Surgent's Lease Accounting: Exploring the New Standard

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Location: Online
2Credits
Accounting and Auditing
Registration is Open
FICPA Members
$49.00 Regular Price
Nonmembers
$64.00 Regular Price
Product Code: SU24-LEAS-SSDL
Level: Intermediate
Vendor: Surgent
Field of Study: Accounting

Overview:

With the effective date of Topic 842 now here, now is the time to get your hands around the details of the FASB's new leases standard. Designed for accounting and auditing practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a thorough overview of the FASB's new lease accounting standard (ASU No. 2016-02) that was released in February 2016 and all subsequent changes that have been made to ASC 842. You will learn about the long-awaited lease accounting standard for lessors and lessees, including transition accounting, as well as recent updates to the new lease accounting guidance. Plenty of practical application illustrations are used, including journal entries, to help in understanding this complex area of accounting.

Objectives:

  • Be familiar with the FASB's new lease accounting standards and guidance
  • Major Topics:

  • Leases (Topic 842)
  • Overall lease accounting guidance
  • Lessor Accounting 101
  • Lessee Accounting 101
  • Detailed review of accounting by lessees
  • Sale and leaseback transactions
  • Transition guidance
  • Recently released ASUs impacting Topic 842
  • Designed For:

    Accounting and auditing practitioners at all levels desiring to be up-to-date on the FASB's new lease accounting guidance

    Prerequisite:

    Experience in accounting and auditing

    Additional Info:

    You will receive an email from [email protected] with instructions on how to log onto your course shortly.  If you do not receive the email within the hour, please check your spam filter.

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