Please note that this Workshop will only be offered as a live, interactive webcast via Zoom. Speakers and participants will be participating in the program remotely. Participants will have the ability to interact with faculty and the live remote audience during the Workshop and will have access to all program materials. Attendees will need to download Zoom Client for Meetings Software prior to the program. If you are using a VPN please disconnect from the VPN prior to starting the program.

Half Day Program

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Overview

In this virtual Workshop for SEC reporting professionals, using the SEC’s guidance discussed in our SEC 101 Reporting Essentials for Financial Professionals Workshop or the SEC 101 Reporting Essentials for Lawyers Workshop, you will build the knowledge and skills needed to draft and review the Form 10-K annual report.  Discussion will include requirements from Regulation S-K for non-financial statement disclosures and the financial statement requirements of Regulation S-X as well as requirements from the Staff Accounting Bulletins, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations and other sources.  Discussion will also include frequent SEC comment areas for Form 10-K.  This is an interactive Workshop (via Zoom) and open discussion is encouraged to enhance and deepen the learning process. 

The Workshop includes online access to PLI’s SEC Reporting Handbook.

What You Will Learn

  • Key disclosure issues in Forms 10-K
  • Details of the changes to Regulations S-K and S-X from the SEC’s Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Final Rules and related proposed changes
  • The new definition of Accelerated Filer and related SOX implications 
  • Guidance for using non-GAAP measures in Form 10-K
  • Latest developments from the SEC, including COVID-19 related disclosure issues, Brexit, Libor, cybersecurity and other disclosure changes 
  • The SEC staff’s “hot buttons,” including frequent comment areas such as quantified MD&A analysis, non-GAAP measures, revenue recognition, the statement of cash flows, segments and contingencies 

What You Should Bring 
To customize your Workshop and gain the most benefit from this interactive learning experience, we recommend you have access to your company’s or a client’s most recent Form 10-K. If you work with a company that is not yet public, filings from a company in your industry are a reasonable alternative. 

Who Should Attend
SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation or review of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, and audit committee members.

Program Level 
Basic 

Intended Audience 
SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation or review of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, and audit committee members.

Prerequisites 
Attendees should have some prior experience with the SEC reporting process. We recommend first attending either the SEC 101 Reporting Essentials for Financial Professionals Workshop or the SEC 101 Reporting Essentials for Lawyers Workshop so that you have the foundational tools and skills necessary for this program.

Advanced Preparation 
None 

Suggested add-on courses:

Continue your learning at these other advanced SEC Reporting Essential Workshops:

Topics
Accounting and financial reporting Disclosure (Securities and other financial products) Regulation and compliance (Securities and other financial products) Form 10-K
Industries
Accounting Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection

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