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Accounting for Business Combinations

ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

CPE Processing Fee$30.00
Webinar TranscriptionN/A
Presentation Length Hour(s)1.0 hour
CPE Credits 1.0 hour
Subject Area 1.0 - Accounting
CE Credits 0.0 hours
Course LevelBasic
Instructional MethodQAS Self-Study
PrerequisitesNone
Advance PreparationNone
Recorded DateMay 5, 2022
Date OfferedMay 19, 2024
Expiration DateMay 19, 2025
Course Description

This course provides an overview of the accounting and reporting requirements with respect

to business combinations as prescribed by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805. The overall objective of the guidance

included within ASC 805 is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and

comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports

about a business combination and its effects.


Learning Objectives


  • Identify the definition of a business

  • List the steps involved in the acquisition method

  • Identify the acquisition date for a business combination

  • Recognize how to measure goodwill and gains from bargain purchases

  • Identify the measurement period for business combinations

  • Recognize financial statement disclosures related to business combinations

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Play the recording, noting the sectional guides indicating where topics on the agenda are covered and the prompts to pause video playback to respond to a review question (located below the video playback area). The timestamps for review questions are also noted below.

Upon completing the video and successfully answering all review questions, you will then take the final exam.

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Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 145 courses (350+ 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 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 Advisor with HP.  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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