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Accounting for Ship Owners ON DEMAND

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $29.00

Non-Member Price $33.00

Overview

Ship owners must deal with a massive number of accounting transactions to operate their ships. In this course, we cover the essentials of revenue recognition, as well as the accounting for operating expenses, ship construction costs, depreciation, dry-docking, day-to-day maintenance, vessel impairment testing, and several related issues.

Highlights

Types of ships. Revenue resources. Operating expenses. Ship owner departments. Accounting for financing of ship construction. Ship purchase commitments. Ship construction costs. Ship depreciation issues.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other accounting professionals.

Objectives

Recognize the different revenue-generating arrangements that a ship owner may use. Recall the different types of expenses that a ship owner may incur to operate a ship. Recognize the different types of costs that are capitalized into a ship asset. Specify the rules used to derive the depreciation expense for a ship.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $33.00

Member Price $29.00