XBRL – Transforming Financial Reporting

The SEC has approved rules that will require companies to submit their XBRL financial statements to the Commission starting in 2009.  The AICPA’s Webcast titled XBRL – Transforming Financial Reporting, is a live interactive Webcast covering the SEC requirements and the steps that financial statement preparers and market stakeholders should consider in order to get ready for the coming change in business reporting.

On January 12th, join the live panel of CPAs as they discuss the impacts of the SEC rules on companies, accountants and investors and how this technology will change the way companies communicate and disseminate information to stakeholders. 

Audience: CFOs, Controllers,  Accounting/Financial Reporting Managers and staff and CPAs who assist their clients who work with and prepare financial statements for both public and privately held companies. 

Level: Intermediate
Field of Study: Accounting
Prerequisite: None
Important Information on Your CPE Credit

Note: Registration confirmation and supplemental materials to access this event will only be provided via e-mail. During Order Review at checkout, be sure to include a valid e-mail address where you’d like the instructions to be sent. Access instructions and materials will be delivered on or about December 15th. Be sure to add service@aicpa.org to your safe sender e-mail list.

Webcast System Requirements

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Operating System

• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000

Older Windows operating systems, including Windows NT / 98 / ME, will most likely work but are not officially supported. Please consult http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=lifesupsps to determine if your operating system is still supported by Microsoft.

Macintosh and Unix/Linux-Based operating systems
This presentation incorporates advanced multimedia features that allow elements such as slides, polling questions, surveys, and application demonstrations to be dynamically sent out and synchronized with the presentation. Certain standard browser plug-ins do not fully support these features in combination with Macintosh and Unix/Linux operating systems. Supported browsers with a properly installed Adobe Flash player plug-in (version 8+) will be able to view live and on-demand presentations streaming in Adobe Flash format. Not all presentations will feature this option, so alternatives include using the Firefox Web browser in combination with a properly installed RealPlayer plug-in. Please note: Presenters may not offer either option with the live Webcast.

• Pentium III 733mhz+ or equivalent

• 256MB

• Internet Explorer 6 ¹
• Firefox 2.0+
• Pop-up Blocking Software Disabled ²

¹ - Internet Explorer is the preferred browser for presenters.
² - The presentation is built on pop-up-less technology; however, the presenter may choose to use pop-up windows. In these cases, pop-up blocking software must be disabled for the presentation to work correctly. In many cases, holding down the "CTRL" key while opening the Webcast URL will temporarily disable your pop-up blocking software. Please consult the documentation for your pop-up blocking software to determine the correct way to temporarily disable it.

Hardware

• AUDIO: Sound Card with speakers
• VIDEO: Monitor with 1024x768+ resolution support

Media Players

• Windows Media Player 9+
• RealPlayer 10+ ³
• Adobe Flash Player 8+ 56k

³ - If you receive a message that the system did not find RealPlayer installed within your Firefox browser, it's possible the plugin needs to be reinstalled (this can happen if the browser was installed after the player). Simply reinstall RealPlayer to fix this condition. (NOTE: If you have Windows Media Player or Adobe Flash Player installed, you do NOT need to install RealPlayer.)

• Dial-up Modem ⁴
• Cable Modem/DSL ⁵
• Corporate LAN ⁶

⁴ - 56k Dial-up Modem. The presentation must have a low bandwidth video of 56kbps or audio-only 28kbps option listed.
⁵ - Cable Modem/DSL. The presentation must have a broadband video 100kbps or higher option listed. Typical Cable Modem/DSL speeds will average between 500kbps - 2mbps. Check with your local ISP for bandwidth allotment.
⁶ - Corporate LAN. The presentation must have a broadband video 100kbps or higher option listed. Bandwidth on corporate LANs can vary based on network traffic. Check with your local IT administrator for bandwidth allotment.

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