new standards and projects designed to repair damage and improve financial reporting. CCH's Top Accounting Issues for 2009 Course helps CPAs stay abreast of the most significant new standards and important projects. It does so by identifying the events of the past year that have developed into hot issues and reviewing the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the changes. The topics reviewed were selected because of their impact on financial reporting and because of the role they play in understanding the accounting landscape in the year ahead. The topics examined in Top Accounting Issues for 2009 include: -- Financial Instruments -- FIN 48 Update -- FASB 159 -- FASB 160 -- Recent Developments in Accounting Top Accounting Issues for 2009 reassures the accountant that he or she is not missing out on developing accounting issues -- or is not susceptible to being caught unaware by a brewing controversy. It's the top quality accounting review and analysis that every practitioner needs to keep a step ahead.

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