Dates

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Length of Course

2 days

9:00 am – 4:00 pm ET

Prerequisites

An undergraduate degree is desirable

Delivery Method

Online

Cost

$1,825 CAD

Cost includes a non-refundable $25 registration fee

Instructor

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Bruce McConomy

Professor; KPMG Foundation Fellow in Accounting

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Sarin John

Assistant Professor - Lazaridis School of Business and Economic, Wilfrid Laurier University

Course Summary

This short course focuses on financial reporting and the valuation of assets in an intangibles world, where intangibles comprise over 90% of the value of the S&P 500 Index. In this data-driven and digitalized era, the development of knowledge and skillsets to support intangible valuation and reporting has become a critical development area for organizational accountability and performance management. This short course presents the latest thinking on issues concerning trends in intangibles accounting and financial reporting, as well as data analytics and intangibles valuation. Participants will be exposed to valuation methodologies for intangible assets and will be guided through case studies to learn how these tools and technologies for intangibles reporting can be used in practice.   

Course Sessions

  • Day 1
    • The current state of financial reporting in the Intangibles world
    • Trends in international standards and standard setting
    • Data analytics tools for assessing Intangibles
    • Case study: Data analytics and Intangibles

    Day 2

    • Current research on accounting for intangibles
    • Case study: Financial reporting of intangibles
    • Intangibles: Valuation methodologies in practice
    • Case study: The impact of intangibles on valuation  
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Instructor

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Bruce McConomy

Professor; KPMG Foundation Fellow in Accounting

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Sarin John

Assistant Professor - Lazaridis School of Business and Economic, Wilfrid Laurier University