Leah Donti of Advantage Montreal Seminars Inc. will present IFRS Training Courses, Seminars and Workshops in Calgary in September 2012 leading to IFRS Certificate
Leah Donti, has been teaching IFRS since 1997. She is an expert on IFRS will conduct the training. She received in 2010 and 2011 the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.

MONTREAL, CANADA, September 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Canadian businesses are quickly adapting to the needs of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).

The IFRS Readiness in Canada: 2010 Executive Research Report released by the Canadian Financial Executives Research Foundation (CFERF) indicates that half of public companies in Canada are less than 60% through their IFRS conversion.

For the accounting profession IFRS is the biggest change in decades.

It is time for Canadian companies and accounting firms to train their staff.

There will be three days of training. The first training seminar is called IFRS Technical Update where we cover the changes in IFRS over the last 12 months. Then, the 2 day IFRS Workshop covers the current standards in detail and do numerous applications.

This IFRS training is for industry accountants, finance professionals, and auditors.

In addition, the IFRS courses are done as inhouse company seminars and can be customized to a particular industry eg. oil and gas.

The outline for the IFRS Overview Seminar is:

1. Comparison of IFRS to Canadian GAAP
2. Introduction to IFRS
3. Financial Statement Presentation
4. Current Assets
5. Property, Plant & Equipment
6. Investment Property
7. Leases, Intangible Assets, and Asset Impairment
8. Liabilities
9. Foreign Currency Translation

The outline for this 2 day IFRS workshop follows:

1. First-time adoption of IFRS & Implementation Issues
2. Financial Statement Presentation Project
3. Subsequent Events & Related Parties,
4. Accounting Changes & Operating Segments
5. Revenue recognition
6. Government grants & Borrowing costs
7. Deferred Income tax
8. Business Combinations & Consolidations
9. Employee Benefits
10. Stock-Based Compensation
11. Financial Instruments
12. Joint Ventures & Associates
13. Extractive Industries

To learn more about the training, please visit:

http://www.advantagemontrealseminars.com

In Canada, the TSE will require IFRS beginning Jan. 1, 2011. As well, all publically accountable entities in Canada are scheduled to make the move to IFRS on the same date.

In the US, the SEC has released the Roadmap for comment.

Advantage Montreal Seminars Inc. provides in-house training as well as public seminars across North America since 1991.

The firm specializes in accounting, auditing and finance training.

Leah Donti is a public speaker and speaks at conferences.

Press Release Contact Information:

Leah Donti
Advantage Montreal Seminars Inc.
Director
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Montreal, Quebec
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