BUAD 5709 - Financial Reporting Standards and Analysis

(4) Prerequisite(s): BUAD 509A Financial Reporting, BUAD 509B Strategic Cost Management, BUAD 509C Individual Income Taxes and 509D Audit and Assurance, or equivalent upper level course work

Accounting professionals provide the models and data that drive investment and financing decisions of all organizations: large and small, public and private, profit and non-profit. Accountants must ensure decision makers have relevant information that is complete, neutral, and free from error. In this course, students gain an appreciation for the valuable insights provided by financial reporting and develop an in-depth understanding of the conceptual framework and generally accepted accounting principles necessary to prepare and interpret financial statements.