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Accounting Principles and Standards 

    Accounting Principles and Standards
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    CFI 
    Overview

    Covers the foundational knowledge every financial analyst should understand to perform sound financial reporting and analysis

    Duration

    3 hours

    Mode of learning

    Online

    Credential

    Certificate

    Accounting Principles and Standards
     at 
    CFI 
    Highlights

    • Earn a certificate of completion from Corporate Finance Institute
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    Accounting Principles and Standards
     at 
    CFI 
    Course details

    Who should do this course?
    • For Anyone who would like to start a career in investment banking, financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
    What are the course deliverables?
    • Understand the fundamental accounting principles that underly more detailed accounting standards
    • Understand why it is important to have as well as the characteristics of useful financial information
    • Explain the common accounting standards that financial analysts frequently encounter
    • Identify the key standards when accounting for leases, incomes taxes, share-based payments, business combinations, and transactional costs
    More about this course
    • This course is designed to give some background on the fundamental accounting principles that underlie accounting standards and explore in more depth, some of the specific accounting standards commonly encountered by financial analysts
    • A good understanding of accounting standards is essential for reading and interpreting financial statements and in creating robust financial models

    Accounting Principles and Standards
     at 
    CFI 
    Curriculum

    Accounting Principles Overview

    Introduction

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    The Purpose of Financial Reporting

    Fundamental Accounting Principles

    Accrual Basis of Accounting Principle

    Revenue Recognition Principle

    Historical Cost Principle

    Matching Principle

    Interactive Exercise 1

    Materiality Principle

    Conservatism Principle

    Economic Entity Principle

    Going Concern Principle

    Monetary Unit Principle

    Full Disclosure Principle

    Consistency Principle

    Objectivity Principle

    Interactive Exercise 2

    Usefulness of Financial Information

    Importance of Useful Financial Information

    Enhancing Characteristics

    Fundamental Characteristics

    Interactive Exercise 3

    Detailed Accounting Standards

    Detailed Accounting Standards

    Accounting For Leases

    Leases and Right to Control

    Initial Recognition of Balance Sheet Amounts

    Subsequent Recognition and Measurement

    Finance and Operating Lease Exercise

    Accounting For Income Taxes

    Accounting Treatment of Income Taxes

    Reconciling Accounting Income and Taxable Income

    Carrying Amount Versus Tax Base

    Temporary Differences

    Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

    Income Tax Exercise

    Accounting For Share-based Payments

    Introduction to Share-based Payments

    Vesting Conditions, Vesting Period, and Fair Value

    Interactive Exercise 4

    Accounting For Share-based Payments Example 1

    Accounting For Share-based Payments Example 2

    Share-based Payments Exercise

    Accounting For Business Combinations

    Introduction to Business Combinations

    Identifying Business Combinations and Fair Value Concentration

    Interactive Exercise 5

    Outputs, Inputs, and Substantive Processes

    Interactive Exercise 6

    Accounting Treatment For Business Combinations

    Recognizing and Measuring Assets Acquired, Liabilities Assumed, and Goodwill

    Business Combinations Exercise

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