This course explores creative accounting techniques used by companies to manipulate financial statements. Participants will learn about revenue recognition and expense manipulation, as well as asset and liability misrepresentation. The course includes detailed case studies and examples, highlights ethical implications and legal consequences, and provides audit strategies for detecting and preventing these practices.
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the key motivations behind creative accounting techniques
• Identify areas of U.S. GAAP that are most susceptible to manipulation
• Describe techniques used by companies to manipulate revenue in financial statements
• Evaluate techniques used by companies to conceal or misstate expenses
• Summarize techniques used to manipulate asset values and liability balances
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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. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. 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 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.
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