This course is divided into three parts. Part I is designed to help you navigate the specialized accounting principles and practices for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. It discusses all the important authoritative pronouncements on GAAP for broadcasters, cable television, films, and music. Relevant references to and excerpts from ASC 920, ASC 922, ASC 926, and ASC 928 are discussed throughout the course. It also provides specific examples to illustrate the application. Part II focuses on the ASC 606 revenue recognition requirements since it supersedes most industry-specific guidance. Entities across industries are required to follow the guidance of ASC 606. Part III highlights key aspects of the lease standard as leases are common in the M&E industry.

 

Field of Study    Accounting

Level of Knowledge        Overview

Prerequisite        None

Advanced Preparation   None

              

 

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter you will be able to:

1.            Recognize the basic principles of accounting for broadcasters, cable television, films, and music.

2.            Recognize different film costs, including participation costs, exploitation costs, and manufacturing costs, and their accounting.

3.            Identify the revenue model requirements (e.g. identification of the contract, licenses of intellectual property) that replace the legacy industry-specific revenue guidance.

4.            Identify the key lease accounting requirements that create significant changes for the M&E companies.

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Preface

Specialized Industry Gaap - Real Estate discusses all of the important authoritative pronouncements on GAAP for this specialized industry. This course addresses accounting principles, financial reporting requirements for real estate, title plant, and mortgage banking industries.

 

Field of Study	Accounting
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	None
Advanced Preparation	None

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course you should be able to:

·         Identify different lending agencies within the mortgage banking industry.

·         Recognize accounting issues for title plants.

·         Identify the revenue recognition standard applied to sales of real estate.

·         Recognizes how the lease standard affects real estate entities.

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Segment Reporting – A Detailed Review

This course provides an overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect to segment reporting.  The accounting and reporting guidance related to segment reporting is prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in ASC Topic 280.  This course focuses on topics such as the identification of the chief operating decision maker (CODM), the determination of operating segments, and the determination of reportable segments.  This course also provides information on disclosure requirements as well as illustrative examples of segment disclosures for companies in different industries. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Identify key characteristics of operating segments

·       Recognize characteristics of the entity’s chief operating decision maker

·       Identify the quantitative thresholds used for reportable segments

·       Recognize disclosure requirements for reportable segments as well as entity-wide disclosures

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This course provides a general overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect to segment reporting.  The accounting and reporting guidance related to segment reporting is prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in ASC Topic 280.  This course focuses on topics such as the identification of the chief operating decision maker (CODM), the determination of operating segments, and the determination of reportable segments.  This course also provides information on disclosure requirements for both reportable segment and entity-wide.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Identify key characteristics of operating segments and the chief operating decision maker

·       Identify the quantitative thresholds used for reportable segments

·       Recognize disclosure requirements for reportable segments as well as entity-wide disclosures

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description
This course provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  Non-GAAP financial measures continue to rank at the top of the most frequent comment letters issued by the SEC.  As a result, it's important to understand the guidance with respect to these measures to ensure that a company's financial statements remain GAAP compliant and are not misleading.

Learning Objectives
Distinguish between a GAAP and a non-GAAP financial measure
Recognize examples of different types of non-GAAP financial measures
Identify SEC guidance applicable to types of non-GAAP financial measures
Recognize disclosures within the scope of Regulation G and Regulation S-K

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of two of the most popular SEC topics which result in comment letters from the SEC.  This includes a discussion of management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) as well as Non-GAAP Financial Measures.  These two areas consistently rank in the Top 10 for the most frequent comment letters issued to public companies by the SEC.    

Chapter 1 – Management’s Discussion & Analysis
This chapter provides an overview of the rules and regulations with respect to management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A).  This chapter also provides interpretive guidance from the SEC as well as important observations from several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  
Chapter Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
•    Identify the SEC Regulation applicable to MD&A
•    Recognize the primary objective and focus areas related to MD&A
•    Identify key information that should be included within a company’s MD&A
•    Recognize the types of transactions that should be discussed in MD&A
•    Identify methods to enhance the presentation of MD&A
Chapter 2 – Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This chapter provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  Non-GAAP financial measures continue to rank at the top of the most frequent comment letters issued by the SEC.  As a result, it’s important to understand the guidance with respect to these measures to ensure that an entity’s financial statements remain GAAP compliant and are not misleading.  
Chapter Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
•    Differentiate between a GAAP financial measure and a non-GAAP financial measure
•    Recognize examples of different types of non-GAAP financial measures
•    Identify which SEC guidance is applicable to different types of non-GAAP financial measures
•    Recognize disclosures within the scope of Regulation G
•    Identify key requirements included within both Regulation G and Regulation S-K related to these measures

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the SEC Form 8-K.  This is a broad form used to notify investors in U.S. publicly traded companies of certain events that may be important - generally within four business days of the respective triggering event.  This course provides a detailed look at the events that require a Form 8-K filing, the relevant disclosures, and presents a number of examples to help illustrate disclosure of these events.  
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize the overall purpose of the Form 8-K
•    Identify the time period in which a Form 8-K must be filed with the SEC
•    Recognize the events that require the filing of a Form 8-K
•    Identify overall disclosures requirements for triggering events requiring a Form 8-K

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview

On March 6, 2024, the SEC released its long-awaited final rules with respect to climate-related disclosures for public companies.  These rules reflected the SEC’s attempt at responding to investors’ demand for more information about climate-related risks while also balancing the costs of implementing the disclosure requirements.  This course provides a high-level overview of the climate-related disclosure requirements along with information about when public companies must start including these disclosures in their respective filings.

