Advanced Financial Reporting: February 13-15, 2013Group-live course Prerequisite: Intermediate Governmental Accounting or its equivalent Course level: Advanced CPE credits: 20 Time: 2.5 days, 1st and 2nd day: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., 3rd day: 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration form Register online Who Will Benefit Accounting and financial reporting professionals who have prepared, or wish to be able to prepare, a comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).
Program
Participants will examine in detail the format and contents of a CAFR prepared in accordance with both generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the program requirements of the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program. Note: This program is an expanded form of the GFOA’s one-day seminar on Preparing a CAFR.
Advance Preparation
None
Seminar Objectives
Those who successfully complete the seminar should be able to: Identify the three basic sections of a CAFR and the essential components of each Differentiate basic financial statements, required supplementary information, and other supplementary information within a CAFR Identify the basic elements of a letter of transmittal Identify the appropriate elements to include in management’s discussion and analysis Format each of the basic financial statements Classify data in each of the basic financial statements Format combining and individual fund statements Properly apply commonly misunderstood note disclosure requirements Prepare required statistical presentations
Note: It is recommended that attendees bring a copy of the GFOA’s 2005 Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting: Using the GASB 34 Model, to the seminar with them.
Recommended Reading
2005 Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting: Using the GASB 34 Model (Chapters 10, 11, and 13).
Registration Fees
GFOA member: $685 Nonmember: $865 Registration form Register online
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