This webcast focuses on advanced tools for financial statement analysis, including the lesser-known techniques which are becoming increasingly important in the first year of IFRS and ASPE reporting.

The May 2012 issue of Accounting Roundup includes feature articles on: (1) the formation of a new body, the Private Company Council, to improve the accounting standard-setting process for private companies, (2) the FASB’s and IASB’s deliberations of classification and measurement of financial instruments, impairment of financial assets ...

This publication addresses considerations related to adopting and performing a qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It should be of interest since U.S. rules are similar to IFRS requirements.

The first anniversary of IFRS implementation has come and gone. So how did it go? This article goes over what a few companies had to say about their conversion.

This update, from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is published on ifrs.org after every board meeting and summarizes developments from the joint meeting held with the FASB in May 2012. It is part of a regular series issued by the IASB.

Accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE) apply to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Subsequent to their initial release in December 2009, the AcSB has made, or proposed, a number of amendments to Part II of the Handbook – Accounting. This course will prepare you for ASPE by addressing the key changes made by the changeover to ASPE as well as highlighting the 2011 and 2012 amendments to ASPE.

This webcast will summarize the current status of Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations (ASNPO). The new standards are based primarily on accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE) so the webinar begins with an overview of Part II of the Handbook, then moves to the NPO-specific standards of Part III.

Finance teams around the world are spending too much time on month-end reporting. This webcast will provide insight to shorten your month-end reporting process. Currently achieved by leading organizations around the world, quick reporting will have a profound impact within the organization and free the finance team to look into the future instead of being the organization’s historians.

This webcast focuses on advanced tools for financial statement analysis, including the lesser-known techniques which are becoming increasingly important in the first year of IFRS and ASPE reporting.

Association events and seminars bring CGAs, students and other professionals together for valuable learning and networking. The Events pages present detailed descriptions of PD opportunities and special events around Alberta as well ...