Accounting Update - Hot Topics For Preparing Current Period Financial Statements

Course Description

Modern-day accounting and auditing standards are complex. Despite the ongoing efforts to simplify standards might ease some of the pressure, at times it just translates to more standards and rules to understand as well as implement. Some days it seems as if the accounting profession is changing faster than a CPA can keep up. Both public and private CPAs must be current on changes to various potentially relevant accounting and financial reporting standards, including U.S. GAAP.

In a continuously shifting global environment, professionals need more than just a base understanding of the updates. This CPE webinar covers rock-solid information that is intuitively delivered with practical insights that will help the attendees to make sense of the regulatory requirements for them as well as their clients.  

This comprehensive webinar covers in detail topics for what you need to know to be up-to-date on accounting and activities. Recently issued or effective literature is discussed along with current accounting and auditing issues. The webinar focuses on the big picture, this webinar covers a wide breadth of topics while focusing on what you need to know now about each new development.

This Online CPE webinar provides recent and proposed changes to relevant technical standards most relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of current period financial statements.

This Accounting webinar covers the following Major Topics:

• U.S. GAAP accounting standards updates that have recent or current period effective dates
  
• Other relevant matters, including highlights of significant changes related to international standards
• Approved extensions post-COVID-19
• Topic 842- Leases
• COVID-19 implications for FASB Practical Expedient Options, Lease concessions, Short pays
• ASU 2021-03 – Intangibles 
• Hedging Nonfinancial Risk

Learning Objectives

• To discover and discuss changes to accounting and financial reporting that have a current period impact. 
• To discuss ASU 2021-03 – Intangibles.
• To analyze hedging of nonfinancial risk.
• To identify and explain accounting or financial reporting matters on the horizon meriting attention in the short term.
• To recognize the impact of the new development on various practice areas. 

Recommended For

• This Online Continuing Professional Education webinar is recommended for CPAs, CMAs, CIA, CFE, CRMA, and Other Professionals who desire to help with the preparation of financial statements with relevant updates
  

Who Should Attend?

Webinar Qualifies For

• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting & Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial Accounting for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• 2 CRE Credit for Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC)
• 2 CPE Credit for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• 2 PL Credit for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• 2 PL Credit for Certificate In Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial accounting for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
• 2 CPD Credit of Financial Reporting for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial accounting for Certified Business Appraiser/Master Certified Business Appraiser (CBA/MCBA)
• 2 CPD Credit of Financial Reporting for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
• 2 CPE Credit for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
• 2 CPE Credit for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
• 2 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
• 2 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
• 2 General Credit for Accountant/Bookeeper

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