Lawyers encounter financial statements in many areas of their practice, including advising clients who are buying and selling businesses, involved in matrimonial matters, preparing valuations of businesses for tax planning and much more. The course book and audio CDs of this 3.3-hour June 19, 2008 presentation by Paul C. Seitz, Managing Director of Seitz Consulting LLC of Wilmington, Delaware, give lawyers a practical and useful explanation of the preparation and contents of financial statements and how to analyze them.

Topics include:

• Balance Sheets  

• Income Statements  

• Statements of Cash Flow  

• Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

• Accounts Receivables: Calculating

• Public Versus Private Company Statements

• The Accounting Process  

• Statements And Controls  

• Cash To Accrual Basis Conversions  

• Interpreting The Statements