Goodwill Impairment – An Essential Guide ON DEMAND
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2.0 Credits
Member Price $58.00
Non-Member Price $67.00
Overview
This course provides an overview of goodwill impairment testing. This accounting for goodwill impairment course focuses on topics such as the initial recognition of goodwill and subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities. This goodwill impairment accounting course also addresses the disclosure requirements for goodwill.
Highlights
Business combination refresher. Initial recognition of goodwill. Overall accounting for goodwill. Impairment testing requirements. Income tax considerations. Goodwill impairment accounting alternative. Goodwill disclosures for public entities. Goodwill disclosures for accounting alternative.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other financial managers.
Objectives
Identify the recognition requirements related to goodwill. Recognize overall characteristics of goodwill impairment testing. Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative test of goodwill impairment. Identify key characteristics of the accounting alternative for goodwill. Recognize the key disclosure requirements for goodwill and goodwill impairment losses.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Kelen Camehl, Western CPE
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam. He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s “Journal of Accountancy”.
Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX. Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this 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.
Non-Member Price $67.00
Member Price $58.00