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Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets

This course covers investments in equity securities (including mark-to-market accounting, equity method and consolidations); property, plant and equipment; and intangible assets.

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BeginnerUpdated Jan 22, 2025
Equity Investments and Long-lived Assets

What You'll Learn

check_circleDifferentiate the market value method from the equity method and describe the conditions under which each is used.
check_circleBriefly describe the fundamental issues involved when one company acquires a controlling interest in another company and explain how goodwill appears on the financial statements and is subsequently accounted for.
check_circleList and describe the major issues involved when accounting for long-lived assets and briefly explain how the accounting methods for each issue affect the financial statements.

About This Course

This course covers investments in equity securities (including mark-to-market accounting, equity method and consolidations); property, plant and equipment; and intangible assets.

Field of Study: Finance

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Lambers Inc.
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Lambers, Inc. is a leader in review courses for the EA, AFSP, and CPA exams. Lambers also offers IRS Continuing Education for Tax Preparers and CPE for CPAs. Accounting and finance professionals around the world incorporate Lambers products into their training programs.

Jamie Pratt
Jamie Pratt

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Jamie Pratt was the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and now holds the title of Distinguished Emeritus Professor. He received his doctorate in business from Indiana University in 1977, and has held faculty positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Northwestern University and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France), returning to Indiana in 1991. Jamie’s research interests are in financial reporting and analysis, where he has published over 30 articles in the top academic research journals (including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Issues in Accounting Education), and he has taught courses in financial reporting and analysis at every level (introductory, intermediate, advanced) in every program (undergraduate, MBA, PhD). He has received over 30 teaching awards and recognitions, and also taught executive education courses throughout the world. Research and/or teaching recognitions have also come from the following organizations: American Accounting Association, American Taxation Association, Big 4 accounting firms (KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Indiana Society of CPAs, the Universities of Manchester (England), Kwansei Gakuin (Japan) and Kentucky, and Business Week magazine. His resume also includes two textbooks (one in its 11th edition), two computer-based interactive case platforms, a financial analysis case book, and several instructor guides that support these products.

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