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Financial Accounting and Reporting

For investors, bankers, and finance professionals

We offer customized on-site training in the following areas:

  • Financial statements: An introduction
  • Understanding and preparing cash flow statements
  • Accounting for mergers and acquisitions
  • Deferred taxes
  • Leases
  • Share-based compensation
  • Introduction to accounting for pensions
  • Introduction to accounting for derivatives
  • Introduction to accounting for foreign operations
  • Introduction to reporting of securities and investments
  • Introduction to reporting of securitizations [CMO, CDO, CLO, CBO, and ABS]
  • Reporting of convertible securities and earnings per share
  • Asset impairments
  • Asset retirement obligations
  • Accounting changes and error corrections

For accountants, auditors, and preparers

We offer customized on-site training in the following areas:

  • Accounting for income taxes (Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced): FASB ASC 740 (FAS 109, FIN 48, APB 23)
  • Business combinations and intangible assets: FASB ASC 805, 350 (FAS 141R and 142)
  • Consolidations and non-controlling interests: FASB ASC 810 (FIN 46R and FAS 160)
  • Share-based payments: FASB ASC 718 (FAS 123R)
  • Leases: FASB ASC 842
  • Revenue recognition: FASB ASC 606
  • Cash flow statement: FASB ASC 230 (FAS 95)
  • Foreign operations: FASB ASC 830 (FAS 52)
  • Asset impairments: FASB ASC 360 (FAS 144)
  • Asset retirement obligations: FASB ASC 410 (FAS 143)
  • Accounting changes and error corrections: FASB ASC 250 (FAS 154)
  • Introduction to accounting for derivatives and financial instruments:
    • FASB ASC 310-30: Purchased distressed debt
    • FASB ASC 320: Debt and equity securities
    • FASB ASC 323: Equity-method investments and joint ventures
    • FASB ASC 815: Derivatives
    • FASB ASC 820: Fair value measurements
    • FASB ASC 825: Financial instruments measured at fair value