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Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA
Kelen Camehl is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 120 courses (300+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics.
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Recognizing assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination is a critical step in applying the acquisition method process to business combinations. This step is also one of the more significant steps involved in a business combination transaction. Given the importance of the recognition of assets and liabilities, it’s critical that you have a good understanding of the principles and requirements related to this step in the process. This course provides an in-depth overview of this step based on the standards prescribed by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805 (“Business Combinations”).
Learning Objectives
- Identify the steps within the acquisition method for business combinations.
- Identify overall recognition conditions for intangible assets.
- Discover and distinguish between different categories of intangibles assets.
- Recognize the accounting alternative available for private and not-for-profit entities.
- Identify overall measurement principles including specific exceptions.
Last updated/reviewed: May 15, 2022
8 Reviews (33 ratings)Reviews
Anonymous
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Recognizing assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination is a critical step in applying the
acquisition method process to business combinations. This step is also one of the more significant steps
involved in a business combination transaction. Given the importance of the recognition of assets and
liabilities, it’s critical that you have a good understanding of the principles and requirements related to this step
in the process. This course provides an in-depth overview of this step based on the standards prescribed by
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805 (“Business
Combinations”)
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Good reinforcement of business combinations that aligns with material presented in other courses. Enjoyed the supporting material.
Anonymous
(CFO)
I really enjoyed Recognizing Assets & Liabilities in a Business Combination (Text Based Course) it was a well thought out course
Derek Ettinger
( at GP Fund Solutions, LLC)
This course thoroughly covered the subject matter and included many items that I have not encountered previously.
Anonymous
(Program Manager - Net Revenue)
Text is well laid out and easy to read. Gives examples and clearly categorizes different assets
JING WU
( at RSP)
general introduction but some overlap with another subject "business combination overview"
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Tough course on business combinations, a lot of material to get thru.
Anonymous
(Senior Revenue Manager)
I enjoyed the course, and I found it very informative.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate
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:
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