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Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosure - Part 1


Total Credits: 4 including 4 Accounting - Technical

Average Rating:
   46
Categories:
Accounting and Auditing |  ACPEN Industry Institute
Faculty:
Gary A. Hotchkiss, CPA
Course Levels:
Basic
Duration:
4 Hours
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Dates


Description

This session is a must-attend-event for any professional accountant tasked with development and presentation of financial statements destined for use by either an employer or firm client. This is a non-patronizing, back-to-basics workshop that thoroughly reviews the appropriate content and formats for financial statements in numerous industries. Topics related to financial statement presentation are thoroughly explored during this session, as well. This is the comprehensive review of basic financial statement presentation matters that virtually every peer review committee has been looking for - for years.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives

*Review appropriate content and formats for financial statements in numerous industries.


Major Subjects

*Establishment of an effective financial statement presentation and disclosure preparation protoco

*Characteristics of financial presentations deemed to be financial statements

* GAAP-based financial statements vs Special Purpose Framework (SPF)-based financial statements

* Formatics (composition) of effective financial statements, a. Full-disclosure vs Omission of Substantially All Disclosure (OSAD) financial statements, b. Single-period vs Comparative (multi-period) financial statements


Course Materials

Faculty

Gary A. Hotchkiss, CPA Related Seminars and Products


Gary’s professional career has encompassed public accounting in the capacity of staff to partner level in firms ranging from small to international practices, and industry experience at the controller and chief financial officer level. Gary’s experience also includes three years as a member of the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  For several years, Gary served as the senior technical reviewer for the Texas Society of CPAs for peer reviews conducted in that state.  Various organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and state societies of CPAs have named Gary as their discussion leader of the year.  Participants have noted that he enhances his presentations by including real-life examples and drawing upon a “somewhat dry” sense of humor. 

Gary, currently, is a partner in a small accounting practice in Dallas, Texas.  Additionally, Gary is the President of RealisticApproach Seminars, Inc.  RealisticApproach Seminars, Inc. develops and provides professional training, exclusively through state societies of CPAs, to CPAs throughout the country.


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Advanced Preparation None
Course Developer Gary Hotchkiss
Designed For Anyone responsible for presenting or attesting regarding financial statements.
Original Recording Date May 23, 2014
Prerequisites None
Yellow Book

No


Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


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