CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TAX & FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
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Earnings Management: Advanced Techniques

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CPE Credits

1 Credits: Accounting
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study

Course Description

This course provides an overview of advanced earnings management techniques and their ethical implications. This course addresses advanced methods such as financial engineering, tax planning, big bath accounting, accounting policy changes, and round-trip transactions. Throughout this course, the ethical considerations inherent in these techniques are addressed through a series of example situations.

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Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify financial engineering techniques in advanced earnings management
  • Distinguish legitimate tax planning from earnings management strategies
  • Determine the impact of big bath accounting on financial reporting
  • Differentiate permissible changes in accounting policies from manipulative adjustments
  • Recognize risks associated with round-trip transactions in earnings management
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Course Specifics

Course ID
SS124394847
Revision Date
August 22, 2024
Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

Advanced Preparation

None

Number of Pages
37

Compliance Information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220

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Meet The Experts

Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 145 courses (350+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. Kelen remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and 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 nearly 20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Advisor with HP. Prior to HP, he served in multiple …