Events and webcasts
PwC's webcasts are designed to keep you informed about emerging issues and current developments impacting your business. We offer a range of topics and each webcast is available to be viewed as an archive if you can't make the live event. In addition, most all of our webcasts provide you with continuing professional education (CPE) credits. Subscribe now to receive invitations to PwC's Assurance webcasts.
If you have any questions concerning CPE, you can find answers here to frequently asked questions concerning CPE webcast participation.
Quarterly current accounting & reporting developments webcast series
Register for this webcast
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
PwC's quarterly current accounting and technical developments webcast series keeps you informed on hot topics and recent activities of various regulatory bodies including the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities & Exchange Commission. By learning more about current issues, you can assess the implications on your accounting and financial reporting today and plan for the impact tomorrow..
The Latest in Compensation and Benefits Accounting: Q4 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The accounting and reporting guidance around benefits and compensation continues to evolve. In an effort to keep you apprised of the on-going changes and updates, we are pleased to announce a quarterly webcast series, designed for corporate financial reporting and HR executives. PwC specialists will provide their perspectives on emerging accounting, regulatory and market developments within the incentive compensation and employee benefits arena.
Please join us for this first installment of our webcast series. Topics for this webcast include:
- New disclosures for companies that participate in multiemployer pension plans (effective for many in 2011), and what companies should be doing now
- Recent developments in voluntary changes in benefits accounting policies toward immediate recognition
- Trends in non-GAAP measures adjusting for 'non-operating' benefit costs
- Post-retirement benefit considerations in response to 2010's health care legislation
PwC presenters:
- Ken Stoler, partner
- Gina Klein, director
- Marty Hill, director
CPE credit:
Participation in the live webcast qualifies for up to 1 CPE credit.
Please note that CPE credit can only be given to individuals who remain logged into the LIVE webcast and respond to the polling questions provided during the webcast. If you are viewing this webcast in a group, everyone in the group can receive CPE Credit. Also, those who dial in via telephone are NOT eligible for CPE credit. Please note that this is a NASBA (not PwC) requirement.
Goodwill impairment testing: Using the new "Step 0" to reduce costs
Original air date:
Tuesday, October 18th
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.(EDT)
Goodwill impairment testing may get simpler when companies adopt guidelines recently issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Join PwC on October 18, 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET, for an informative webcast on how to use the qualitative approach outlined by the new standard, which we call "Step 0." Find out how using this approach may reduce preparer costs by streamlining the annual goodwill impairment testing process. Hear insights from PwC and Bert Nappier, Staff Vice President and Corporate Controller, FedEx Corp., on how companies are planning to use Step 0. For more information and to register: http://www.meetpwc.com/goodwill
Navigating the tax and accounting gaps in M&A reporting
Original air date:
Thursday, August 25, 2011
1:00 - 2:00pm (EDT)
In today's deal environment, value creation is a focus more important than ever with greater disparity in the competition for deals and the pace at which deals are completed. To help you minimize risk and capture value at the deal table and beyond, we invite you to join us for our ongoing webcast discussions about deal considerations. This webcast will clarify the rules between financial reporting and tax reporting post-transaction and will present an integrated approach where both book and tax valuations can be performed simultaneously.
US GAAP & IFRS convergence webcast series
US GAAP & IFRS convergence series: Current situation and next steps
Original air date:
Thursday, July 14, 2011
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT
PwC is proud to present a series of webcasts focused on US GAAP convergence and IFRS. These webcasts, each featuring a panel of PwC professionals and specialists, discuss the topical business and technical issues that companies should be addressing today.
Sustainable Business Solutions Webcast Series
How is sustainability evolving to drive value?
Original air date:
Monday, June 6, 2011
2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
While most companies are addressing sustainability issues, many are struggling with specific roadblocks that undermine success. Participants in this session gained insight from PwC's Sustainable Business Solutions leadership team on how to overcome challenges to achieve results from environmental and social programs.
Questions addressed on this webcast covered strategy, supply chain, reporting, and tax issues:
- Are we maximizing sustainability in our strategy?
- Are we addressing the right sustainability drivers in our value chain?
- What are investors looking for in sustainability reporting?
- What about green incentives - are we leaving money on the table?
Assurance Hot Topics Webcast Series - Spring PwC XBRL Webinar
How to Make the Best of the XBRL Situation
Original air date:
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Participants in this session learned how other companies and the analyst community are using XBRL to enhance their reporting and analytical processes and controls. Specifically, participants learned about the:
- Rules: Mandatory SEC XBRL requirements, specifically, implications of the transition from year 1 to year 2 as well as the end of the modified liability provisions for XBRL submissions.
- Results: Reporting considerations and insights including common errors and issues, ramifications for poor quality reports, and reporting best practices.
- Rewards: Compliance process and control enhancements realized by companies migrating from outsourcing/bolt-on to built-in implementations. Also, a clear answer to the "Who is using XBRL?" question directly from a leader in the research community.
- Rest of the World: Transition of regulatory compliance processes from paper to the Internet by governments around the world and the related company considerations.
