ACCTG 170 - Selected Issues in Accounting

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ACCTG 162.

In this seminar-type class students read and discuss authoritative pronouncements from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, releases from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs, as well as current newspaper and journal articles. A variety of current issues related to accounting standards and professional employment in accounting are discussed, such as emerging international accounting standards, ethical issues, forensic accounting, peer review, fraud managed earnings, market reaction to accounting information, corporate governance and new developments at the SEC.

Course credits: 1