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Advanced Business Combinations & Ownership Accounting Specialization

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EDUCBA

Advanced Business Combinations & Ownership Accounting Specialization

Master Consolidation & Ownership Accounting. Apply complex accounting standards for leases, SPEs, business combinations, and ownership changes.

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Beginner level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Analyze and apply advanced accounting standards related to leases, SPEs, business combinations, and ownership changes.

  • Interpret complex consolidation, goodwill, deconsolidation, and equity adjustment scenarios under IFRS and US GAAP.

  • Apply accounting judgment to real-world financial reporting, audit, and compliance situations using practical examples.

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January 2026

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • Identify and classify leases under ASC 842 and IFRS for both lessee and lessor scenarios.

  • Perform lease measurement, re-measurement, impairment, and related accounting calculations accurately.

  • Analyze and interpret the financial statement impact of operating, finance, and complex lease structures.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Asset Management
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Category: International Financial Reporting Standards
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Lease Contracts
Category: Accounting
Category: Revenue Recognition
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Balance Sheet

What you'll learn

  • Define and evaluate Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), including their structures, purposes, and real-world applications.

  • Analyze regulatory and consolidation requirements for SPEs using practical examples and case studies.

  • Interpret SPE disclosures, assess risks, and apply SPE principles to financial analysis and reporting scenarios.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Technical Accounting
Category: Financial Regulations
Category: Financial Auditing
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Consolidation
Category: Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Investment Management
Category: Specialized Accounting
Category: Asset Management
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Financial Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish business combinations from asset acquisitions and evaluate control under IFRS and US GAAP.

  • Measure identifiable assets, liabilities, goodwill, and tax impacts in complex acquisition scenarios.

  • Apply valuation techniques and accounting treatments to real-world and advanced business combination cases.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Fixed Asset
Category: Financial Statement Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Explain LLP fundamentals and compare formation requirements across major global jurisdictions.

  • Apply LLP SORP reporting standards to record member capital, drawings, and profit allocations.

  • Analyze and interpret complex member-related accounting scenarios used in real-world LLP practice.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Commercial Laws
Category: Partnership Accounting
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Specialized Accounting
Category: Tax Laws
Category: International Financial Reporting Standards
Category: Regulation and Legal Compliance
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Accounting

What you'll learn

  • Analyze ownership-interest changes, NCI movements, and equity adjustments in consolidated accounts.

  • Apply deconsolidation and discontinued-operation rules, including fair value measurement of retained interests.

  • Interpret the financial statement impact of loss of control under IFRS and US GAAP.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Category: Equities
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Accounting
Category: International Financial Reporting Standards
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Consolidation

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