This course provides an overview of the accounting for held for sale assets with a particular focus on the criteria that must be met for held for sale classification.
This course provides an overview of the accounting for held for sale assets with a particular focus on the criteria that must be met for held for sale classification. This course also addresses considerations around the timing of held for sale classification, how held for sale assets are measured and presented, as well as how changes to a planned sale impact the measurement and presentation of held for sale assets. This course concludes with a brief discussion of the disclosure requirements related to held for sale assets.
Field of Study: Accounting
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored nearly 160 courses (380+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics.  His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA.  Kelen remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam.  He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s "Journal of Accountancy".   Kelen has nearly 20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as a Principal in Accounting Policy with HP in Doha, Qatar, and previously served in positions in Houston, Dallas, and Budapest, Hungary.  Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.
