This course provides an overview of the key presentation requirements with respect to an entity’s financial statements. This includes a discussion of key principles related to an entity’s overall presentation as well as specific topics with respect to its balance sheet, income statement, comprehensive income, statement of cash flows, as well as notes to the financial statements. The course also addresses the considerations around changes in accounting principles. The information related to this course is primarily sourced from the Financial Standards Accounting Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).

Learning Objectives
  • Recognize overall financial statement presentation requirements.
  • Identify requirements for discontinued operations and liquidation basis of accounting reporting.
  • Discover and determine when certain balance sheet accounts can be offset.
  • Identify presentation requirements for the income statement and comprehensive income.
  • Identify and list the different methods used for statement of cash flow presentation.
  • Explore and differentiate between operating, financing, and investing activities in the statement of cash flows.
  • Identify disclosure requirements with respect to an entity’s accounting policies.
  • Recognize the requirements regarding changes in accounting principles.
Last updated/reviewed: October 28, 2022
82 Reviews (378 ratings)

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Anonymous Author
This provides a great resource for some of those topics that we don't deal with day-to-day. I appreciate the examples that are provided in this class.

5
Anonymous Author
The material was easy to follow and well organized. It also provided sufficient background to understand the concepts.

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Anonymous Author
I liked being able to review this course anywhere - it being in PDF form made it easy to review anywhere I was sitting still. I plan to use it as a quick reference guide in the future. The section where it's said that the direct cash method is encouraged was confusing for me when reviewing it with the review questions. Either it's an ideal preference or it's not.

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Anonymous Author
Good in-depth information regarding financial statements and some more difficult areas to understand, such as change in accounting principal, liquidation basis, and discontinued operations. Information is further supported by using clear examples and additional support straight from the codification and a reputable public accounting firm.

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Anonymous Author
Great course - really thorough handout/write-up that is easy to read and understand. Everything in the review questions and final exam is covered in detail within the handout. Good course to review recent changes to financial statement reporting standards as well!

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Anonymous Author
this write-up course was a lot better than what I expected. It was very well written and easy to follow. It contained a lot of good information pertaining to various financial statement topics that are relevant to today. Good read!

5
Member's Profile
Excellent content. This course really did a good job at getting to the meat and potatoes of the content. The content, context, and multiple modes of representation they provide is highly effective and enjoyable!

5
Member's Profile
This was a good recap of financial statement presentation for those of us who don't necessarily work in FS preparation but need to understand the ins and outs and guidance behind different company operations.

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Anonymous Author
This was a great course that went over presentation and disclosures for unique events like liquidation and changes in accounting principles. The material in the PDF was extremely helpful for the final exam.

4
Member's Profile
Overall good course. Thought it would delve a little deeper into the financial statements but a good refresher course as the presentation that go into some of the financial statements on a rule basis.

4
Member's Profile
A good overview of financial statement presentation. As a former auditor who hasn't done this kind of work in several years, it was good to brush up on some of the various disclosures required.

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Anonymous Author
This is a material I will save and consult going forward. It lays out nicely the important aspects to financial statement presentation acccording to the regulatory framework.

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Anonymous Author
Course is a great foundational overview of financial statement presentation. This is a great course for people who need a good foundation for their first few FS preparation.

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Anonymous Author
For this particular content, I preferred written text since it will be a great resource to refer back to over time. I liked the illustrative examples and articles included.

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Anonymous Author
This course was very helpful in reviewing some of the most important aspects of financial statement presentation. I appreciated the layout and it did not feel hard to read.

5
Anonymous Author
This is a very good course for CPA, auditor and anyone who are interested in finance and accounting sector. The supporting material are very detailed and comprehensive.

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Member's Profile
THis course is a challenging and relevant course - principles that can be applied to everyday work. difficult to self study but nice to reference materials.

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Anonymous Author
Easy to follow along and applicable. Anyone needing auditing and attesting CPE should take this course. It is easy to understand, and I'm glad I took it.

5
Anonymous Author
Great Course! A good overview of the financial statement presentation. Great examples of various disclosures required under different circumstances.

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Anonymous Author
This provided me with an overview of the key items that need to be included on a financial statement and what to do when there are accounting changes.

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Anonymous Author
Brings up new items in the financial statement presentation that we haven't considered before. This will help ensure fewer questions at audit time.

5
Anonymous Author
Very informative and useful information. This was my first text course and all the information needed was provided fairly in the text document.

5
Anonymous Author
Very thorough discussion on the topic. It would be helpful for those who prefer to read or search through text as opposed to watching videos.

5
Anonymous Author
This was a good overall course. The self study feature was convenient and allowed you to focus on areas that one is not familiar with.

4
Anonymous Author
Excellent course - broad in scope, detailed, up to date, and makes the reader focus on the content to better understand the content.

