This course deals with more advanced topics in financial accounting and reporting with an emphasis on business combinations and foreign currency transactions and translation. Specific aspects of business combinations that are covered include: -> Recording and reporting procedures at the time of acquisition; -> Recording and reporting procedures subsequent to acquisition; -> Consolidation and equity basis reporting for wholly and non-wholly owned subsidiaries. Accounting for nonprofit sector organizations will also be examined with emphasis on financial reporting issues and objectives, financial statement disclosures and fund accounting.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, July 15 - December 15 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Carol Tristani
Notes:
Courses are activated in Avenue to Learn 1-3 days prior to the course start date. The final examination will be administered through Examity, a live remote online proctoring service. Students are responsible for covering the Examity proctoring fee (approx. $50 CAD) which is NOT included in course tuition. Refer to our website or your course in Avenue to Learn for further details. Please note registering after the course start date may delay course access and does not permit exceptions to coursework due dates, late textbook purchases, or the refund policy.
Instructors
Carol Tristani
Carol Tristani is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Professor at a leading Ontario community college. She worked previously for the Certified General Accountants of Ontario. She holds both a BSc in Mathematics and an MBA from McMaster University, as well as a B.Ed. in Adult Education from Brock University. She has taught for over 20 years and currently teaches Financial Accounting courses at McMaster.
