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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are accounting standards and procedures that are used by companies within a particular jurisdiction to prepare financial records and statements. These principles... more +
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are accounting standards and procedures that are used by companies within a particular jurisdiction to prepare financial records and statements. These principles are intended to create consistency in documentation across companies and industries. Consistent documentation assists investors to better analyze potential investments and assists regulators to detect potential fraud and/or wrongdoing. less -
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What's Market: No Undisclosed Liabilities Representations

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In M&A transactions, unknown target liabilities are typically addressed in different ways throughout the M&A purchase agreement. A no undisclosed liabilities representation is one of the principal representations in an M&A...more

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Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings - Guide for Non-US Issuers

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Latham & Watkins, in collaboration with KPMG, has released 2023 guides to the financial statements required for US securities offerings. These companion guides provide US issuers and non-US issuers a roadmap to help navigate...more

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Deconstructing The SEC’S Cryptocurrency Suppression Program - Part 6: Why Cryptocurrency Companies Are Unable To Comply With...

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INTRODUCTION- This article is the sixth in a series that explains how the SEC has structured a campaign to suppress and eradicate cryptocurrency and digital tokens, why the SEC lacks jurisdiction over creators of...more

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GAAP Compliance and an M&A Selling Party’s Closing Date Balance Sheet

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Post-acquisition Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) disputes are often caused by the timing of a transaction closing and the subsequent true-up of the estimated closing date balance sheet. However, with adequate planning and...more

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Key Considerations for the 2022 Annual Reporting Season: Form 20-F and Other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2022 annual reporting season. This memo describes our key considerations for...more

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Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings: What You Need to Know - 2022 Edition

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The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s...more

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No Undisclosed Liabilities Representations

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Market Trends: What You Need to Know - As reflected in the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Point Studies... Originally Published in Bloomberg Law - February 2021....more

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A Forensic Accountant’s Take on Materiality

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In the accounting profession, the concept of materiality in financial reporting comes from two distinct areas: Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). ...more

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Under the Microscope: Dissecting Errors to Evaluate RWI Damage Claims

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After an M&A transaction, a buyer may discover certain misrepresentations as to the target company’s historical reserves. These misrepresentations often result in a RWI claim by the acquiring company. In these cases, it is...more

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When Balance Sheet Errors Turn into Multiple EBITDA Claims

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After an M&A deal closes, the purchaser may discover information that it considers erroneous in the balance sheet accounts in the acquired company’s financial statements....more

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Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings: What Non-US Issuers Need to Know - 2020 Edition

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The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s...more

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Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings: What You Need to Know - 2020 Edition

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The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s...more

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SEC Grants Broker-Dealers Relief under New Lease Accounting Standard

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To perhaps oversimplify things greatly, the new GAAP for lease accounting will require operating leases to be recorded on the balance sheet much like the current treatment for capital leases. This shift in GAAP could wreak...more

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The New Lease Accounting Standard–What Lawyers Need to Know Now

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With calendar year-end Form 10-K filings almost completed, you may have noticed the addition of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 “Leases (Subtopic 842)” to the MD&A subsection addressing new accounting standards. In...more

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New Lease Accounting Rules Are Final: Retailers and, Ultimately, Landlords Can Expect Changes

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We recently wrote about expected changes to the rules governing the way leases are accounted for on balance sheets and suggested the changes would have major implications for retailer tenants and longer term implications for...more

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