Do not miss this important webinar on Fair Value and Financial Reporting issues related to appraisers on March 16, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET. Learn how potential changes in the US accounting system will affect your practice.
The 90-minute webinar will focus on Financial Reporting under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), highlighting how the gradual shift to a fair-value based accounting system affects valuation practices.
This introductory seminar will cover a variety of current issues that relate to you and your practice including:
- An orientation for participants on how the accounting standards, along with attempts to converge United States and International accounting standards, are relevant to appraisers.
- The definition of fair value.
- The roles of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
- An update on the current status of US accounting standards and the timeline for convergence.
- The current requirements for valuers under financial reporting standards.
- The various valuation disciplines which are involved in financial reporting and how they interact.
- Practical examples to illustrate financial reporting valuations and how they can be applied in your professional valuation practice.
Scheduled presenters on the webinar include:
- David Wilkes, Partner, Huff Wilkes Attorneys and Immediate Past Chair of The Appraisal Foundation, Tarrytown, New York,
- Robert Schlegel, International President, American Society of Appraisers, and Principal, Houlihan Valuation Advisors, Indianapolis, Indiana,
- Anthony Aaron, Americas Leader, Quality and Risk Management, Valuation and Business Modeling, Ernst & Young LLP, McLean, Virginia, and,
- Don Dorchester, Senior Managing Director, Dispute Analysis-Litigation Support, Financial Reporting, Valuation & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield, Prescott, Arizona.
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