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Education Center

BDO is pleased to offer various complimentary training opportunities to our clients and contacts via our Ac'sense℠ outreach program. Click here to access upcoming CPE-worthy webinars along with previously held webinars now available as self-study courses.

Examples of recent IFRS programming delivered by a panel of BDO and BDO International Firm professionals include:

• IFRS vs. IFRS for SMEs - January 2010

  Discussion of the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for small to medium-sized companies, otherwise known as "IFRS for SME's," issued by the IASB.

• IFRS and Business Combinations – August 2009

  Overview into the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) No. 3 (Revised), Business Combinations.

• IFRS Adoptions and IFRS Standard No. 1 - June 2009

  Overview into the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) No. 1, First Time Adoption of IFRS, and the process considerations involved under the current adoption timelines.

• IFRS Implementation and Process Considerations – May 2009

  Primer for organizations on the implementation of IFRS and the potential impacts on processes and procedures to consider in conjunction with transitioning from U.S. GAAP to IFRS.

• International Financial Reporting Standards – State of Convergence: Revenue Recognition – August 2008

  This program is designed to address current rule-making status (as of May 2008) and international convergence and provide an overview of IFRS focused on applicability, key concepts and a high-level comparison of IFRS to U.S. GAAP. Further, our panels offer practical considerations for first time adopters and those heading toward conversion to IFRS.

• International Financial Reporting Standards – State of Convergence – May 2008

  This program is designed to address current rule-making status (as of May 2008) and international convergence and provide an overview of IFRS focused on applicability, key concepts and a high-level comparison of IFRS to U.S. GAAP. Further, our panels offer practical considerations for first time adopters and those heading toward conversion to IFRS.

• IFRS and Business Combinations - August 2009

  Focus on practice issues in implementing IFRS 3, Business Combinations, and transition considerations from U.S. GAAP.

• IFRS Adoption and IFRS Standard No. 1 - June 2009

  Overview of requirements and planning considerations of IFRS 1, First Time Adoption of IFRS.

• IFRS Implementation and Process Considerations - May 2009

  Primer on implementing IFRS within your organization and impacts on process and procedures to consideration in conjunction with transition.

External programming that may be of interest include:

• Compliance Week: Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: The Balance Sheet

  This archived webcast held in September 2008 hosted by Compliance Week features Wendy Hambleton, chair of BDO Seidman's IFRS Task Force, who will review a typical balance sheet and highlight areas where the presentation, format or accounting may be different between IFRS and U.S. GAAP.

For additional external programming options, BDO highly recommends the AICPA’s IFRS learning platform which provides a variety of training options and formats for enhancing education on IFRS topics.

Content provided in these materials is meant to provide general information and should not be acted upon without first obtaining professional advice appropriately tailored to your individual circumstances.