This course covers investments in equity securities (including mark-to-market accounting, equity method and consolidations); property, plant and equipment; and intangible assets. 

Learning Objectives
  • Discover and differentiate the market value method from the equity method and describe the conditions under which each is used.
  • Explore and briefly describe the fundamental issues involved when one company acquires a controlling interest in another company and explain how goodwill appears on the financial statements and is subsequently accounted for.
  • Identify and list and describe the major issues involved when accounting for long-lived assets and briefly explain how the accounting methods for each issue affect the financial statements.
Last updated/reviewed: March 26, 2024

Included In Certifications

This course is included in the following Certification Programs:

9 CoursesFinancial Reporting and Analysis Certification

  1. Introduction to the Financial Statements and the Environment of Financial Reporting
  2. Preparing Financial Statements
  3. Reading and Analyzing Financial Statements
  4. Time Value of Money - Concepts and Applications
  5. Classification, Debt and Equity
  6. Current Assets and Asset Valuation
  7. Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets
  8. Earnings Management
  9. Ethics and Earnings Management
1 Review (13 ratings)

Reviews

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Anonymous Author
Overall not bad; too many company examples vs "how to" and why examples.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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  Course Overview CPE
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets16:36
  Acquisition Accounting13:52
  Acquisition Accounting Cont'd8:42
  Long-lived Assets17:52
  Long-lived Assets: Further Illustration9:18
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets1:06:20
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Equity Investments and Long-lived AssetsPDF
  Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets Glossary/ IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam