Financial Accounting Issues

The FASB Big 3 – What You Need to Know About Rev Rec, Leases, and Credit Losses

In the past few years, the FASB has released several significant accounting standards which have brought about sometimes sweeping changes to U.S. GAAP.  Many of these new standards have required significant resources and sometimes lengthy implementation times.  This course focuses on the key requirements from what is commonly referred to as the “Big 3”.  This includes the new standards related to revenue recognition, leases, and credit losses on financial instruments.  Even though some of the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) which drove these changes have been out for years, many entities have still yet to adopt all the requirements.

Learning Objectives:

  • List the five steps involved in the new revenue recognition model
  • Recognize the considerations involved in identifying whether a contract exists
  • Identify the considerations involved with measuring the transaction price
  • Recognize the steps involved in allocating the transaction price to performance obligations
  • Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease
  • Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases
  • Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors
  • Identify the recognition criteria for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases
  • Identify the overall requirements with respect to lease modifications
  • Recognize the criteria used for sale and leaseback transactions
  • Identify the presentation requirements for both lessees and lessors
  • Recognize both qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors
  • Identify the effective date for the new lease accounting standards
  • Identify the key provisions as it relates to the new credit losses standard
  • Recognize the credit loss measurement requirements for assets measured at amortized cost
  • Recognize the credit loss measurement requirements for available-for-sale debt securities
  • Identify the financial statement disclosure requirements related to credit losses
  • Identify the effective date and transition requirements for the new credit loss standard


Prerequisites/Advanced Preparation:

None


Speaker / Author:

Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics.  His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA.  Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam.  He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s "Journal of Accountancy".   

Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX.  Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment.  Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.


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Price (USD)

Standard: $136.75

Details

Course Code : 99CAM37

Release Date : 06/30/2023
Expire Date : 01/31/2025
Credits :
CPE 5.50
QAS 5.50
Length : 4hr 35min
Course Level : Overview
Course Type : QAS Self-Study
Passing Grade : 70%
Format Type : eLearning
Mobile Compatible
Field Of Study : Accounting

Theme : Financial Accounting Issues

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