Environmental Accounting ON DEMAND
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $29.00
Non-Member Price $33.00
Overview
Businesses are under increasing pressure to report their greenhouse gas emissions and need to account for the carbon taxes and quotas associated with those emissions. In the Environmental Accounting course, we cover such concepts as emission measurements, the monetization of carbon dioxide, relevant accounting transactions, environmental reporting issues, and metrics related to the environment. In short, this course covers the full range of reporting and accounting related to the environment.
Highlights
The nature of greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon footprint concept. Carbon dioxide measurement. Beast year emissions. The monetization of carbon dioxide. Relevant accounting transactions. Contents of an environmental report. Environmental accounting outcomes.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFOs, CEOs, and other financial professionals.
Objectives
Recognize the sources of greenhouse gases. Specify the characteristics of primary and secondary data. Identify the consolidation methods used for emissions reporting. Recognize the methods used to value the cost of carbon. Identify the accounting used for carbon taxes and quotas. Recognize the accounting recommendations in the IFRIC 3 Emission Rights document. Identify the contents of the reconciliation statement for an environmental report. Identify the different types of environmental metrics.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $33.00
Member Price $29.00