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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

ACC 540 Corporate Financial Reporting


An examination of the generally accepted accounting principles used in corporate financial reporting with particular emphasis on advanced topics such as equity, long-term assets and liabilities, revenue recognition, prior period adjustments and cash flows. Also included is the role of the SEC in financial reporting of publicly traded companies.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall (in-person/hybrid), Summer (in-person/hybrid)

Prerequisites - ACC 340 
Restriction by Major - Accounting [M.S.]  students; and students admitted to the graduate side of the 150-hour BBA-Accounting/MSA  and 150-hour BBA-AIS/MSA  programs only.
Restriction by Degree Type - Graduate standing

Equivalent Course(s) -
Course History -
Course rotation updated 12/2022; Class level restriction updated 11/2019; Course Rotation updated 10/2019; Course Rotation added 3/2015; 12/2007; effective Spring 2008


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