040242 VK KFK EUR: Financial Accounting according to US-GAAP (E) (2012S)

Course description: This course provides a comprehensive view of the most important requirements for preparing financial statements under US GAAP, including: Financial statement presentation (statement of financial position - including consolidation requirements, income statement, discontinued operations, changes in policy/accounting estimates/errors, comprehensive income, cash flow statement, statement of changes in equity), Revenue recognition (recognition criteria, measurement, current issues), Earnings per share, Inventories (determining cost, allocation methods, subsequent valuation), Intangible assets (recognition & measurement, research & development, impairment testing), Long-lived assets (initial cost, asset retirement obligations, subsequent expenditures, depreciation, impairment, leases), Liabilities, Contingencies, Income taxes (identifying & calculating deferred taxes, tax expense measurement, presentation, disclosure)