     
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize how the SEC climate-related disclosures have evolved
•    Identify types of climate related risks
•    Differentiate between Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
•    Recognize qualitative and quantitative climate-related disclosures 

     Identify assurance requirements and compliance dates for different types of entities

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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SEC Climate-Related Disclosures – Overview

Course Overview
On March 6, 2024, the SEC released its long-awaited final rules with respect to climate-related disclosures for public companies.  These rules reflected the SEC’s attempt at responding to investors’ demand for more information about climate-related risks while also balancing the costs of implementing the disclosure requirements.  This course provides brief overview of the climate-related disclosure requirements along with information about when public companies must start including these disclosures in their respective filings.   

 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize how the SEC climate-related disclosures have evolved
•    Identify types of climate related risks
•    Recognize qualitative and quantitative climate-related disclosures
•    Identify assurance requirements and compliance dates for different types of entities

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
On March 6, 2024, the SEC released its long-awaited final rules with respect to climate-related disclosures for public companies.  These rules reflected the SEC’s attempt at responding to investors’ demand for more information about climate-related risks while also balancing the costs of implementing the disclosure requirements.  This course provides an overview of the climate-related disclosure requirements along with information about when public companies must start including these disclosures in their respective filings. 

    
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize how the SEC climate-related disclosures have evolved
•    Identify types of climate related risks
•    Differentiate between Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
•    Recognize qualitative and quantitative climate-related disclosures
•    Identify assurance requirements and compliance dates for different types of entities

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Revenue – Five Steps to Recognition

This course provides an overview of the revenue recognition standards prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in ASC Topic 606.  This course focuses specifically on the five-step model for revenue recognition including identifying a contract, identifying performance obligation, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to performance obligations, and recognizing revenue.          

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model

·       Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists

·       Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price

Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:

In 2014, after years of deliberations, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (the IASB) jointly issued the Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2014-09 (codified primarily in ASC 606) and IFRS 15, respectively. ASC 606, the new revenue standard, replaces virtually all (including industry-specific) U.S. GAAP revenue guidance with a single model. The standard does not just change the amounts and timing of revenue but potentially affects organizations’ financial statements, business processes, and internal control over financial reporting. The standard also affects other related accounting topics such as contract modification, rights of return, licensing, principal-versus-agent considerations, and income tax. Moreover, the standard creates new and expanded disclosure requirements.

In light of the new revenue standard, organizations need to reassess their current revenue accounting processes and systems and implement changes required to maintain compliance with the new guidance. This course reorganizes the guidance contained in ASC 606, to follow the five-step revenue recognition model along with other guidance impacted by this standard. It also provides examples to illustrate the application. The course is designed to help you navigate the complexities of this standard, identify the implications of it, and prepare for implementation. It also shares insights to help you evaluate the effect of required changes to the internal control environment.  It provides a working knowledge of the fundamentals of revenue standard that can be applied, regardless of the company size, in the real world. 

 

Field of Study	Accounting
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	General Accounting
Advanced Preparation	None

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this ccourse you will be able to:

·        Recognize the improvements over the revenue accounting through the release of ASC 606

·        Cite the key changes of the revenue recognition practice compared to former ASC 605

·        Recognize the impact of the revenue standard on the organizations

·        Identify the applicability of the revenue standard

·        Recognize the challenges and impacts related to each transition method

·        Recognize the key concepts of the revenue recognition model

·        Identify the difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRS affecting the revenue recognition practice

·        Recognize the steps involved in implementing the new revenue guidelines

·        Identify the presentation and disclosure requirements

·        Identify the potential impact upon adoption of new revenue guidelines

·        Recognize the requirements for other revenue topics (e.g., warranties, principal-versus agent, licensing)

·        Recognize the indicators for potential misstated revenue recognition

·        Identify control activities that reduce risk of misstatement in revenue

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the second step in the revenue recognition process – the identification of performance obligations.  This includes a discussion of key definitions and considerations along with the detailed accounting guidance from ASC Topic 606.  This course incorporates excerpts from the FASB’s basis for conclusions as well as post-implementation information provided by the FASB from its comprehensive Q&A Publication.       
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model
•    Recognize the criteria involved in identifying performance obligations
•    Identify post-implementation issues and considerations provided by the FASB

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Revenue Recognition – U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS

Overview

This course provides an overview of the similarities and key differences between the revenue recognition standards issued by the FASB (ASC Topic 606) and the IASB (IFRS 15).  While these standards are materially similar as the regulators worked jointly to issue the new converged standards, there are notable differences that are good to understand.  However, this course is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of these differences.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       List the key steps in the revenue recognition model

·       Recognize the applicable U.S. GAAP and IFRS standard with respect to revenue recognition

·       Identify some of the key differences between ASC Topic 606 and IFRS 15

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Revenue Recognition Principles

This course provides an overview of the new revenue recognition standards prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued in May 2014.  The new standards are effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods after December 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.  For calendar year public filers, these entities will need to implement the new standards starting in 2018.    

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Recognize how the new revenue recognition standards were developed between the FASB and IASB

·       List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model

·       Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists

·       Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price

·       Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations

·       Identify presentation issues with respect to contract assets and contract liabilities

·       Understand the overall disclosure requirements and transition methods related to the new standards

·       Recognize key amendments from ASUs issued subsequent to the initial release of the new revenue recognition standards

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Revenue Recognition – Contract Assessment

Overview

This course provides an overview of the first step in the revenue recognition process – the identification of a contract with a customer.  This includes a discussion of key definitions and considerations along with the detailed accounting guidance from ASC Topic 606.  This course incorporates excerpts from the FASB’s basis for conclusions of the new revenue recognition standard as well as key excerpts from Big 4 revenue recognition guides in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of this step in the process.     

