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  • ACCT 203: Cost Accounting

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101,102, STAT 101,102 & ECON 001. Deals with the application of statistical tools and decision models to accounting data for the purpose of facilitating managerial control.
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  • ACCT 205: Tax Planning and Administration

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101,102. Presents an overview of the Federal tax raising system and its impact on the planning and conduct of business operations. Draws on the disciplines of business finance, public finance, and accounting as they relate to taxation.
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  • ACCT 208: Auditing

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT201,202 or equivalent. This course includes a consideration of the historical role of the auditor and the changing role in today's environment, the organization of the accounting profession, and the new influences of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It introduces the students to generally accepted auditing standards, professional ethics, and legal liability. A conceptual theory of auditing is discussed and practical examples of auditing techniques and work programs are used to illustrate the application of the theory. The course also covers the auditor's reporting standards and uses case studies and professional journal articles as bases for discussion and analysis.
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  • ACCT 230: International Accounting and Financial Reporting

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): Accounting 101, 201, 202. The objectives of the course are to broaden the students' knowledge of how generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting practices are developed and applied in the various countries, how the differences in principles and their application impact on financial statements and business decisions, and to enhance the students' ability to think through and resolve international accounting and financial reporting problems. Development of international accounting principles (the standard setting process) and comparative practices are reviewed at the outset of the course. This is followed by discussion and resolution of several technical subjects which are used as a vehicle for further consideration of comparative practices. Inflation accounting and foreign currency translation, two subjects of importance to international business, are treated. Subjects of a managerial nature (such as accounting for hedging transaction losses by using forward contracts, management control in the foreign environment, analysis of foreign financial statements, transfer pricing and international taxation) consume most of the second half of the course.
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  • ACCT 242: Financial Statements:Analysis & Reporting Incentives

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): Acct 101 & Fin. 100. The primary objective of the course is to advance one's understanding of how financial reporting is used in a variety of decision making and contracting contexts (e.g., investment decisions or lending contracts). The course is designed to improve your ability to extract and interpret information in financial statements. It will also enhance your ability to use financial statements as part of an overall assessment of the firm's strategy and valuation. The course provides both a framework for and the tools necessary to analyze financial statements. At the conceptual level, it emphasizes that preparers and users of financial statements have different objectives and incentives. At the same time, the course is applied and stresses the use of actual financial statements. It draws heavily on real business problems and uses cases to illustrate the application of the techniques and tools.
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  • ACCT 243: Accounting for Mergers,Acquistions,and Complex Financial Structures

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: Acct 101, 102, 201, 202. The objective of this course is to discuss and understand the accounting that underlies merger, acquisition, and investment activities among firms that result in complex financial structures. Key topics include the purchase accounting method for acquisitions, the equity method for investments, the preparation and interpretation of consolidated financial statements, tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, earnings-per-share considerations, the accounting implications of intercompany transactions and non-domestic investments, etc.
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  • ACCT 297: Taxes and Business Strategy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101 and FNCE 101. The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. The key themes of the framework - all parties, all taxes and all costs - are applied to decision contexts such as investments, compensation, organizational form, and mergers and acquistions. The ultimate goal is to provide a new approach to thinking about taxes that will be valuable even as laws and governments change.
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  • ACCT 705: Tax Planning and Administration

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Presents an overview of the Federal tax raising system and its impact on the planning and conduct of business operations. Draws on the disciplines of business finance, public finance, and accounting as they relate to taxation.
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  • ACCT 896: Applied Financial Strategies and Equity Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    This course (i) provides you with a framework for business analysis and valuation using financial statement data; and (ii) shows you how to apply this framework to a variety of business decisions. The focus of the course is on understanding fundamental valuation techniques that are used by investment and hedge fund managers. The course assumes that you have a good working knowledge of accounting, finance, economics and business strategy. The focus is on integrating key concepts from each of these areas and applying them to financial decision-making. The course will combine a mixture of lectures, discussions, invited speakers and group presentations to develop a sophisticated approach to information. It should be of interest to students contemplating careers in investment banking (particularly in equity), security analysis, consulting, public accounting and corporate finance.
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