The Soft Close

Accelerate your month-end close by redesigning the closing process. This course explains how to eliminate selected closing steps to reduce cycle time while managing the tradeoff between speed and precision. You will evaluate the risks associated with a soft close and identify the environments where it delivers the greatest benefit. By applying targeted streamlining techniques, you can issue financial statements faster and operate a more responsive accounting function.
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Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: AC1091

Learning Objectives
  • Recognize the situations in which financial statements that have been produced with a soft close can be issued.
  • Identify the reporting periods in which a public or private company could use a soft close.
  • Specify the situations in which a soft close is more likely to result in financial statement errors.
  • Recognize the calculation methods used to estimate ending inventory.
  • State the types of risk environments in which a soft close should and should not be used.

Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Accounting
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: July 2024
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