BUS 454 Intermediate Accounting II

School of Business

BUS 454 Intermediate Accounting II builds on the financial accounting skills that you acquired in Financial Accounting I and II and Intermediate Accounting I.

 

Intermediate Accounting II is an intermediate-level course that focuses on the liabilities and equities side of the statement of financial position along with topics such as accounting for income taxes, leases, employee benefits, earnings per share and accounting changes* (adapted from CPA)

Prerequisites: ADMN 251 or BUS 351 with a minimum grade of 64%

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours75
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture5

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Select, supported with reasons, an appropriate accounting policy
  2. Measure an event follow the selected accounting policy
  3. Prepare the necessary journal entries to record the event
  4. Identify deficiencies in the formal financial statements and propose, with reasons for them, appropriate changes
  5. Value and present the Liability and Equity Sections of the entity, using calculations
  6. Preparing the formal financial statements using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (ASPE or IFRS) as guidelines
  7. Develop problem-solving and decision-making skills based on case / scenario problems. Teaching and Learning Approach

Teaching and Learning Approach

This class will follow a flipped classroom model. The class time will be used for hands on working through the accounting problems in excel. Your participation will directly affect what you take away from this course.

Learning Resources

Optional: Kieso, D. E., Weygandt, J.J., Warfield, T. D. Wiecek, I. M, McConomy, B.J., (2022) Intermediate accounting (13th ed., vol. 2), Toronto, ON: Wiley Wiley – WileyPlus (enrolment key is supplied with textbook purchase or online) Required Personal LapTop Computer Internet Service Access to the CPA Handbook – CPA Standards and Guidance Collection, via Selkirk College online Library catalogue. Access also provided by a link in Moodle.

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Orientation to Moodle Establishing groups and use of shared spreadsheets 2. Ch.13 – Non-Financial and Current Liabilities 3. Ch.14 – Long Term Financial Liabilities 4. Ch.15 – Shareholder Equity 5. Ch. 16 – Complex Financial Instruments 6. Ch. 17 – Earnings Per Share 7. Midterm review 8. Mid-Term Week 9. Chapter 18 - Income taxes 10. Ch. 19 – Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits 11. Ch. 20 – Leases 12. Ch. 21 – Accounting Changes and Error Analysis 13. Ch 22 - Statement of Cash flows Ch. 23 – Other Measures and Disclosure 14. Final exam review CPA DAIS - POWER BI CPA DAIS IT question Set - Question 5 15. Final Exam

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
CPA - DAIS35%
In class group work1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 720%
Midterm Exam1, 2, 3, 5, 635%
Final Exam1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 640%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.