Events

Accounting Courses

GFOA offers a number of different training courses covering essential topics of accounting.

The courses* listed below are offered at least one time per year. Additional internet training courses may be added for current topics.

Please check the events calendar for a list of courses that are currently available for registration.

*The on-demand learning courses listed below can be registered for and completed at any time.

Group Live Courses / e-Learning Courses

Title	Level	Group Live CPE	E-Learning CPE
Accounting Academy	Basic	32
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Investments	Basic	8	8
Evaluating Internal Controls	Basic	8	8
Government Accounting Intensive Series	Basic		14
Accounting for Capital Assets	Intermediate	8	8
Intermediate Governmental Accounting: Capital Assets and Long-term Liabilities	Intermediate	16	16
Preparing an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report	Intermediate	12	12
Accounting for Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits	Advanced	8	8
Advanced Governmental Accounting	Advanced	16	16

Webinar Courses

Title	Level	Webinar CPE
Governmental Accounting for Non-Accountants	Basic	2
Identifying Component Units	Basic	1.5
Introduction to Governmental Accounting for Accountants	Basic	2
Correctly Calculating Net Investment in Capital Assets	Intermediate	1.5
Government-wide Financial Statements, and Conversions and Consolidations	Advanced	2

On-Demand Learning

Title	Level	Time	CPE
Accounting for Debt-Funded Capital Assets	Advanced	105 Minutes	2
Background for Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting	Basic	75 Minutes	1.5
Conversions and Consolidations	Advanced	50 Minutes	1
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Grants	Advanced	30-45 Minutes	0
Federal Assistance Uniform Guidance (UG), Cost Principles, and Allowable Costs	Advanced	30-45 Minutes	0
Understanding Single Audits	Advanced	30-45 Minutes	0

“Basic” level classes that fall within the accounting, auditing, and financial reporting topic assume that all participants have a fundamental understanding of double-entry accounting (e.g., debits and credits, normal account balances), elements of financial statements (e.g., assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses), and broad categories of financial statements (e.g., position statements and operating statements). Participants who have current knowledge equivalent to those who have recently passed a college-level accounting class will meet these criteria.

Recordings of accounting courses will be available on the GFOA Learning Management System for 90 days after the completion of the course.