SEC Accounting and Financial Reporting Course

• November 16, 2010 — Las Vegas, NV Register Now!
• December 1, 2010 — New York, NY Register Now!
• December 13, 2010 — Orlando, FL Register Now!

Conference Highlights Include:

• The ABC's of SEC Accounting and Reporting
• The How-To's of Form 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, and S-1
• New Disclosures Options for Smaller Reporting Companies
• Practical Tips on the Most Frequent Reporting Problems in SEC Filings
• Comprehensive Case Study of MD&A Requirements

Whether you have just become involved in the SEC reporting process or have been working in the field for years, it has always been critical for issuers, their advisors, and their auditors to have a firm grasp on the broad array of SEC financial reporting requirements. Even the most experienced financial professionals should be taking a zero-based approach to ensure that their company's disclosures are responsive to the most recent and unprecedented developments in the U.S. and global economies.

Build your expertise and learn to respond to new challenges with this comprehensive course! Learn the basics of each major reporting and disclosure requirement of the SEC ... how to successfully deal with these requirements ... the new and old places to go for answers to your difficult questions ... how new leadership at the SEC can be expected to shape policies, regulations and enforcement ... and much more!

This program is designed for corporate accountants, controllers, other financial reporting executives, corporate secretaries and attorneys, and partners and staff of public accounting firms. This program is also a must for executives of companies planning to go public. It features speakers from the regional offices of the SEC who share their real-life experiences dealing with SEC filings and cover the most common problems and pitfalls of SEC reporting.

Agenda

Day 1

Times	Topics	Speakers
8:30am - 10:00am	SEC REPORTING: THE BIG PICTURE Understanding the SEC's role in the regulation of U.S. capital markets and its structure are key to knowing how to interact with the SEC staff. Legislative history and overview of the key securities laws Organization structure of the SEC Oversight of the FASB and PCAOB Understanding the registration and continuous reporting process The Integrated Disclosure System Who is subject to SEC registration? Major forms used by public companies
10:00am - 10:15am	Coffee Break
10:15am - 12:00pm	REGULATIONS S-X AND S-K: The Key Financial Reporting Rules Financial statements required for periodic reporting and for significant MD & A Executive compensation Other disclosures involving accountants
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Luncheon
1:00pm - 1:45pm	REGULATIONS S-X AND S-K: The Key Financial Reporting Rules (Continued)
1:45pm - 3:15pm (Coffee Break 2:15 - 2:30)	DETAILS OF '34 ACT FORMS (INCLUDING CASE STUDIES) Learn about filing requirements, events that trigger disclosures, details of the major items in each form, and the interaction among items and forms. 10-K Proxy Statement 10-Q 8-K
3:15pm - 4:00pm	SUCCESSFULLY DEALING WITH THE SEC Building relationships with the Division of Corporation Finance The review and comment process Responses and appeals by registrants Amendments on different types of filings and their interpretation under the different Federal securities laws The protocol for pre-filing inquiries
4:00pm - 5:00pm	SEC ENFORCEMENT OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND INSIDER TRADING VIOLATIONS The rules you can violate The informal and formal investigative process Avoiding insider trading, "Section 16" and "selective disclosure" liabilities
5:00pm	COURSE ADJOURNS

View Fall 2010 SEC & Adv SEC/FASB Brochure.