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model

·       Recognize the overall considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists

·       Identify how collectibility is assessed to determine whether a contract exists

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:

In 2014, after years of deliberations, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) and the International
Accounting Standards Board (the IASB) jointly issued the Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2014-09 (codified
primarily in ASC 606) and IFRS 15, respectively. ASC 606 replaces virtually all (including industry-specific) U.S. GAAP
revenue guidance with a single model. The standard does not just change the amounts and timing of revenue but
potentially affects organizations’ financial statements, business processes, and internal control over financial
reporting. The standard also affects other related accounting topics such as contract modification, rights of return,
licensing, principal-versus-agent considerations, and income tax. Moreover, the standard creates new and
expanded disclosure requirements.
This course reorganizes the guidance contained in ASC 606, to follow the five-step revenue recognition model
along with other guidance impacted by this standard. It also provides examples to illustrate the application. The
course is designed to help you navigate the complexities of this standard and identify the implications of it. It
provides a working knowledge of the fundamentals of the revenue standard that can be applied, regardless of the
company size, in the real world.

Field of Study Accounting
Level of Knowledge Overview
Prerequisite General Accounting
Advanced Preparation None

Course Description:
The comparison of actual revenue or margin amounts to either budget or prior year results will generally result in a variance.This course demonstrates mathematical formulas to compute the amount of that variance that is attributable to pricing decisions, unit volume and product mix.In the case of margin variances, the calculation for product cost is an additional component.This method is an important tool to clearly and concisely explain revenue and margin variances to marketing, operations and executive personnel.Specific topics covered are the calculation of the price, volume, mix and cost components as well as an explanation of the concept of product mix. Applicable to CPA’s working in the manufacturing or distribution industry as well as CPA’s in public accounting who serve these industries.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
-Identify appropriate explanations for revenue and margin variances
-Define and compute the price variance component at the revenue and margin levels
-Define and compute the volume variance component at the revenue and margin levels
-Define and compute the product mix variance component at the revenue and margin levels
-Define and compute the product cost variance component at the margin level

Prerequisites: None
Level: Overview
NASBA Category: Accounting
Recommended CPE: 2Hours

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Recognizing Assets & Liabilities in a Business Combination

Recognizing assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination is a critical step in applying the acquisition method process to business combinations.  This step is also one of the more significant steps involved in a business combination transaction.  Given the importance of the recognition of assets and liabilities, it’s critical that you have a good understanding of the principles and requirements related to this step in the process.  This course provides an in-depth overview of this step based on the standards prescribed by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805 (“Business Combinations”)

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Identify the steps within the acquisition method for business combinations

·       Identify overall recognition conditions for intangible assets

·       Distinguish between different categories of intangibles assets

·       Recognize the accounting alternative available for private and not-for-profit entities

·       Identify overall measurement principles including specific exceptions

 Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description

Real Estate: Basic Accounting and Mathematics is a refresher course covering the basic concepts and tools of accounting, finance, and math necessary for new real estate professionals.  It is also applicable to accountants and as well as real estate investors. Topics covered are balance sheet, income statement, basic accounting concepts, real estate algebra, finance math, and more.

 

Learning Objective:

After completing this course, you should be able to:

1.      Recognize basic financial statements and accounting procedures.

2.      Identify and apply different financial analysis ratios

3.      Recognize and apply key financial ratios useful for real estate.

4.      Calculate interest payments, insurance premiums, loan values, and income ratios.

5.      Recognize and calculate various area measurements useful for real estate valuation.

 

Field of Study    Specialized Knowledge
Level of Knowledge    Basic
Prerequisite    Basic Math and Accounting
Advanced Preparation    None

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Principles of Financial Statement Presentation

This course provides an overview of the key presentation requirements with respect to an entity’s financial statements.  This includes a discussion of key principles related to an entity’s overall presentation as well as specific topics with respect to its balance sheet, income statement, comprehensive income, statement of cash flows, as well as notes to the financial statements.  The course also addresses the considerations around changes in accounting principles.  The information related to this course is primarily sourced from the Financial Standards Accounting Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). 

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

o   Recognize overall financial statement presentation requirements

o   Identify requirements for discontinued operations and liquidation basis of accounting reporting

o   Determine when certain balance sheet accounts can be offset

o   Identify presentation requirements for the income statement and comprehensive income

o   List the different methods used for statement of cash flow presentation

o   Differentiate between operating, financing, and investing activities in the statement of cash flows

o   Identify disclosure requirements with respect to an entity’s accounting policies

o   Recognize the requirements regarding changes in accounting principles

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Overview of the Statement of Cash Flows

This course provides a basic overview of the statement of cash flows.  This includes a discussion of the method of presentation, the classification of various cash inflows and cash outflows, as well as an illustrative example of the indirect method of presentation.  The accounting requirements with respect to the statement of cash flows is prescribed within ASC Topic No. 230.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

List the different methods used for presenting the statement of cash flows

Differentiate between operating, financing, and investing activities in the statement of cash flows

Recognize how a statement of cash flows is prepared using the indirect method


Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
 

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Course Overview
Factoring is a type of transaction where an entity sells it customer receivables to a financial intermediary who then in turn collects payment from the entity’s customers.  Many entities employ this strategy to accelerate cash collection.  This course provides an overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect to accounts receivable factoring programs as well as the conditions that must be met in order to recognize the transfer of these financial assets as a “true sale” instead of a secured borrowing.  
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Recognize key characteristics as well as advantages/disadvantages of factoring arrangements
•    Identify the U.S. GAAP area applicable to factoring arrangements
•    List the three specific conditions that must be met for a factoring arrangement to qualify as a sale
•    Recognize key evaluation considerations relating to true sale opinions
•    Identify examples of continuing involvement
•    Recognize the impact from a failed sale in a factoring arrangement

 

 

Additional Contents :

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Business organizations obtain resources by providing goods and services. Many not-for-profit organizations (NFPOs) obtain resources from contributors and are accountable to the providers of those resources or to their representatives. In general, GAAP requires not-for-profit organizations to issue a statement of financial position, a statement of activities, and a statement of cash flows. The focus is on the organization as a whole and on reporting assets, liabilities, and net assets; changes in net assets; flows of economic resources; cash flows, borrowing and repayment of borrowing, and other factors affecting liquidity; and service efforts. This course addresses the accounting and financial reporting for NFPOs (or NPOs) ---colleges and universities, healthcare providers, voluntary health and welfare organizations (VHWOs), and other not-for-profit entities such as religious, educational, social, recreational entities. Also addressed is financial analysis and ratios that can be useful to analyze financial fitness of NFPOs.

