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This course provides an overview of several of the key accounting and reporting topics within U.S. GAAP.

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Duration: 16 Hrs
Method: online

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$0.00 Credits: 16 hours

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This course provides an overview of several of the key accounting and reporting topics within U.S. GAAP. This includes a discussion of accounting for business combinations, revenue recognition principles, and leasing transactions. This course also address topics such as goodwill impairment, segment reporting, how to account for software (both internal-use and for resale) as well as requirements related to accounting changes and error corrections.

This course series consists on 8 chapters:

Chapter 1 - Accounting for Business Combinations
Chapter 2 - Revenue Recognition
Chapter 3 - Lease Transactions
Chapter 4 - Goodwill Impairment
Chapter 5 - Segment Reporting
Chapter 6 - Accounting for Software
Chapter 7 - Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
Chapter 8 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 100 courses (~275+ 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 also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and 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 nearly 20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP 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.