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Financial Statements for the Simple Business Entity 25-26

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$175.00 Regular Registration
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$229.00 Regular Registration
This course is being offered on multiple dates, listed below. Click the Register button next to your preferred date to register.
 Thu, 06/26/2025 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
 Wed, 09/17/2025 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
 Mon, 12/15/2025 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
 Tue, 03/17/2026 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Designed For:

Independent and internal accountants with responsibility for preparing financial statements and disclosures for nonpublic entities.

Prerequisite:

Basic understanding of financial statements.

Preparing GAAP financial statements can be treacherous. GAAP has become so voluminous and complex that it is easy to overlook accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements, potentially affecting the accountants' liability. Nonpublic entities, however, are not necessarily required to apply GAAP, and there are less complex financial reporting frameworks that may be much easier to apply without sacrificing the quality of financial reporting. Even when using GAAP, the less complicated business entity may find that numerous requirements, including disclosures, need to be more relevant to users of their financial statements, may not be material to users, and often overshadow the most pertinent information. This course will present alternative accounting frameworks that may be more suitable for the more straightforward business entity, including income tax basis and the modified cash basis of accounting. We will also discuss approaches to GAAP, including developing disclosure checklists unique to each set of financial statements, identifying when disclosures may be omitted or complex accounting approaches may be avoided, and how to document those decisions to minimize adverse effects. When the cost of financial reporting to the small business enterprise exceeds the benefits, entities will lose the motivation to issue financial statements that conform with GAAP, and both the business entities and the related capital markets suffer. This course provides alternatives that help alleviate that dilemma.

Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Accounting
Program Level: Intermediate

Sponsors

For Technical Support: 
Please contact the CalCPA Help Desk at (866) 928-8915, [email protected] . Allow 1 business day for email responses

Objectives

  • Identify alternatives to GAAP that may simplify accounting and reporting without sacrificing quality
  • Develop disclosure checklists that are unique to each set of financial statements, improving efficiency
  • Learn how to save time in selecting and writing disclosures while improving the effectiveness
  • Understand how to document accounting and disclosure decisions to satisfy peer reviewers and users of financial statements

Speakers

Advanced Preparation

None

Vendor

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBARegistry.org.

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