Field of Study Accounting
Level of Knowledge Basic to Intermediate
Prerequisite None
Advanced Preparation None

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This course provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  Non-GAAP financial measures continue to rank at the top of the most frequent comment letters issued by the SEC.  As a result, it’s important to understand the guidance with respect to these measures to ensure that an entity’s financial statements remain GAAP compliant and are not misleading. 

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·        Differentiate between a GAAP financial measure and a non-GAAP financial measure

·        Recognize examples of different types of non-GAAP financial measures

·        Identify which SEC guidance is applicable to different types of non-GAAP financial measures

·        Recognize disclosures within the scope of Regulation G

·        Identify key requirements included within both Regulation G and Regulation S-K related to these measures

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Bernard Madoff Investment Securities LLC was the source of the largest financial fraud in US history. Madoff perpetrated a simple Ponzi scheme whereby older investors were paid with newer investor funds, thus providing the impression of actual investment returns. The extent of the losses related to Madoff's Ponzi scheme have been estimated at $50 - $65 billion.
Many are astounded to hear that Bernard Madoff Investment Securities LLC was audited by a CPA. Unfortunately, Madoff's CPA apparently did not subscribe to the AICPA Code of Conduct as most of the rules contained in the code were ignored. What follows is a case study examining the conduct of Friehling & Horowitz CPA's P.C., the CPA firm that audited Bernard Madoff Investment Securities LLC, within the context of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.

Recommended CPE Credits: 2.0
Category: Ethics
Level: Overview.
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Author:  Joseph Helstrom
Format: Self Study

Learning objectives:
    Recognize professional conduct expected of a certified public accountant and consequences of misconduct under AICPA guidelines.
    Recognize key components of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct with regard to independence.
    Recognize the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct rules on confidential information and acts discreditable .
    Identify ethical safeguards as outlined by the AICPA.
    Recognize the AICPA Joint Ethics Enforcement Program and its disciplinary actions

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Lessee Accounting: Identification, Classification & Recognition
Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the accounting for lease transactions, specifically from the standpoint of a lessee.  This includes a discussion of how to determine if an arrangement/contract is a lease, how to classify the identified lease (e.g., operating vs. finance) , as well as how to recognize and measure the various components of the lease.  
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease
•    Recognize considerations with respect to substitution rights and decision-making rights
•    Identify the criteria for lease classification
•    List the recognition requirements related to operating and finance leases

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description

This course provides a high level overview of the accounting and reporting requirements related to lease transactions as outlined in ASC Topic 842.  This course addresses the process of determining whether an arrangement contains a lease and the resulting lease classification.  This course also addresses recognition requirements as well as some high level presentation & disclosure topics.

Learning Objectives

·       Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease

·       List the criteria for lease classification

·       Identify how leases are initially and subsequently measured

Add  Recognize impacts from lease modifications

·       Identify presentation and disclosure requirements for lease transactions

Add   Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Lease Accounting & Reporting – What You Need to Know

This course provides an overview of the new lease accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) prescribed within Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 842.  This includes a discussion of the reasons for the change, how to correctly identify a lease within a contract, and the overall recognition, measurement, subsequent measurement, and disclosure requirements.  This course also provides examples of real-world disclosures as well as challenges faced by entities post-adoption.    

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease

·       Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights

·       Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases

·       Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Identify the requirements related to lease modifications

·       Identify presentation and disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Know The Differences Between an Asset Acquisition vs. Business Combination

Course Overview
This course provides an overview of determining whether an acquisition should be accounted for as a business combination or simply as an acquisition of assets.  This includes a focus on whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets.  This course also provides several comprehensive examples which walk through the application of the respective accounting guidance.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Recognize key differences between assets acquisitions and business combinations
Identify the factors considered in determining whether an acquisition is a business combination
Recognize if substantially all of the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single asset or group of similar assets
Identify indicators of an organized workforce

Additional Contents :

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of key SEC regulations that accountants should be familiar with.  This includes a discussion of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as specific Regulations including Regulation S-X, Regulation S-K, and Regulation FD.  This course also provides some examples of how companies may be in violation of certain of these Regulations.  Finally, this course concludes with a discussion of some of the key requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which seeks to enhance corporate transparency, accountability, and governance practices.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
  Identify key requirements related to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Recognize specific requirements included in Regulations S-X, S-K, and FD
  Distinguish between requirements included in Regulation S-X and S-K
  Recognize key requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the key principles related to both revenue recognition and leasing transactions.  The revenue recognition guidance is included within ASC Topic 606 and includes a five-step model identifying a contract, identifying performance obligation, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to performance obligations, and recognizing revenue.  The lease accounting and reporting requirements are outlined in ASC Topic 842.  This topic addresses areas such as how to correctly identify a lease within a contract, as well as the overall recognition, measurement, subsequent measurement, and disclosure requirements.       

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
•    List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model
•    Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists
•    Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price
•    Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations
•    Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease
•    Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights
•    Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases
•    Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors
•    Identify the requirements related to lease modifications
•    Identify presentation and disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This courser addresses income statement accounting and reporting. It discusses a variety of accounting issues surrounding income statement items and related information; the format of the income statement, major income statement categories, extraordinary and nonrecurring items, discontinued operations, research and development costs, deferred compensation arrangements, share-based payment, compensation expense arising under a stock option plan, insurance costs, and earnings per share (EPS) calculation.   

