Accounting

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Accounting, Auditing

(SSAA140/25) Surgent’s Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

Designed for accounting and attestation practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard-setting activities of the FASB and AICPA. In addition to providing a detailed review of SAS No. 145, this course will bring you up to date on FASB and AICPA...
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Accounting

(SSAA244/25) Surgent’s Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 7/27/21)

The one constant in life is change. This is true in the A&A world as well. 2021 will continue to challenge the accounting profession in many areas, including accounting for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, working in a virtual environment, and implementing new AICPA and FASB pronouncements. In this monthly series, we will explore...
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Accounting

(SSAA254/25) Surgent’s Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye

Implementing ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) is sure to have a major impact on your balance sheet and potentially on your business as well. This course is a one-stop shop for what you need to know about the now-effective changes to the lease accounting guidance. In this course, we will review how to measure...
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Accounting

(LIAA24/26) Topic 842 – Implementing Leases Workshop

This updated course offers an in-depth look at the FASB leases standard (ASC 842), which requires organizations to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. This comprehensive course will cover recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements, while also focusing on a critical area of change which is the proper identification of a lease...
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Accounting

(LIAA05/26) FASB Update

FASB standards are constantly changing.  Practioners must keep up with those changes.
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Accounting

(LIAA01/26) Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements

External auditors understand concepts like materiality, reasonableness, and risk of material misstatement. This course will explain how to think like an auditor when preparing and fairly presenting your financial statements and related disclosures.
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Accounting

(LIAA07/26) Accounting for Equity Investments

Understanding the proper accounting for and reporting of investments can be challenging, especially given recent changes to U.S. GAAP.  This course will provide critical considerations when evaluating the proper treatment of basic investments in other entities and other common investments for nonpublic entities in U.S. GAAP-basis financial statements, including consideration of recent changes in financial...
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Accounting, Auditing

(SMAA01/25) Quality Management – A Practical Approach

Beginning in 2025, the AICPA Quality Management (QM) Standards will usher in a host of new requirements. The first half of this course is designed to discuss the process of implementing the QM Standards. During the second half, participants will work on their firm’s QM implementation process, including identifying potential quality risks, assessing those risks,...
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Accounting

(LIAA21/26) The Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Related Matters on Financial Statements and Audits

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has become an area of increasing focus. ESG reporting includes a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative information. Interested parties seek to understand the effects of relevant ESG matters on an entity's business strategy, cash flows, financial position, and financial performance. This course will focus on the impact of ESG-related...
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Accounting

(LIAA16/26) Businesses Receiving Government Assistance

Many for-profit entities receive government assistance or are required to have financial statement or compliance audits due to law or regulation. This course will discuss the requirements under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards relevant to for-profit entity audits.
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