CFANY Author Series: THE END of ACCOUNTING and the Impact of Tax Legislation on Earnings

June 1, 2017 | 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM

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CFANY Author Series: THE END of ACCOUNTING and the Impact of Tax Legislation on Earnings

Thursday, June 1, 2017
5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

 

 

Location

CFANY Conference Center
1540 Broadway #1010,
New York, NY 10036

 

Registration Deadline

Wednesday, May 31st

 

Fees

Members: $30
Nonmembers: $70

 

Sponsor

Host

Value Investing Group

CFA Institute CE®: 1.0 Credits

CE credits sponsored by Kaplan Schweser

Speakers

Baruch LevPhilip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance, New York University Stern School of Business
Murray Solomon, Partner, EisnerAmper

Organizers

Major corporate decisions, such as restructuring and M&A, are predicated on financial indicators of profitability and asset/liabilities values. These documents move mountains, sowhat happens if they’re based on faulty indicators that fail to show the true value of the company? Join us for a lively conversation with Professor and Author Baruch Lev on his newest book “The End of Accounting and the Path Forward for Investors and Managers”. You will leave the event with a blueprint for more accurate valuations.

Learning Objectives

  • Actionable financial analysis
  • Identify financial statement impropriety
  • Gain insight on updated accounting procedures
  • Discover new and comprehensive economic indicators
  • Identify and value strategic resources in a company

Author

Baruch Lev is the Philip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. In his current positions, Professor Lev teaches courses in accounting, financial analysis and investor relations. Professor Lev has been with NYU for 17 years. His primary research areas of interest include corporate governance; earnings management; financial accounting; financial statement analysis; intangible assets/intellectual capital; capital markets; and mergers and acquisitions. Professor Lev is the author of five books including Intangibles: Management, Measurement, and Reporting, and Financial Statement Analysis: A New Approach. His recent book is: Winning Investors Over (2012). Lev has published over 100 research studies in the leading accounting, finance and economic journals. Professor Lev has received numerous awards and honorary doctorates. Before joining NYU, Professor Lev held professorial positions at the University of Chicago, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, where he was dean of the business school, and University of California at Berkeley (jointly appointed by the business and law schools). Lev’s practical experience includes auditing, and investment banking. He was also a partner in a consulting firm.

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