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Overview
Why You Should Attend
With the financial reporting world in a constant state of change, it’s challenging to keep up with new and evolving accounting standards and regulations. The Annual Forum will provide key insights and updates from regulators, industry and topic experts. Attendees will learn about FASB’s standard-setting agenda, as well as updates on rulemaking, interpretive guidance and enforcement actions from the SEC. Our expert faculty will discuss implementation challenges and offer practical approaches to new and complex disclosure and accounting requirements.
What You Will Learn
- Updates on rulemaking and interpretive guidance in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, plus hot topics in CorpFin’s comment process
- Implementation of FASB’s revenue recognition standard with a focus on year-end disclosures and the SEC’s observations
- Year-end issues regarding income taxes
- Leases implementation and SAB 74 disclosures
- Financial instruments guidance and adoption issues
- Other key accounting developments from the FASB, including liabilities and equity, as well as lots of narrow projects
- The impact on the disclosure of critical accounting estimates given the new audit report and the discussion of critical audit matters
- The latest on cybersecurity disclosures
- Office of Chief Accountant frequent accounting consultation areas
- Key focus areas and hot topics throughout
Who Should Attend
SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, audit committee members, and others involved in preparation or review of the financial statements.
Program Level: Overview
Intended Audience: SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, audit committee members, and others involved in preparation or review of the financial statements.
Prerequisites: We recommend first attending the SEC Reporting Skills Workshop or prior experience with the SEC reporting process and use of the Instructions to Forms and Regulations S-K and S-X.
Advanced Preparation: None