4
Member's Profile
Good material. Covers the main topics related to presentation. I would suggest using slides/video as opposed to only a PDF material

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Anonymous Author
The text was actually easy to consume yet very insightful and well laid out. It was very helpful in completing the exam at the end.

4
Anonymous Author
A lot of information is presented in an understandable format. The inclusion of review questions in the material is appreciated.

4
Member's Profile
Well written I prefer text based instruction as it provides a good reference for future use.

4
Anonymous Author
This has a lot of useful information; however it did not include a lot of the basics so it might not be good for a beginner.

5
Member's Profile
I consider that the material and question included in handout is very clear and excellent to understand the course.

5
Anonymous Author
While video courses are simpler, it is refreshing to find a course with comprehensive written learning materials.

5
Anonymous Author
Great content, great to refresh the knowledge and understand the principles of financial statement presentation.

5
Anonymous Author
Good refresher on all these various topics! Lots of good information related to disclosures and relevant topics.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course with a great inclusive writeup. Very helpful to use for reference as it covers a lot of material.

5
Anonymous Author
Comprehensive, well written course on financial statements, touching on most of the unique circumstances.

4
Anonymous Author
It was well written and contained a significant amount of information. The author is obviously articulate.

4
Member's Profile
An insightful recap of presentation of financial statements, with updated codification was quite helpful.

5
Member's Profile
This course was wonderfully written and I learned a lot. I cannot wait to take more courses like this one.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very helpful and provided a good refresher. I highly recommend this course to other CPAs!

5
Member's Profile
Packed full of information although probably not real exciting, unless you are a hard-core accountant.

5
Member's Profile
Concise and easy to follow course on updates to financial statement presentation, very appreciated!

5
Anonymous Author
Very interesting course. Some of these topics are ones that I haven't touched on in quite a while.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was easy to follow. It covered a great deal of material, and was a great refresher.

4
Member's Profile
self-guide was concise and educational - I enjoyed having the ability to self-pace the course

5
Member's Profile
The text was clear and definitive and the examples helped to solidify the knowledge I gained

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Anonymous Author
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Anonymous Author
This is a course about the basics of finance statement presentation, just as described.

5
Member's Profile
Very thorough and condensed text content. I appreciated the format and digestability.

5
Anonymous Author
Materials are well laid out and logical. Highlights key components of these standards

4
Anonymous Author
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and would recommend it to any business professional.

5
Member's Profile
Detailed and specific. Good refresher for GAAP presentation of financial statements.

5
Anonymous Author
Text was broken up into clear sections. Good refersher for technical presentation.

5
Member's Profile
Detailed content. Content provided adequate examples on F/S statement presentation.

5
Member's Profile
Excellent course. So much detail and is good reference material to have available.

4
Member's Profile
Lots of information, a bit dry course but you get 4 credits for it which is a plus

5
Member's Profile
Very good overview and great references in PDF. Always good to review the basics.

5
Member's Profile
Informative and concise. Helped with material for current and future disclosure.

5
Anonymous Author
Pretty good review of information, just keep in mind all the material is printed.

5
Member's Profile
Great course, very informative and an awesome refresher on these basic principles

4
Anonymous Author
Good, focused guidance on certain topics. Some I knew and other things were new.

4
Anonymous Author
instructor did a good of clarifying some financial statement presentation topics

5
Member's Profile
Very comprehensive and well-organized guide. Excellent future reference guide.

5
Member's Profile
I really liked this course. Material was clearly presented and laid out well.

5
Anonymous Author
The information was presented in a clear format that was easy to read through.

5
Anonymous Author
I would recommend this course to any CPA who is working on their CPE credits.

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Anonymous Author
Thanks for Principles of Financial Statement Presentation (Text Based Course)

5
Anonymous Author
Great course, clear and concise, would recommend others to take this course

5
Anonymous Author
This was a helpful review of financial statement presentation - thank you

5
Anonymous Author
Really great, comprehensive course. Especially for a pretty dense topic.

5
Anonymous Author
Good refresher course on financial statements presentation principles.

5
Member's Profile
Lost of information. It is a great summary of a very critical aspects.

5
Anonymous Author
Clear and complete course. Examples were helpful and easy to follow.

5
Member's Profile
Good refresher on cash flows and change in accounting principles

5
Anonymous Author
Great course for CPE coming from a real CPA. I like the format.

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Anonymous Author
A well written, detailed course providing excellent examples!

5
Anonymous Author
Great course. Attached pdf was great and easy to understand.

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Member's Profile
All concepts are explained in detail and understandable.

5
Anonymous Author
I enjoyed the course, and I found it very informative.

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Anonymous Author
Great refresher and update of ASU and PCAOB principles.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very informative and a great refresher!

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

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