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• Course 1025: Major IFRS and US GAAP Differences (2 days)
  
  This two-day workshop provides an in-depth review and illustration of the critical differences between US GAAP and IFRS.

  Course topics, presented using real-world financial statements and extensive examples, include the differences between IFRS and US GAAP in:... [read more]

  Dates Available	Course Location
  25 - 26 Oct 2010	Houston, USA	Description & Booking
  28 - 29 Oct 2010	New Delhi, India	Description & Booking
  18 - 19 Nov 2010	New York City, USA	Description & Booking
  02 - 03 Dec 2010	London, UK	Description & Booking
  02 - 03 Dec 2010	Los Angeles, USA	Description & Booking
  09 - 10 Dec 2010	Miami, USA	Description & Booking
  13 - 14 Dec 2010	Chicago, USA	Description & Booking
  28 - 29 Mar 2011	Atlanta, USA	Description & Booking
  16 - 17 May 2011	Washington DC, USA	Description & Booking
  25 - 26 May 2011	Dubai, UAE	Description & Booking
  16 - 17 Jun 2011	London, UK	Description & Booking
  15 - 16 Sep 2011	Dallas, USA	Description & Booking
  17 - 18 Nov 2011	London, UK	Description & Booking
  23 - 24 Nov 2011	Dubai, UAE	Description & Booking
  05 - 06 Dec 2011	Chicago, USA	Description & Booking
  15 - 16 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, USA	Description & Booking

  Course 1025: Major IFRS and US GAAP Differences (2 days)

  Duration: 2 days

  
  This two-day workshop provides an in-depth review and illustration of the critical differences between US GAAP and IFRS.

  Course topics, presented using real-world financial statements and extensive examples, include the differences between IFRS and US GAAP in:

  • Conceptual framework
  • Financial statement presentation
  • Cash flow statements
  • Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors
  • Events after the reporting date
  • Segment disclosures
  • Interim financial reporting
  • Discontinued operations
  • Equity items
  • Earnings per share
  • Inventories
  • Property, plant and equipment
  • Borrowing costs
  • Intangible assets
  • Investment property
  • Impairment testing
  • Non-current assets held for sale
  • Liabilities
  • Employee benefits, including pensions
  • Provisions and contingencies
  • Leases
  • Share-based payment
  • Deferred taxes
  • Financial assets and liabilities
  • Derivatives and hedging
  • Revenue recognition
  • Business combinations
  • Consolidated financial statements
  • Investments in associates
  • Interests in joint ventures.

  Specific convergence issues are also covered in the program and include:

  • Prospects and timetable for the convergence between IFRS and US GAAP
  • Short-term convergence topics
  • IASB and FASB joint projects (financial statement presentation, revenue recognition, accounting for leases, financial instruments, conceptual framework, etc.)
  • Convergence-related exposure drafts.

  The course also provides information on sources for independent accounting research.

  			CFA Institute has approved this program for 16 credit hours. Please use promotion code "CFACPE" when booking, to ensure that CE credit for your participation will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.
  			This IASeminars training course is an ideal part of your preparation for the IFRS Certificate offered by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
  			The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has teamed up with IASeminars to offer CPAs and other financial professionals a comprehensive range of IFRS training solutions.

  Dates Available	Course Location
  25 - 26 Oct 2010	Houston, USA	Details & Registration
  28 - 29 Oct 2010	New Delhi, India	Details & Registration
  18 - 19 Nov 2010	New York City, USA	Details & Registration
  02 - 03 Dec 2010	London, UK	Details & Registration
  02 - 03 Dec 2010	Los Angeles, USA	Details & Registration
  09 - 10 Dec 2010	Miami, USA	Details & Registration
  13 - 14 Dec 2010	Chicago, USA	Details & Registration
  28 - 29 Mar 2011	Atlanta, USA	Details & Registration
  16 - 17 May 2011	Washington DC, USA	Details & Registration
  25 - 26 May 2011	Dubai, UAE	Details & Registration
  16 - 17 Jun 2011	London, UK	Details & Registration
  15 - 16 Sep 2011	Dallas, USA	Details & Registration
  17 - 18 Nov 2011	London, UK	Details & Registration
  23 - 24 Nov 2011	Dubai, UAE	Details & Registration
  05 - 06 Dec 2011	Chicago, USA	Details & Registration
  15 - 16 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, USA	Details & Registration

  Related courses

  • Course 1000: IFRS Immersion Workshop (8 days)
  • Course 1001: IFRS Immersion Workshop – Evening Classes
  • Course 1010: IFRS Fundamentals (4 days)
  • Course 1015: IFRS Fundamentals with US GAAP Comparison (5 days)
  • Course 1026: Major IFRS and Canadian GAAP Differences (2 days)
  • Course 1027: Major IFRS and UK GAAP Differences
  • Course 1030: IFRS Basics (2 days)
  • Course 1035: IFRS Basics with US GAAP Comparison (3 days)
  • Course 1082: IFRS Technical Update (2 days)
  • Course 1551: Canadian IFRS Transition Hot Topics
  • Course 1570: IFRS Implementation for United States Corporations (3 days)
  • Course 1860: IFRS - What it means for Analysts (2 days)
  • Course 2003: US GAAP Essentials (3 days)
  • Course 2080: US GAAP Technical Update 2010

