The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Fair Value Measurements for Business Combinations and Impairment Testing

New York, NY, July 06, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled Fair Value Measurements for Business Combinations and Impairment Testing. This two-hour event is scheduled on September 30, 2013 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.

Event Synopsis:

In an ever more complex economic environment, comptrollers, auditors, CPAs, finance executives and other related practitioners face considerable challenges when applying accounting standards related to fair value, business combinations and impairment testing. To avoid potential pitfalls, practitioners and preparers must need to be in the know with respect to the most significant issues regarding fair value measurements for business combinations and impairment testing. In this two-hour live webcast, panel members will offer a refresher and critical updates of these accounting rules. They will discuss: Fair Value Measurements (ASC 820/SFAS 157), Business Combinations and the Acquisition Method of Accounting, ASC 805 (SFAS 141R) and Impairment Testing Tips, ASC 350 and 360 (SFAS 142 and 144).

Speakers/Faculty Panel

FTI Consulting
Linda MacDonald
Senior Managing Director

Valuation Research Corporation
P.J. Patel, CFA
Managing Director

GHP Horwath, P.C.
Adam Newman
Principal

The Brenner Group
Gunther Hofmann, CFA, AVA
Vice President

Duff & Phelps, LLC
Vinay Torani
Managing Director

Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Ryan Gandre
Director in the Valuation & Financial Opinions Group

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:

http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Fair_Value.html

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

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