Objective
- Identify areas of the financial statements that contain accounting or reporting uncertainty
- Understand the proper accounting treatment of loss contingencies under U.S. GAAP
- Discuss how to evaluate the sufficiency of accounting for areas of estimation, such as common allowances and accruals
- Describe the important considerations when determining the proper disclosure of going concern and other areas of uncertainty
Highlights
- Identifying financial statement areas containing recognition, measurement, presentation, or disclosure uncertainty
- Applying common techniques for evaluating the proper accounting treatment of loss contingencies, allowances, accruals, and other areas with recognition and measurement uncertainty
- Describing important presentation and disclosure considerations when highlighting uncertainty to financial statement users making economic decisions
- Evaluating the adequacy of disclosure of going concern uncertainty under U.S. GAAP
Designed For
CPAs in either public or private practice with accounting, financial reporting, or attest responsibilities.Prerequisite
NoneAdvanced Preparation
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