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 7 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment, the accounting standard for classifying and measuring property, plant and equipment (also known as ‘fixed assets’) in IFRS financial statements. The course also discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in fixed assets reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Explain the proper accounting treatment for acquisitions of property, plant and equipment (and other associated costs) under IFRS.
•    Calculate depreciation using the methods permitted under IAS 16.
•    Describe the process for determining whether or not a long-lived asset is impaired under IAS 36.
•    Distinguish between the ‘cost’ and ‘revaluation’ accounting models (as described in IAS 16).
•    Describe the similarities and differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in the area of property, plant and equipment.


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 6 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IAS 33 Earnings per Share; this overview includes a detailed discussion of the processes for calculating and reporting earnings per share measurements in IFRS financial statements. The course also discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in EPS reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Calculate basic and diluted earnings per share.
•    Describe the presentation and disclosure requirements of IAS 33.
•    Describe the similarities and differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in the area of earnings per share.


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 5 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IFRS 8 Operating Segments; this overview includes a detailed discussion of the processes for identifying, aggregating and reporting operating segments in IFRS financial statements. The course also discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in segment reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Explain the process for identifying operating segments under IFRS 8.
•    Identify reportable segments based on the guidelines and quantitative thresholds provided in IFRS 8.
•    Describe the disclosure requirements of IFRS 8.
•    Describe the similarities and differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in the area of segment reporting.


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview
 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 4 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IAS 2 Inventories, the accounting standard for classifying and measuring inventories in IFRS financial statements. This module also discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in this area of financial reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Identify major classifications of inventory.
•    Distinguish between perpetual and periodic inventory systems.
•    Describe the items to include as inventory cost.
•    Describe and compare the formulas used to measure inventories in IFRS financial statements.
•    Explain when reporting entities measure inventories at net realizable value in IFRS financial statements.


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 3 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period (a topic commonly referred to as “subsequent events” under U.S. GAAP) and discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in this area of financial reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Define “events after the reporting period” per the guidelines of IAS 10.
•    Describe the recognition and disclosure requirements for events after the reporting period under IAS 10.
•    Describe the similarities and differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in the area of events after the reporting period (a.k.a. “subsequent events”).


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 2 of the IFRS Learning Module series presents an overview of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors and discusses the IASB’s and FASB’s efforts towards achieving convergence in these areas of financial reporting.


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

•    Properly classify accounting changes (i.e. changes in accounting policy, changes in accounting estimates, and error corrections) per the guidelines of IAS 8.
•    Describe the recognition and disclosure requirements for each type of accounting change under IAS 8.
•    Describe the similarities and differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in the area of accounting changes.


Field of Study: Accounting (100%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview
 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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IFRS Learning Modules are a series of courses that provide in-depth overviews of various topics related to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represents the global accounting principles that provide the foundation for most of the world’s financial reporting. These Standards establish the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for transactions and events reflected in IFRS financial statements.

The growing acceptance of IFRS as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has endorsed the outright adoption of IFRS in the United States. Therefore it is clear that IFRS represents the future of financial accounting and reporting in the United States.

Module 1 of the IFRS Learning Module series provides a “deep dive” into the principles governing the presentation of financial statements under IFRS. This includes a review of the IASB’s Framework, which addresses the concepts underlying the information presented in IFRS financial statements. It also includes detailed discussions of the IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows. Finally, this course provides an in-depth look at the joint IASB/FASB project that will result in sweeping changes to financial statement presentation in the near future.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Identify financial reports that are within the scope of the IASB Framework.
• Recognize practices that are consistent with the underlying assumptions and qualitative characteristics of financial statements prepared in accordance with the IASB Framework.
• Describe the characteristics of general purpose financial statements required under IFRS.
• Identify and classify the various elements of IFRS financial statements.
• Describe the IASB/FASB joint project on financial statement presentation and its impact on financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

 

International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) represents the international alternative to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Most of the world already communicates with investors and stakeholders about corporate financial performance in the language of IFRS. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and their U.S. equivalent (the FASB) have made commitments towards the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS and are working to eliminate as many differences between the two Standards as possible.

 

This course provides an introductory overview of International Financial Reporting Standards, including detailed discussions of the impact that adopting IFRS will have on businesses. This course also includes comprehensive reviews of the IASB structure and its standard-setting process, the basic framework that serves as the foundation for IFRS and the differences that exist between U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

 

 Learning Objectives

 After completing this course, participants should be able to:

 Define “IFRS” and recognize practices consistent with the due process followed when developing and issuing IFRS.

• Recognize the basic concepts by which financial statements are prepared under IFRS
• Identify the primary differences that exist between IFRS and U.S. GAAP as well as the efforts by the IASB and the FASB to eliminate these differences.
• Recognize the costs and benefits associated with adopting IFRS.

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the accounting for internal-use software.  The accounting and reporting requirements related to internal-use software can be found within ASC Topic 350-40.  The primary information addressed within this ASC Topic relates to the development costs that should and should not be capitalized, how those costs are amortized, how they are tested for impairment, as well as presentation and disclosure requirements.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Distinguish between software that is considered internal-use and not considered internal-use
•    Recognize how implementation costs are accounted for in various stages of software development
•    Identify when capitalization and amortization should commence
•    Recognize how implementation costs of hosting arrangements are accounted for differently

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This course on accounting for governmental entities is intended to be used by anyone who would like to gain knowledge of accounting and financial reporting currently recommended for state and local governmental units.

