CPE & Event Catalog

Tools for evaluating and summarizing licenses and privacy policies. Definitions of significant terms and concepts often used in software licenses. Review critical terms associated with services like Microsoft 365 or QuickBooks Online.

Multiple contracts with same customer. Enforceability and payment terms. Contract modifications. Cancellations or terminations. Determining performance obligations. Understanding performance obligations. Promised goods or services. Bundled offerings. Changes in customer requirements. Long-term contracts.

Licensing arrangements and intellectual property. Assets recognized from costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. Ensuring completeness. Practices to avoid.

Methods to estimate variable consideration. Constraining estimates. Significant financing components. Accounting for contract modifications. Modification approval assessment. Factors supporting contract modification approval. Modification accounted for as separate contract. Modification not accounted for as a separate contract.

Measuring progress. Output methods. Input methods, and more.

Accounting information systems and packages. Computer software in managerial accounting. Information security and data protection. The accountant and the networked environment. The accountant and database management systems. Information systems and financial analysis.

An overview of financial management. Financial statements and cash flow. Evaluating a firm's financial performance. The time value of money. Valuation of stocks and bonds. Capital budgeting: techniques and practice. Short-term financing. Debt financing. International finance.

Role of an accountant. Chart of accounts. General ledger and trial balance. Accounting procedures accounting for receivables. Accounting for investments, and more.

Changes in accounting principle. Changes in accounting estimate. Changes in reporting entity. Correction of an error in preciously issued financial statements. Corrections related to prior interim periods. Materiality of an error.

Changes in accounting principle. Changes in accounting estimate. Changes in reporting entity. Correction of an error in preciously issued financial statements. Corrections related to prior interim periods. Materiality of an error.

Accounting estimates.

Auditor overall responsibilities. Evaluating methods of estimation. Identification and evaluation of significant assumptions. Auditor derived expectations. Evaluating post-measurement date evidence. Evaluating audit results. Audit challenges. Best practices when auditing accounting estimates.

Accounting estimates: risks, challenges, and potential bias. Risks and challenges in using estimates. Examples of key estimates. Fair value measurements. Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets. Contingent liabilities. Revenue recognition. Pension and other post-retirement benefits. Income taxes. Allowance for doubtful accounts. Stock-based compensation. Asset retirement obligations.

Recent cases of accounting fraud. Motivations of fraud. Opportunity for fraud. Koss corporation. Fair finance company. Diamond foods.

Characteristics of useful accounting information. AIS and business processes. The data processing cycle. Types of fraud. The fraud triangle. Computer attacks. Fraud and theft detection. Control principles, and more.

Changes in accounting principle. Accounting for the change in accounting principle. Justifying a change in accounting principle. Change in accounting principle. Disclosures required for changes in accounting principles. Change in accounting estimate. Change in reporting entity. Accounting standards updates.

Financial statements, the Sarbanes Oxley act, and corporate governance. How to evaluate and improve a company's financial performance. Internal accounting applications for your company. Cost-volume-profit analysis, operating leverage, and discounting analysis. Capital budgeting. Assets management, financing techniques, and portfolio theory. Long-term debt and equity financing. Decision-making with forecasting. The evolving world of accounting.

Essentials of Accounting and Finance. Types of Cost Data and Cost Analysis. Contribution Analysis. Break-Even and Cost-Volume Profit Analysis. Cost Data Analysis. Forecasting Cash Needs and Budgeting. Cost Control and Variance Analysis. Financial Assets. Accounts Receivable and Credit, and more.

Accounting and financial reporting for cryptocurrency and other digital assets.

Common issues that may impact the proper presentation and disclosure of debt.