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ASC 740 Part 2: Practical Application for Income Taxes Based on Income

2 CPE Credits $71.00/credit hour Monday, December 14, 2026 · 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET
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This course is Part 2 in our evaluation of ASC 740.

ASC 740 deals with taxes based on income. There are multiple concepts to examine when discussing ASC 740. In this course we will review concepts such as valuation allowances, changes in tax rates, changes in entity tax status, evaluating income tax accounting for financial instruments and business combinations, and accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

In general, when a tax is based on income, most items that enter into pretax accounting income enter into taxable income in the same year, and vice versa. Some events, however, are recognized for book purposes and tax purposes in different years. Over time, as these differences reverse, they eventually offset each other. The tax effects of these differences, referred to as deferred taxes, should be accounted for in the intervening periods.

Accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 requires a disciplined approach to recognizing, measuring, and disclosing the tax consequences of transactions and events recognized in the financial statements.

The program will address considerations around valuation allowances, focusing on the weight of positive and negative evidence in determining the realizability of deferred tax assets. Participants will also evaluate uncertain tax positions under the two-step recognition and measurement model, along with intra-period tax allocation complexities for continuing operations, discontinued operations, and other comprehensive income.

Topics Covered

  • Valuation allowances and sources of taxable income
  • Changes in tax laws and rates
  • Changes of tax status in entity
  • Income tax accounting for financial instruments
  • Income tax accounting for business combinations
  • Intra-period tax allocations
  • Accounting for uncertainty in income tax

Learning Objectives

  • Discover the concept of valuation allowances and sources of taxable income
  • Identify when there is a change in valuation allowance
  • Identify changes in tax laws and rates
  • Recognize how to address changes of tax status in entity
  • Identify income tax accounting for financial instruments
  • Identify income tax accounting for business combinations
  • Explore intra-period tax allocations
  • Recognize the accounting for uncertainty in income tax

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based

NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (1 hour), Auditing (1 hour)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Lynn Fountain

Lynn Fountain has over 38 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.

Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own consulting and training practice. She is a highly sought-after trainer and international speaker. In addition, Ms. Fountain has assisted numerous companies with enterprise risk management frameworks, internal audit processes and financial accounting. She also serves as a discussion leader for the AICPA for numerous classes finance, accounting and risk management topics.

Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. Her first book released in 2015 by the Institute of Internal Auditors Foundation is entitled “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations”. Her second book “Leading the Internal Audit Function” was released in October 2015 by Taylor & Francis Publications. This book serves as the initial launch for a series of leading practice internal audit and information technology publications. Her third book “Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s Dilemma” was released in December 2016.

Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.
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