Self-Study
How Cash Flow Classification Can Mislead Financial Statement Users
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 Secure Transaction CPE Credits
1 Credits: Auditing
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study
Course Description
This course walks through common ways companies can influence reported cash flow through classification decisions. It focuses on practices such as presenting financing inflows as operating cash flows, factoring receivables, and using supplier finance programs. Along the way, it shows how these choices can change reported operating cash flow and liquidity measures, and why those changes matter when analyzing the financial statements.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify ways cash flows can be misclassified to inflate operating cash flow
- Recognize the impact of reclassifying financing activitieson liquidity metrics
- Differentiate between legitimate and manipulative classificationof receivables and supplier finance
- Determine how classificationchoices affect financial statement analysis
Course Specifics
SS926471165
March 18, 2026
There are no prerequisites.
None
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Compliance Information
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
Meet The Experts
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 230 courses (570+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. 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 over 20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as a Principal in Accounting Policy with HP. Prior to HP, he served in …
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