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Accounting Principle Changes - What Every CPA Needs to Know (Course Id 2527)

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Author:

Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 21 ||| Word Count: 7306 ||| Review Questions: 3 ||| Final Exam Questions: 5

CPE Credits:

1.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$12.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Accounting Principle Changes - What Every CPA Needs to Know - CPE course

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Accounting

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course provides an overview of accounting principle changes under FASB ASC Topic 250, covering changes in principles, estimates, and reporting entities.

  • Covers changes in accounting principles as distinct from changes in accounting estimates.
  • Explains how changes of a reporting entity are accounted for under ASC Topic 250.
  • Spans 21 pages of material focused specifically on accounting changes rather than error corrections.
  • Worth 1.0 CPE credit in Accounting as a self study text course on accounting principle changes, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 3 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Accounting Principle Changes course lists the different types of accounting changes and how they affect financial statements.

This course identifies disclosure requirements related to changes in accounting principles.

This course differentiates between the requirements for different types of accounting changes.

Accounting Principle Changes What Every CPA Needs to Know is a Technical, self study text course in Accounting worth 1.0 CPE credit, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 3 review questions (optional) at a 70% passing score. CPEthink is approved by NASBA as a CPE sponsor and lists this course on the NASBA site as a courtesy for CPAs to search https://nasba.org.

Description:

This course provides an overview of the accounting requirements with respect to accounting principle changes.  The scope of accounting changes includes a discussion of changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, as well as changes of a reporting entity.  A majority of the information included within this course is sourced from the requirements found within FASB ASC Topic No 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

Usage Rank:

43529

Release:

2025

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

Additional Links:

Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

08-Apr-2025

NASBA Course Declaration:

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Keywords:

Accounting Principle Changes - What Every CPA Needs to Know - CPE course

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
  • List the different types of accounting changes and how they affect an entity’s financial statements
  • Differentiate between the requirements for the different types of accounting changes
  • Identify disclosure requirements related to changes in accounting principles

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Accounting Principle Changes - What Every CPA Needs to Know

Course Learning Objectives

Course Overview

Introduction

Changes in Accounting Principle

Accounting for the Change in Accounting Principle

Review Questions

Justifying a Change in Accounting Principle

Change in Accounting Principle – Illustrative Example

Disclosures Required for Changes in Accounting Principles

Change in Accounting Estimate

Change in Reporting Entity

Conclusion

Review Questions

Glossary of Terms

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