Understanding the proper accounting for and reporting of financial statement areas containing uncertainty can be challenging, especially ensuring adequate disclosure of risk to the financial statement users. This course provides critical considerations when evaluating the proper treatment of accounting estimates, loss contingencies, and going concern in U.S. GAAP-basis financial statements.

Major Topics:

  • Identifying financial statement areas containing recognition, measurement, presentation, or disclosure uncertainty
  • Applying common techniques for evaluating the proper accounting treatment of loss contingencies, allowances, accruals, and other areas with recognition and measurement uncertainty
  • Describing important presentation and disclosure considerations when highlighting uncertainty to financial statement users making economic decisions
  • Evaluating the adequacy of disclosure of going concern uncertainty under U.S. GAAP

Who Should Attend:
Public and industry accountants responsible for monitoring fair presentation of financial statements

Learning Objectives
  • Identify areas of the financial statements that contain accounting or reporting uncertainty.
  • Explore and recall the proper accounting treatment of loss contingencies under U.S. GAAP.
  • Recognize how to evaluate the sufficiency of accounting for areas of estimation, such as common allowances and accruals.
  • Discover and describe the important considerations when determining the proper disclosure of going concern and other areas of uncertainty.
Last updated/reviewed: March 23, 2025
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Learning Objectives1:02
  General Risk Disclosures12:44
  Focus on Asset Impairment30:22
  Introduction to Contingencies21:30
  Introduction to Evaluating Accounting Estimates21:10
  Introduction to Going Concern12:20
  Impact on Audit and Attest Reports3:36
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Proper Accounting for Financial Statement Areas of Uncertainty1:43:44
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Accounting for Financial Statement Uncertainty: Estimates, Contingencies, and Going ConcernPDF
  Accounting for Financial Statement Uncertainty: Estimates, Contingencies, and Going Concern GlossaryPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam