Accounting for Lawyers (OnDemand)
Originally held on Thursday, July 30, 2020 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Program Fee:
$69 for Members | $169 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted
for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020),
In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within
the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program
for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 3.5 Skills
New Jersey: 3.5 General
California: 2.5 General
Pennsylvania: 2.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
Whether you’re a transactional attorney or a litigator, when financial
and accounting records emerge in the legal matter you’re handling, it
helps to know some accounting basics. The numbers always tell a
story—one that may support your legal position.
This basic level program will provide an overview for the non-accountant attorney of key accounting principles including:
- Overview of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- How to read:
- The Balance Sheet
- The Income Statement
- The Statement of Cash Flows
- The Notes to the Financial Statements
- Examples of financial statements by different industries
- How to analyze financial statements for key indicators and financial statement ratios
- Recent Accounting Developments
- How to read a tax return
- Tax forms associated with different entities
- Identifying sources of income
- Tax deductions that do not equal economic outlay
- Differences between financial accounting and tax accounting
- Discoverability of tax returns
- Federal statutes
- Case law
- Will a tax return answer your questions
Attendees of this program will be able to recognize the relevant
accounting principles at work and how they may impact the outcome of
legal matters.
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Program Co-Instructors:
Howard H. Fine, Partner-in-Charge of the Accounting & Auditing Group
Dean L. Surkin, Tax Director, Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C.