IFRS vs. US GAAP - Major Accounting Differences
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Accounting - Technical
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- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Accounting and Auditing
- Faculty:
- Jennifer Louis, CPA
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Whether a financial statement preparer or user is more familiar with IFRS or U.S. GAAP, it is important to be familiar with the important differences between the two financial reporting frameworks. This course will highlight some of the more significant differences between the standards.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Explore major differences in the design and structure of IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP
- Discover significant differences in financial statement presentation and disclosure principles
- Recognize significant differences in initial recognition and subsequent measurement standards
Major Subjects
- Explore major differences in the design and structure of IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP
- Discover significant differences in financial statement presentation and disclosure principles, including:
- Periods required to be reported
- Interim financial reporting
- Debt classification, and more
- Recognize significant differences in initial recognition and subsequent measurement standards, including:
- Consolidation
- Equity method investments
Course Materials
IMPORTANT_CPE Credit Instructions_Read Before Webcast_2025 Update (434.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty

Jennifer Louis, CPA Related Seminars and Products
President
EMERGENT SOLUTIONS GROUP
Jennifer has over 25 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs on a project or part-time basis. Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, state CPA societies, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.Previously Jennifer served as the Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education for three years. Prior to that, Jennifer was Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly respected training and audit process consulting firm later acquired by Thomson Reuters. Over her six years at AuditWatch, Jennifer served many roles. She began her career at AuditWatch as Vice President of Product Development. Jennifer also served as an instructor and consultant for the firm’s Audit Productivity Improvement Program (a comprehensive program enabling accounting firms to enhance audit quality and improve audit efficiency), as well as various other training courses. Later, Jennifer was primarily responsible for working with clients to design high-caliber, customized training programs. She led the Training Services Division, which includes AuditWatch University (“core-level” staff training for new hires to managers) and related offerings. She also co-authored the Guide to Value-Added Auditing (Thomson/Practitioners Publishing Company, Fort Worth, TX, July 2001).
Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. While at AARP she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and trainings.
Jennifer was also an Audit Manager at Deloitte, in Washington, DC. During her five years with Deloitte, she was a frequent local and national instructor. Jennifer also served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. She is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is licensed to practice accounting in the Commonwealth of Virginia and North Carolina.Contact Jennifer via email at jlouis@emergentgroup.net, or via LinkedIn
Dates
Wed, Jun 25, 2025 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm PDT
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Wed, Jul 09, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am PDT
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Tue, Oct 07, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PDT
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Tue, Nov 04, 2025 - 04:00pm to 06:00pm PST
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Tue, Jun 23, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am PDT
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For Anyone responsible for preparing or reviewing financial statements under IFRS
Original Recording Date 06/2025
Course Developer EMERGENT SOLUTIONS GROUP
Date Added to Catalog 03/2025
Yellow Book No
Additional Information
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Official Registry Statement
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Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
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