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Online Learning Solutions

• Course 1000e: IFRS Immersion Workshop (online)
  
  This 80-day, 64 CPE credit hour, IFRS immersion e-learning course focuses on all significant IFRS requirements, with detailed explanations and examples presented by two expert instructors. The program includes the latest pronouncements, and participants will be brought up-to-date... [read more]

  Dates Available	Course Location
  04 Oct - 22 Dec 2010	Online, Global	Description & Booking

  Course 1000e: IFRS Immersion Workshop (online)

  Duration: 80 days

  
  This 80-day, 64 CPE credit hour, IFRS immersion e-learning course focuses on all significant IFRS requirements, with detailed explanations and examples presented by two expert instructors. The program includes the latest pronouncements, and participants will be brought up-to-date on all IFRS topics.

  Through the use of case studies, exercises, and SIC & IFRIC Interpretations, the workshop covers: Brief history of IFRS | GAAP hierarchy (explanation & application) | Format and content of statement of financial position | Statement of comprehensive income - presentation and specific disclosures (earnings per share, segment reporting, discontinued operations, related parties, accounting policies, discontinued operations) | Statement of cash flows | Statement of changes in equity | Interim financial reporting | Recognition and measurement of assets (property, plant & equipment, intangible assets, inventories, investment property) including the accounting treatment of impairment and assets held for sale | Capitalization of borrowing costs| Accounting estimates and errors | Revenue recognition | Changes in accounting policy | Provisions/non-financial liabilities (including those for employee benefits) and other liabilities | Contingencies (identification & disclosure) | Share-based payment | Leases | Current and deferred income taxes | Investments in associates and joint ventures | Business combinations and consolidated financial statements, including special purpose entities | Construction contracts | Financial instruments, including the treatment of derivatives & hedge accounting | Foreign currency transactions and financial statement translation | Events after the reporting period | Hyperinflation | Government grants | Reporting by employee benefit plans | First-time adoption of IFRS | Discussion of future developments (Exposure Drafts, Draft Interpretations, Discussion Papers, IASB & IFRIC projects and agenda, convergence plans with major national GAAP).

  			This IASeminars training course is an ideal part of your preparation for the IFRS Certificate offered by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

  Dates Available	Course Location
  04 Oct - 22 Dec 2010	Online, Global	Details & Registration

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• Course 1015e: IFRS Fundamentals with US GAAP Comparison (online)
  
  This 50-day, 40 CPE credit hour, e-learning course examines in detail the technical issues involved in IFRS and summarizes the critical differences between IFRS and US GAAP. The program is presented using financial statements, case studies, and extensive examples.

  Course... [read more]

  Dates Available	Course Location
  08 Nov - 27 Dec 2010	Online, Global	Description & Booking

  Course 1015e: IFRS Fundamentals with US GAAP Comparison (online)

  Duration: 50 days

  
  This 50-day, 40 CPE credit hour, e-learning course examines in detail the technical issues involved in IFRS and summarizes the critical differences between IFRS and US GAAP. The program is presented using financial statements, case studies, and extensive examples.

  Course topics include:

  • Financial statement presentation and specific disclosures (segment reporting, events after the reporting period, cash flow statement, related party disclosures, accounting policies/changes in estimates/errors, discontinued operations)
  • Revenue recognition
  • Recognition and measurement of assets (property, plant & equipment, borrowing costs, investment property and intangible assets) including the accounting treatment of impairment and assets held for sale

  Also included are discussions of:

  • Contingencies and non-financial liabilities (including those for employee benefits)
  • Leases
  • Share-based payment
  • Foreign currency transactions and financial statement translation
  • Investments in associates and joint ventures
  • Inventories
  • Accounting for business combinations
  • Consolidated financial statements, including special purpose entities
  • Financial instruments, including the IFRS 7 disclosure requirements

  Further topics in the course are:

  • First-time adoption of IFRS
  • Comparison of the Conceptual Frameworks for IFRS and US GAAP
  • Discussion of significant differences between IFRS and US GAAP in each topical area
  • Expected future developments (update on the IASB-FASB convergence project, status of global accounting convergence, Exposure Drafts, other IASB projects and work agenda).

  			CFA Institute has approved this program for 35 credit hours. Please use promotion code "CFACPE" when booking, to ensure that CE credit for your participation will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.
  			This IASeminars training course is an ideal part of your preparation for the IFRS Certificate offered by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
  			The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has teamed up with IASeminars to offer CPAs and other financial professionals a comprehensive range of IFRS training solutions.

  Dates Available	Course Location
  08 Nov - 27 Dec 2010	Online, Global	Details & Registration

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