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
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Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Goodwill Impairment Testing

This course provides an overview of goodwill impairment testing.  The accounting and reporting requirements related to goodwill are prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in ASC Topic 350-20.  This course focuses on topics such as the initial recognition of goodwill and subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities.  This course also addresses the disclosure requirements for goodwill and is current through the issuance of ASU 2019-06.  

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Identify the recognition requirements related to goodwill

·       Recognize overall characteristics of goodwill impairment testing

·       Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative test of goodwill impairment

·       Identify key characteristics of the accounting alternative for goodwill

·       List the key disclosure requirements for goodwill and goodwill impairment losses

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Goodwill Impairment Basics

This course provides a basic overview of goodwill impairment testing.  The accounting and reporting requirements related to goodwill are prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in ASC Topic 350-20.  This course focuses on the subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities.  This course also addresses briefly describes the disclosure requirements for goodwill and is current through the issuance of ASU 2019-06.  

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Recognize overall characteristics of goodwill impairment testing

·       Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative test of goodwill impairment

·       Identify key characteristics of the accounting alternative for goodwill

·       Recognize the key disclosure requirements for goodwill and goodwill impairment losses

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview

This course provides an overview of several of the key accounting and reporting topics within U.S. GAAP.  This includes a discussion of accounting for business combinations, revenue recognition principles, and leasing transactions.  This course also address topics such as goodwill impairment, segment reporting, how to account for software (both internal-use and for resale) as well as requirements related to accounting changes and error corrections.  

Chapter 1 - Accounting for Business Combinations

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect to business combinations as prescribed by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805, Business Combinations.  The overall objective of the guidance included within ASC 805 is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects.  

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Identify the definition of a business as it relates to a business combination transaction

  List the steps involved in the acquisition method

  Identify the acquisition date for a business combination

  Recognize how to measure goodwill and gains from bargain purchases

  Identify the measurement period for business combinations

  Recognize financial statement disclosures related to business combinations

 

Chapter 2 - Revenue Recognition

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the revenue recognition standards prescribed by ASC Topic 606.  This chapter focuses specifically on the five-step model for revenue recognition including identifying a contract, identifying performance obligation, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to performance obligations, and recognizing revenue.           

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model

  Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists

  Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price

  Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations

 

Chapter 3 – Lease Transactions

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the new lease accounting standard issued by the FASB within ASC Topic 842.  This includes a discussion of the reasons for the change, how to correctly identify a lease within a contract, and the overall recognition, measurement, subsequent measurement, and disclosure requirements.  This chapter also provides examples of real-world disclosures as well as challenges faced by entities post-adoption.     

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease

  Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights

  Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases

  Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors

  Identify the requirements related to lease modifications

  Identify presentation and disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors

 

Chapter 4 - Goodwill Impairment

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of goodwill impairment testing.  The accounting and reporting requirements related to goodwill are prescribed by ASC Topic 350-20.  This chapter focuses on topics such as the initial recognition of goodwill and subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities.  This chapter also addresses the disclosure requirements for goodwill and is current through the issuance of ASU 2019-06.   

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Identify the recognition requirements related to goodwill

  Recognize overall characteristics of goodwill impairment testing

  Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative test of goodwill impairment

  Identify key characteristics of the accounting alternative for goodwill

  List the key disclosure requirements for goodwill and goodwill impairment losses

 

Chapter 5 - Segment Reporting

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect to segment reporting.  The accounting and reporting guidance related to segment reporting is prescribed by ASC Topic 280.  This chapter focuses on topics such as the identification of the chief operating decision maker (CODM), the determination of operating segments, and the determination of reportable segments.  This chapter also provides information on disclosure requirements as well as illustrative examples of segment disclosures for companies in different industries.  

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Identify key characteristics of operating segments

  Recognize characteristics of the entity’s chief operating decision maker

  Identify the quantitative thresholds used for reportable segments

  Recognize disclosure requirements for reportable segments as well as entity-wide disclosures

 

Chapter 6 - Accounting for Software

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the accounting for software, including both internal-use software as well as software that will be sold to third parties.  The accounting, reporting, and disclosure requirements related to software depends on the nature of the software, and whether it will be used internally by an entity or will be marketed to its customers.  For internal-use software, the guidance is prescribed by ASC Topic 350-40.  On the other hand, the guidance related to software to be marketed and sold is prescribed by ASC Topic 985-20.

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Distinguish between software that is considered internal-use and not considered internal-use

  Recognize how implementation costs are accounted for in various stages of software development

  Identify when capitalization and amortization should commence

  Recognize how implementation costs of hosting arrangements are accounted for differently

  Recognize software that is within the scope of ASC Topic 985-20

  Identify how software costs are recorded prior to and after establishing technological feasibility

  Recognize how amortization is recorded for capitalized software costs

  Identify general disclosure requirements related to software for resale

 

Chapter 7 - Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the accounting requirements with respect to accounting changes and error corrections and the reporting implications within an entity’s financial statements.  The scope of accounting changes includes a discussion of changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, as well as changes of a reporting entity.  The chapter also provides an overview of the accounting requirements of correcting errors in previously issued financial statements as well as restatement considerations.  A majority of the information included within this chapter is sourced from the requirements found within ASC Topic No 250.

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  List the different types of accounting changes and how they affect an entity’s financial statements

  Differentiate between the requirements for the different types of accounting changes

  Identify the steps involved in the required assessment for a correction of an error

  Differentiate between the iron curtain and rollover methods for quantifying a correction of an error

  Recognize the different types of restatements required as a result of accounting changes

 

Chapter 8 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Chapter Overview

This chapter provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  Non-GAAP financial measures continue to rank at the top of the most frequent comment letters issued by the SEC.  As a result, it’s important to understand the guidance with respect to these measures to ensure that an entity’s financial statements remain GAAP compliant and are not misleading.  

