ACPEN: The Essential Guide to Understanding Non-GAAP Financial Statements with Renee Rampulla

Overview

Many entities prepare their financial statements using non-GAAP frameworks, such as tax and cash basis. Participants who attend this course will learn the unique reporting and disclosure requirements when preparing non-GAAP financial statements commonly referred to as special purpose frameworks (SPFs) or other comprehensive basis of accounting (OCBOA) financial statements. 

Highlights

• OCBOA financial statements
• Cash and Modified Cash Basis
• Tax Basis
• Unique Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
• Frequent Peer Review Matters

Prerequisites

Basic financial statement experience

Designed For

External and internal auditors, practitioners, accountants in industry, educators, and those learners who want or need to understand financial statements prepared using a special purpose framework

Objectives

• Recognize the various types of special purpose frameworks
• Identify the key differences between GAAP and SPF financial statements
• Recall unique SPF reporting and disclosure requirements and avoid common errors
• Recognize the impact SPFs have on each engagement performed in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants'(AICPA) standards
• Identify peer review matters involving SPFs as described in the most recent AICPA's Peer Review Oversight Report

Preparation

None