Course Description

In August 2000, the Enron stock price reached an all-time high and the company ranked 5th on the Fortune 500 list. Just one year later, Enron became, at that time, the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. In this webinar, Matthew Briggson will walk through the remarkable events that lead to the the Enron collapse. This webinar will focus on the accounting and financial reporting tactics Enron exploited (some even legal) to grossly inflate their revenue, hide billions in debt, and trick most outside stakeholders into believing they were one of the strongest companies in the world. 

This webinar will walk through the congressional response and significant regulatory changes in the accounting industry in the aftermath of the Enron collapse. 

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the regulatory environment at the time of the Enron scandal
• Identify accounting tactics Enron used to inflate the revenue and hide debt
• Discover legislative and regulatory changes in the accounting profession in response the Enron scandal

Prerequisites

• None

Who Should Attend

CPAs, accounting/finance professionals in public accounting and industry.