Chapter Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  Differentiate between a GAAP financial measure and a non-GAAP financial measure

  Recognize examples of different types of non-GAAP financial measures

  Identify which SEC guidance is applicable to different types of non-GAAP financial measures

  Recognize disclosures within the scope of Regulation G

  Identify key requirements included within both Regulation G and Regulation S-K related to these measures

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed

Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description
The full disclosure principle, one of the major accounting principles, requires that information provided in financial statements be sufficiently complete to avoid misleading users of the reports by omitting significant facts of information. The full disclosure principle also refers to revealing information that would be useful in the decision-making processes of informed users. Full disclosure is required for the fair presentation of financial statements. This course discusses the disclosures required of companies, including those related to accounting policies, segmental information, related parties, contingencies, long-term purchase contract obligations, inflation, and derivatives. Sample annual reports addressing this requirement are illustrated.

After completing this section, you should be able to:

1.       Recognize the full disclosure principle and its implementation.

2.       Identify the types of major accounting disclosures.

3.       Recognize the disclosure requirements for major business segments and related party transactions.

4.       Recognize disclosure requirements for derivatives, subsequent and interim financial reports.

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:
A corporate scandal involves alleged or actual unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has seen some large corporate collapses and scandals due to shoddy and deceptive accounting practices. Many companies, shareholders and employees suffered as stock prices fell and reputations were tarnished when businesses conducted questionable practices.
This course is divided into four parts. Chapter 1 identifies the common financial shenanigans demonstrated with a series of real-life cases and addressed ongoing financial reporting issues (e.g., restatements, SEC enforcement actions). The failure of corporate governance and auditor’s role in Enron’s collapse are also discussed. Chapter 2 explains the basic accounting rules for stock-based compensation. It also identifies regulations that protect investors from unethical business practices. Chapter 3 focuses on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act including the creation of PCAOB, reforms of corporate America, and improvements in audit quality. It also discusses internal control reporting requirements, the role of the audit committee, and disclosure controls and personal accountability.  Chapter 4 identifies ways to promote high levels of accountability and transparency. It explains the importance of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It also discusses the role of good corporate governance in protecting shareholder value.

Learning Objectives:
After studying this course, you will be able to:
Identify techniques used to manipulate a company’s financials  
Recognize common financial reporting issues
Recognize measurement and recognition of employee stock-based compensation
Identify regulations that protect investors from unethical business practices  
Recognize how Sarbanes Oxley Act improves corporate behavior and enhances audit quality
Identify laws that govern social responsibilities of business
Recognize the role of good corporate governance in protecting shareholder value

Field of Study:    Accounting
Level of Knowledge :   Overview
Prerequisite:    None
Advanced Preparation:    None
 
Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course offers a comprehensive overview of forensic accounting, covering the standards guiding these professionals, the essential qualifications, and the experience necessary for success in this field.  Additionally, this course also outlines a basic five-step process designed to facilitate thorough and meticulously documented engagements, supplemented with examples of the techniques employed by forensic accountants.  

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
  Recognize the key objectives of forensic accounting
  Identify techniques that forensic accountant use to perform engagements
  Recognize the standards which forensic accountants should follow
  Identify the importance of maintaining a clear audit trail in a forensic engagement

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description

Financial ratio analysis is an effective tool for CPAs to evaluate and analyze financial trends to highlight operational efficiencies and inefficiencies. For the CPA in the attest function, financial ratios can be an important tool for audit planning to identify operational issues as well as any potential going concern questions that should be addressed. Through the use of example financial statements, this course demonstrates the practical uses of:

·         Common sized financial statements

·         Commonly used financial ratios

·         The DuPont Model for evaluating return on equity

·         Ratios to forecast working capital

·         Cash flow ratios to identify potential liquidity issues

 Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

·         Recognize the elements of common sized financial statements

·         Compute commonly used financial ratios

·         Differentiate the implications of each ratio to the company being measured

·         Recognize the elements of the DuPont model

·         Recognize the use of ratios to forecast certain working capital account balances

·         Compute commonly used cash flow ratios

Prerequisites: None

Level: Overview

NASBA Category: Accounting

Recommended CPE:  4 Hours

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Managers of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) generally are not skilled in financial matters.  Or, managers are often preoccupied with its welfare objectives and fund raising and ignore the operations efficiency and operating cost controls.  A series of appropriate questions that nonprofit financial managers must address in connection with an organization’s financial condition and activity include:

1.  Do we have a profit or a loss? 

2.  Do we have sufficient reserves? 

3.  Are we liquid? 

4.  Do we have strong internal controls? 

5.  Are we operating efficiently? 

6.  Are we meeting our budget? 

7.  Are our programs valid? 

8.  Are we competing successfully?

9. Is our prioritizing of programs and activities reasonable?

The course is an attempt to help answer theses questions.

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Field of Study Finance
Level of Knowledge Intermediate
Prerequisite None
Advanced Preparation None

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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The FASB Big 3 – What You Need to Know About Rev Rec, Leases, and Credit Losses

In the past few years, the FASB has released several significant accounting standards which have brought about sometimes sweeping changes to U.S. GAAP.  Many of these new standards have required significant resources and sometimes lengthy implementation times.  This course focuses on the key requirements from what is commonly referred to as the “Big 3”.  This includes the new standards related to revenue recognition, leases, and credit losses on financial instruments.  Even though some of the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) which drove these changes have been out for years, many entities have still yet to adopt all the requirements.      

