Click to DOWNLOAD Fall/Winter Brochure REGISTER FOR CLASSES  CLASSES BY LOCATION   Costa Mesa   Culver City   Irvine (NEW)   Pasadena   Woodland Hills   Courses By Date COURSES BY CATEGORY   Accounting &    Auditing   Communications   Ethics (Monthly)   Fraud (Monthly)   Special Knowledge   Tax VENUE DIRECTIONS   Costa Mesa   Culver City   Irvine   Pasadena   Woodland Hills                               Financial Statement Disclosures Dates & Locations 05/15/08 Pasadena Classes meet 9:00am-5:00pm taught by Seid Sadat or Kris Griswold Only $220!  Lunch is always included 8 CPE Hours Overview No Prerequisites No Advance Preparation Intermediate (NASBA: AC) Financial statement disclosure requirements have increased both for privately-held and publicly-owned companies. This seminar reviews the Statement of Cash Flows, measuring and reporting asset impairments, new ways to measure and report earnings including pro forma disclosures, the new disclosure requirements under Statements of Financial Accounting Standards for intangibles, asset retirement, and debt extinguishment. Traditional areas covered include: investments in debt and equity securities financial instruments & leases transactions pension & retirement plans & business segment reporting There is a discussion of the implications of increased disclosure requirements for small practitioners. The recent accounting scandals in companies like Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, Global Crossing, and Qwest are reviewed to assess disclosure inadequacies. A practical case study will be used in this seminar. The discussions emphasize disclosures that enhance the usefulness of financial statements to business owners and creditors. Click course name below for information on other FER courses. A&A For The General Practitioner Bankruptcy: What Every CPA Needs To Know Compilation & Review Engagements: Practical Concerns Cracking Untraceable Fraud: When Your Client is Committing Fraud Death and Taxes 1: Form 1041 Tax Preparation Workshop Death and Taxes 2: A/B Trust-Funding Workshop Death and Taxes 3: Estate Tax Form 706 Workshop Disasters: Tax & Financial Issues Discharging Taxes In A Bankruptcy Effective Business Writing for CPAs Ethics for CPAs FAS 109: Tax Provision Fundamentals and Key Issues Fed Up With Fraud Financial Meltdown: Fraud, Greed Or Stupidity GAAP & GAAS Update Hot A & A Topics Introduction To International Taxation Other Comprehensive Basis Of Accounting: Cash and Income Tax Basis Reporting (OCBOA) Partnerships, S Corps, C Corps & LLCs: Tax Aspects Practical Approach for Financial Statement Preparation and Review Using QuickBooks® Accounting Software Real Estate Reporting Done Right Tax & Financial Issues Related To Disasters Tips, Traps & Tactics On Communication & Negotiaton Skills for CPAs Understanding & Planning For 1031 Tax-Deferred Like-Kind Exchanges Unmasking and Outsmarting the Culprits Defrauding a Business Why Forensic Accounting? …Disputes, Divorce, Valuations, Testimony Financial Education Resources is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses of CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Ave. North, Ste. 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417 or by visiting the website www.nasba.org. CONTACT INFORMATION: For more information regarding refund, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at 310.202.1669. © 2009 F.E.R. All rights reserved.