After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain how to identify and define a variable interest entity and primary beneficiary.
- Discuss how to consolidate a variable interest entity.
- Describe fair presentation and disclosure requirements.
- Discuss simplifications within U.S. GAAP available to nonpublic entities.
Instructor bio
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA, has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering practical and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc. Jennifer started her career in Audit for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a B.B.A.-Accounting.
What is a variable interest entity?
In a variable interest entity, an investor has a controlling interest or influence, but may not have majority voting rights. Instead, contractual arrangements establish control. Variable interest entities are subject to specific rules to ensure accurate financial reporting, addressing situations where traditional consolidation methods may not reflect the economic reality of the relationship.
Who is this course for?
Accounting for Variable Interest Entities does not require any prerequisites or advanced preparation, though accountants and financial professionals who take this course should have a intermediate knowledge level the subject.
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