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model

·       Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists

·       Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price

·       Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations

·       Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease

·       Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases

·       Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Identify the recognition criteria for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases

·       Identify the overall requirements with respect to lease modifications

·       Recognize the criteria used for sale and leaseback transactions

·       Identify the presentation requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Recognize both qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors

·       Identify the effective date for the new lease accounting standards

·       Identify the key provisions as it relates to the new credit losses standard

·       Recognize the credit loss measurement requirements for assets measured at amortized cost

·       Recognize the credit loss measurement requirements for available-for-sale debt securities

·       Identify the financial statement disclosure requirements related to credit losses

·       Identify the effective date and transition requirements for the new credit loss standard

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:

This 4 hour course is designed to meet the 4 hour Ethics CPE requirement for Florida CPAs.  It provides an overview of ethical thought along with the core values of the CPA profession and the application of these values to ethical reasoning.  Chapters 455 and 473 of the Florida Statutes and the related administrative rules found in section 61H1 of the Florida Administrative Code are reviewed along with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.  Case studies are utilized throughout the course to emphasize material.

 

 

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

·        Recognize the ethical standards contained in the Florida Board of Accountancy rules and related Florida statutes

·        Recognize the ethical standards contained in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct

 

Prerequisites: None

Level: Overview

NASBA Category: Ethics

Recommended CPE:  4 Hours

 

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Introduction

Numerous FASB Standards have been issued requiring certain items to be measured and reported at “fair value” on the Balance Sheet. Prior to the release of ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (formerly known as SFAS 157), the concept of “fair value” had never been formally defined in U.S. accounting literature. Since its issuance in September 2006, ASC 820 has become one the most controversial accounting standards ever released.

This course provides a conceptual review of fair value accounting, as outlined in ASC 820 and other U.S. accounting standards. This course will also provide an overview of the authoritative guidance for auditing fair value measurements and disclosures, SAS No. 101.


Learning Objectives

•    Define ‘fair value’ and explain the fair value framework & hierarchy included in ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
•    Identify the roles that management and the auditor have in the fair value measurement process.
•    Recognize the key aspects of the fair value option.
•    Recognize the limitations of fair value accounting.


Field of Study: Accounting (90%) and Auditing (10%)


Prerequisites: None


Level: Overview

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the processes involved in understanding, evaluating, and properly disclosing Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) issued by the FASB.  This includes a look at the key elements included within each ASU, how companies should consider the impacts from the change, as well as how to properly disclose these impacts (if known) within their notes to their financial statements.  This course also outlines an effective five-step process for monitoring ASUs, from initial release to adoption.   

 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
•    Identify standard elements included within each FASB ASU
•    Distinguish between different transition requirements
•    Recognize SEC disclosure requirements relating to pending ASUs
•    Identify best practices for effectively tracking ASUs

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Course Description:  This course covers how to create a custom function (sometimes called a user-defined function) in Excel.  A custom function is a calculation that the user creates and names. This custom function is then stored in Excel and can recalled when it is needed. In this course we will be using the Visual Basic Editor and using a couple of VBA keywords; however this is NOT a VBA or programming course.  You will create a couple of different custom functions and then see how to create an ADD-IN file so that these functions can be used in all your workbooks.

Course Objectives

·         Recognize how to find and access the Visual Basic Editor  

·         Identify the components of custom functions and how to use them

·         Recognize how to create, save and remove custom functions

·         Recognize the implications of creating custom functions and how they work

 

Category: Computer Science/Specialized Knowledge

Level: Intermediate to Advanced Excel user

 

Prerequisites: Excel 2007 through Excel 2016.  Should have a basic understanding of an IF statement.

Introduction

 Economic indicators are those often-voluminous statistics released by government agencies, non-profit organizations and even private companies. They provide measurements for evaluating the health of our economy, including the latest business cycles, consumer spending, inflation, housing, and so on. Various economic indicators are released quarterly, monthly, weekly, and even daily.

 

This course provides an introductory overview of the world’s most prevalent economic indicators, including those related to unemployment, consumer sentiment and confidence, inflation, productivity, housing, manufacturing, and international trade. This course reviews the impact that changes in these indicators have on the financial markets and monetary policy.

 

 

Learning Objectives

 

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

 

·         Identify the types of economic indicators that exist and recognize the unique characteristics of each type.

·         Recognize the characteristics and economic impact of key economic indicators, including those related to unemployment, consumer sentiment and confidence, inflation, productivity, housing, manufacturing, and international trade.

·         Identify the components of gross domestic product (GDP) and recognize how economic indicators impact these components.

·         Recognize how changes in economic indicators and the actions of the Federal Reserve impact financial market activity.

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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This course provides a clear and concise introduction to managerial economics.  The course managerial economics is offered in a variety of titles including business economics, economic analysis for business decisions, economics for management decisions, etc. at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

It focuses on the fundamentals and essentials needed to understand how business decisions are made and tackled using economics and other quantitative tools. It illustrates decisions with many solved problems to test and help students reinforce their understanding of the subject.  Further, many business professionals can benefit from this course. The reader is assumed to have done some introductory-level work in economics. A minimal amount of background in college-level math and statistics is also expected.

This course extensively and intensively shows the application of economic theory and concepts to real-life business decisions.  It consists of questions and problems along with their answers and suggested solutions.

 

Field of Study	Economics
Level of Knowledge	Overview
Prerequisite	None
Advanced Preparation	None

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Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
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Do I Have a Lease?

Overview

This course provides an in-depth overview of the assessment of whether or not an arrangement is or contains a lease.  This includes a discussion of specific guidance prescribed by ASC Topic 842 as well as additional interpretive guidance provided several of the Big 4 accounting firms.  This course also addresses the short-term lease exception available in ASC Topic 842. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

·       Determine whether an arrangement is or contains a lease

·       Determine whether an arrangement includes an identified asset 

·       Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights and decision-making rights

Recognize the short-term lease exception prescribed by ASC Topic 842

 

Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed
Advance Preparation : None
Intended Participants : Any CPA looking to maintain or enhance their professional competence
Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase. A minimum passing grade of 70% or better is required to receive CPE
Click here to view cancellation and record retention policies