Financial Reporting Fundamentals 2024
8.00 Credits
Member Price $299
Non-Member Price $399
Overview
Gain the knowledge to read and understand the differences between IFRS and US GAAP financial reports. A recent IFRS Foundation survey found that 167 jurisdictions now require the use of IFRS Accounting Standards for all or most publicly listed companies, while 12 jurisdictions permit its use. With this global acceptance, and as more than 1,000 foreign companies are reporting to the SEC using IFRS, learn how to read and understand the differences between US GAAP and IFRS financial reports. Attendees will examine an IFRS financial report and a US GAAP financial report, outlining essential distinctions between the US GAAP and IFRS reports.
Highlights
- Financial statements, disclosures and presentations
- Review of two Annual Financial Reports (IFRS and U.S. GAAP)
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
CPAs, auditors, consultants, accountants and financial professionals.
Objectives
- Identify underlying concepts in preparing a financial report
- Observe similarities and differences between IFRS financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements and U.S. GAAP presentation and disclosure requirements
- Observe differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS financial reporting with regard to assets and liabilities and other reporting issues, including revenue and leases
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Bobbe Barnes, AICPA
Bobbe Barnes is an educator and consultant with many years of professional experience in IFRS, US GAAP, and certification training around the world. She recently completed nine years overseas working in emerging economies, where she led the team that developed the Certified International Professional Accounting certificate program, comprising training courses and examinations. Bobbe has worked in many countries and regions including the USA, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Middle East, and Far East including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and South Korea. Bobbe is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). In addition, she is active in the Institute of Management Accountants, having served on the Board of Directors and the standing Committee on Ethics.
Just recently she was a keynote speaker at the International Accounting and Auditing Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and a speaker at the fifth annual Middle East IFRS and Accounting Summit in Dubai, where she also conducted a full day workshop on Financial Instruments.
Non-Member Price $399
Member Price $299