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Overview
Why You Should Attend
Mid-sized and smaller reporting companies need to keep pace with a changing reporting landscape as the SEC ramps up its rulemaking activities, including proposed rules on climate change and cybersecurity disclosure requirements. Attendees will learn about the standard-setting agenda of the FASB and will hear updates on rulemaking, interpretive guidance, frequent comments, and enforcement actions emanating from the SEC. In addition, we have a panel on ethical challenges which qualifies for ethics credit for CPE purposes. Our expert faculty will provide practical approaches to new and complex accounting and disclosure requirements.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the details of the SEC’s proposed rules on climate change and cybersecurity disclosure requirements
- Explore updates on other rulemaking and interpretive guidance in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, plus hot topics in their comment process
- Evaluate the latest on FASB’s projects, including Segment Reporting and Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
- Review the status of the changes from reference rate reform and other financial instruments hot topics
- Discuss MD&A hot topics, including inflation, reference rate reform, cybersecurity, ESG matters and progress on implementing the 2020 rules
- Hear a lively SEC reporting roundtable discussion of current events, including discussion of the SEC’s proposed rules and other accounting and reporting issues
- Review recent SEC enforcement actions, whistleblowing developments and ethical challenges
- Recall tips for staying out of trouble with a focus on audit quality, enforcement and other PCAOB matters
Who Should Attend
SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation or review of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, and audit committee members.
Program Level: Overview
Intended Audience: SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation or review of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, and audit committee members.
Prerequisites
We recommend first attending the SEC Reporting Skills Workshop for Financial Professionals or SEC Reporting and Practice Skills Workshop for Lawyers 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