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Non-GAAP Financial Measures - What You Need to Know ON DEMAND

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2.0 Credits

Member Price $58.00

Non-Member Price $67.00

Overview

This course provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big 4 accounting firms. Non-GAAP financial measures continue to rank at the top of the most frequent comment letters issued by the SEC. As a result, it’s important to understand the guidance with respect to these measures to ensure that an entity’s financial statements remain GAAP compliant and are not misleading.

Highlights

What is a Non-GAAP financial measure? What drove the increase in use of Non-GAAP financial measures regulation S-K? Prominent presentation. SEC comment letters.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CFOs, controllers, financial professionals, and auditors.

Objectives

Differentiate between a GAAP financial measure and a non-GAAP financial measure. Recognize examples of different types of non-GAAP financial measures. Identify which SEC guidance is applicable to different types of non-GAAP financial measures. Recognize disclosures within the scope of Regulation G. Identify key requirements included within both Regulation G and Regulation S-K related to these measures.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Kelen Camehl, Western CPE

Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam. He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s “Journal of Accountancy”.

Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX. Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment. Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.

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Non-Member Price $67.00

Member Price $58.00