SEC Comment Letters: A Primer for Corporate Finance
What you'll learn
- Discover the background on the SEC.
- Identify examples of proposed actions of the SEC as it relates to proposed and final rules, PCAOB rulemaking, and concept releases.
- Recognize how to respond to an SEC Comment letter through the use of real life examples of letters issued by the SEC staff to filers.
- Discover five examples of letters issued on a 10K, and one example each for a 10Q and Proxy Statement.
Requirements
- Prerequisite: Exposure to SEC reporting requirements
- Advanced Preparation: None
Description
This course provides guidance on responding to SEC proposed actions and to comment letters issued by SEC staff. We provide examples of the process for two proposed actions and responses. We provide five examples of comment letters relating to a filer's 10K, and one each for a 10Q and Proxy Statement.
This course also identifies examples of proposed actions of the SEC as it relates to proposed and final rules, PCAOB rulemaking, and concept releases, recognize how to respond to an SEC Comment letter through the use of real-life examples of letters issued by the SEC staff to filers and discover five examples of letters issued on a 10K, and one example each for a 10Q and Proxy Statement.
This course takes some of the mystery out of what can be an intimidating SEC response process.
This course is brought to you by Illumeo. Illumeo, incorporated in 2009, is revolutionizing the hide-bound world of corporate learning. Illumeo works with corporate professionals and organizations of all sizes to build the skills and capabilities that help everyone be an expert at their job. Based in Silicon Valley, CA, Illumeo serves thousands of corporations and corporate professionals across Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Sales, and Marketing. The platform offers assessments, industry-benchmarked competency analyses, hundreds of expert-developed courses, collaborative tools, and the ability for companies to self-publish internal courses that promote institutional knowledge retention and dissemination. Illumeo is the place for expertise management and we are dedicated to the proposition that everyone can be an expert at their job.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in Accounting, Finance or related fields.
Course content
- Preview04:22
- 04:56Responding to Proposed SEC Actions
- 08:26Basis of Review
- Preview06:10
- 05:0410 K Filings Continued
- 05:3410Q and Proxy Filings
- 03:46Final Thoughts
Instructors
Illumeo, incorporated in 2009, is revolutionizing the hide-bound world of corporate learning. Illumeo works with corporate professionals and organizations of all sizes to build the skills and capabilities that help everyone be an expert at their job.
Based in Silicon Valley, CA, Illumeo serves thousands of corporations and corporate professionals across Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing. The platform offers assessments, industry-benchmarked competency analyses, hundreds of expert-developed courses, collaborative tools, and the ability for companies to self-publish internal courses that promote institutional knowledge retention and dissemination.
Illumeo is the place for expertise management and we are dedicated to the proposition that everyone can be an expert at their job.
Executive with over thirty-five years experience in managing complex financial situations involving profit improvement, financial reporting, acquisitions, divestitures, domestic and foreign taxation, SEC compliance, treasury, FP&A and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation. Responsible for managing a finance team of 25 with direct and indirect reports 13 professionals.
Specialties: Tax planning and compliance, M&A, transfer pricing, SEC reporting, treasury, risk management.