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Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play (Course Id 2888)

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Author:

Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 45 ||| Word Count: 15,411 ||| Review Questions: 8 ||| Final Exam Questions: 10

CPE Credits:

2.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$17.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Auditing

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course examines the range of methods companies use to make their operating cash flow and liquidity appear stronger than they actually are.

  • Covers how companies reclassify activities and use receivables factoring or supplier finance arrangements to influence reported operating cash flow.
  • Explains timing based strategies, such as accelerating collections or delaying payments, used to affect reported liquidity.
  • Addresses how transaction structuring and disclosure practices can obscure a companys true liquidity position.
  • Worth 2.0 CPE credits in Auditing as a self study course, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 8 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play course surveys classification, timing, transaction structuring, and disclosure tactics together in a single chapter, rather than treating each as a separate module.

This course describes how supplier finance and reverse factoring arrangements can affect the classification of operating cash flow.

This course raises concerns about how non GAAP liquidity measures can be used alongside aggregation and line item presentation choices to shape perceptions of cash flow.

This course is designed for CPAs, accountants, auditors, and financial professionals who want a single course overview of how companies can make liquidity appear stronger than it is.

This course is a Technical, self study text course worth 2.0 CPE credits in Auditing, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 8 review questions (optional), with 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.

Yes, Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play provides two hours of CPE credit in fraud prevention, detection, or reporting, which counts toward the four hour fraud CPE requirement imposed by the California Board of Accountancy (http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba) on CPAs subject to the accounting and auditing, governmental auditing, or preparation engagement CE requirement.

Description:

This course looks at the ways companies can influence operating cash flow and make liquidity appear stronger than it really is. It covers common methods, including reclassifying activities, factoring receivables, and using supplier finance programs. Timing-based tactics, such as accelerating collections or delaying payments, are also reviewed. The course examines how transaction structures, prepayments, and other arrangements can affect cash flow. Finally, it highlights disclosure and presentation practices that can hide liquidity issues, including selective narrative disclosures and the use of non-GAAP measures. 

Usage Rank:

40000

Release:

2026

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

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Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

17-Jun-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:

Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify ways cash flow can be misclassified or timed to make liquidity appear stronger
  • Recognize the impact of reclassifying activities, factoring, and supplier finance on operating cash flow
  • Differentiate routine cash management from strategies designed to manipulate liquidity
  • Determine how transaction structuring, prepayments, and staged arrangements can affect reported cash flow
  • Identify disclosure and presentation practices that can obscure cash flow trends
  • Recognize the effect of aggregation and non-GAAP measures on interpreting liquidity
  • Distinguish legitimate financial reporting choices from techniques intended to mislead

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Understanding Cash Flow Games Companies Play

Course Learning Objectives

Course Overview

Introduction

Reclassifying Financing Inflows as Operating Cash Flow

Supplier Finance & Reverse Factoring

Receivables Factoring Classification Issues

Review Questions

Accelerating Cash Inflows

Delaying Cash Outflows

Window Dressing Strategies

Review Questions

Contract Structuring for Cash Flow Appearance

Third-Party and Related-Party Transaction Engineering

Prepayments, Deposits, and Structured Settlements

Red Flags

Review Questions

Narrative Disclosure Techniques

Aggregation and Line-Item Presentation

Non-GAAP Liquidity Measures

Conclusion

Review Questions

Glossary of Key Terms

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