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SEC Enforcement of Accounting and Reporting Regulation (Course Id 1433)

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Author:

Christopher J Demaline, CPA, CMA, CFE, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 16 ||| Review Questions: 9 ||| Final Exam Questions: 9

CPE Credits:

1.5

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$13.45

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
SEC Enforcement of Accounting and Reporting Regulation - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Accounting

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course covers the SECs role in accounting and reporting compliance and reviews actual SEC enforcement cases.

  • Describes the SECs role in ensuring accounting and reporting compliance.
  • Presents the SEC enforcement process from investigation through resolution.
  • Reviews actual enforcement cases to illustrate regulatory expectations and consequences of non compliance.
  • Worth 1.5 CPE credits in Auditing as a self study text course on SEC enforcement of accounting and reporting regulation, requiring a 9 question final exam preceded by 9 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

This SEC Enforcement of Accounting and Reporting Regulation course covers Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases issued by the SEC.

This course covers the determination of the fine amount for SEC sanctions.

This course recognizes limitations of regulatory enforcement alongside corporate reporting guidelines.

SEC Enforcement of Accounting and Reporting Regulation is a Technical, self study text course in Accounting worth 1.5 CPE credits, requiring a 9 question final exam preceded by 9 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 covers the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) role in accounting and reporting compliance, provides a presentation of the SEC enforcement process and reviews actual enforcement cases.

Usage Rank:

10000

Release:

2018

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:

06-Mar-2026

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:

SEC Enforcement of Accounting and Reporting Regulation - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

    1. Recognize the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s role in accounting and reporting compliance
    2. Describe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and enforcement process
    3. Describe how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and public companies disclose investigations

Chapter 1
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Role

Learning Objective: Recognize the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s role in accounting and reporting compliance

Chapter 2
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investigations and Sanctions

Learning Objective: Describe the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and enforcement process

Chapter 3
Making the Public Aware

Learning Objective: Describe how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and public companies disclose investigations.

Course Contents:

Course Learning Objectives

Introduction

Chapter 1 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Role

Introduction

Importance of regulatory enforcement

Overview of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Corporate reporting guidelines

Limitations of regulatory enforcement

Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases

Chapter 1 Summary

Review Questions

Chapter 2 - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investigations and Sanctions

Introduction

SEC investigation and enforcement

SEC accounting enforcement process.

Sanctions and firm effects

Determination of the fine amount.

Effect of sanctions.

Chapter 2 Summary

Review Questions

Chapter 3 - Making the Public Aware

Introduction

Company Disclosure

Litigation narratives.

Commitments and Contingencies.

Risk disclosures.

SEC Releases

Case 1

Case 2

Chapter 3 Summary

Review Questions

References

Glossary

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