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Loscalzo's Disclosure - The Key to Financial Statements

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Member Price: $300.00 Non-Member Price: $450.00

Date/Time:: Dec 15, 2010, 8:30am–4:30pm
Venue:: Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Montpelier
Developer:: Loscalzo Associates
CPE Credits:: 8 Hours
Field of Study:: Accounting
Level:: Basic
Instructor:: Jack Ellovich, CPA

Keep your professional reputation stellar by making sure your financial statements are “up-to-speed”. This course will:

 Explain and illustrate disclosure requirements

 Clear up misconceptions on practice problems such as fair value

 Correct disclosure deficiencies most frequently cited by peer reviewers

The manual includes numerous live “bread and butter” examples, a complete disclosure checklist and pro forma financial statements.

Objective:

Participants will be able to prepare disclosures necessary for privately-held companies

Major Subjects:

This program does not discuss SEC requirements.

Special emphasis is given to common disclosure deficiencies noted in practice and in peer reviews…
Recent changes in subsequent events, going concern, and fair value...
Contingencies, risks and uncertainties, accounting policies...
Liabilities – how debt violations impact classification...
Deferred taxes and uncertain tax positions...
Accounting changes, error corrections, and other categories in the income statement…
Cash flows statement

Who Should Attend? Practitioners in public practice and CPAs in industry who are responsible for the preparation of non-public financial statements. Since one of our course authors has served on the NJSCPA Peer Review Executive Committee for 18 years and has performed quality control consultations for almost 30 years, this program is a must for those practitioners who will undergo peer review.

Good Industry Course – Updated for New Accounting Pronouncements

Prerequisites: Participants should be familiar with the accounting issues included in the FASB Codification

Participant Comments

“Great class! Very helpful!” “Materials are outstanding.” “This CPE vendor is my favorite because the book and the instructors always present the material in a way that is practical to the CPA of a small firm.” “Quality of the Materials – One of Best I’ve ever had.” “Very good class to update for disclosure. Very detailed, only focused on current change. Very meaningful class.” “Probably the best class I’ve had in a long time – thanks.” “Excellent in all respects.” “Good course with a quality instructor.” “Very useful class – It held my interest the entire day. I took it approximately 5-6 years ago and find much that applies to my day to day practice.” “Best disclosure course I’ve taken, outstanding. Material is superior.” “Extremely valuable information and presented expertly.” “Loscalzo courses for A&A are the best. No one does it better.”