
Self-Study



Overview



CPE Credits
2 Credits: Accounting
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth 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, Business Combinations. 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
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the definition of a business as it relates to a business combination transaction
- 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
Course Specifics
Course ID 1203526 |
Revision Date July 30, 2020 |
Number of Pages 53 |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor



Kelen is a CPA with over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Advisor with HP, Inc. in Budapest, Hungary and previously served as a Senior Accounting Policy Manager for the company in Houston, TX (relocated in 2018 due to spousal expat 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. Kelen is …
Business Combinations Overview
$58.00 – $78.00



Self-Study



Overview



CPE Credits
2 Credits: Accounting
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth 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, Business Combinations. 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
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the definition of a business as it relates to a business combination transaction
- 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
Course Specifics
Course ID 1203526 |
Revision Date July 30, 2020 |
Number of Pages 53 |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor



Kelen is a CPA with over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Advisor with HP, Inc. in Budapest, Hungary and previously served as a Senior Accounting Policy Manager for the company in Houston, TX (relocated in 2018 due to spousal expat 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. Kelen is …
Business Combinations Overview
This course provides an in-depth 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, Business Combinations. 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.
$58.00 – $78.00