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ACC573
Preview: ACC573 : Financial Reporting and Analysis
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
ACC560 (Managerial Accounting)
This course prepares students to address concepts of financial reporting and analysis required in
the business environment. Students learn important criteria for preparing and presenting financial
statements, and the related footnote information. Focus is on the analysis of financial statements and
related information from the standpoint of the different users of financial reports.
Required Resources
James M. Wahlen. 2018. Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation: A
Strategic Perspective. ACC573 Cengage Learning 9th edition textbook available at
https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Robert Ferris. August 17, 2020. Why Hertz Landed in Bankruptcy Court When its Rivals Didn't .
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/17/why-hertz-landed-in-bankruptcy-court-when-its-rivals-didnt.html&
Paul J. Lee. 2015. Assessment of Business Subsidiary Operations and Consolidated Financial
Statements Through a Common Global Accounting Language, IFRS vs. GAAP .
https://thejournalofbusiness.org/index.php/site/article/view/746
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 1 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective, and view the related documents.
Discuss: Introduce yourself and participate in the discussion, Accounting Information Users.
Week 2 - To Do List
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. May 2, 2019. Kraft Heinz Company Form 8-K .
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745919000033/may2019form8-k.htm
Parveen P. Gupta. 2018. Do Companies With Effective Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Benefit From Sarbanes–Oxley Sections 302 and 404? http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=128360717&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Trefis. December 24, 2019. How Does Ford and GM's Revenue Compare?
http://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-does-ford-and-gms-revenue-compare-2019-12-24
Analyze financial statement a to determine corporate financial health.
1
Evaluate a corporate financial restatement against ethical standards and its
impact on valuation and management actions.
2
Evaluate corporate valuation and performance on based financial statement
analysis.
3
