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ASC 805: An Overview of Accounting for Business Combinations

ASC 805: AN OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateMay 3, 2022
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaAccounting
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

Over the past several years, there has been a significant amount of M&A activity in the marketplace. This session is designed to help you understand and account for a business combination under ASC 805. We will also give an overview of the guidance, provide examples, and help you identify pitfalls.

Learning Objectives:


  • Identify a business combination

  • Recognize the acquisition method

  • Recall pushdown accounting

  • Evaluate the various private company alternatives

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Claudia Bassett, CPA, is a Director with CohnReznick with over 20 years of accounting and auditing experience in public accounting. Claudia joined the firm in 2015 as part of the firm's National Office in the Regional Professional Practice Group. Claudia's primary role is performing pre-issuance reviews over privately held and public companies. Claudia provides accounting and auditing technical consultation to engagement teams on a firm wide basis. Claudia has developed and instructed several courses on topics such as business combinations, stock-based compensation and auditing. Claudia works with a multitude of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, technology, entertainment and commercial real estate. Claudia also is an external speaker on a variety of accounting topics and has written several articles published by the firm.

Claudia began her career at a Big Four firm where she spent sixteen years, which included servicing both privately held and multinational public companies. Included in her experience was a tour in the National Office, specifically in internal inspections. Claudia has extensive experience testing for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, evaluating internal controls and proposing remediation plans, and performing risk assessments. Her career includes experience in public offerings and in debt and equity financing.
 

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