Accounting for Lawyers

LAW 422-01	Accounting for Lawyers	3 credits
An introduction to basic financial accounting principles for students who have not previously taken an accounting course. Topics will include balance sheet analysis, income statement analysis, and an introduction to the statement of cash flows. We will also discuss the "time value of money," methods of valuing an ongoing business and the interrelationships between accounting practices and business decision making with an emphasis on the legal implications of accounting.

 

Foundational:

Business Associations
Corporations
Federal Income Tax

Supporting:

Accounting for Lawyers*
Administrative Law
Admiralty
Antitrust
Bankruptcy Survey           
Complex Transactional Practice
Corporate Tax       
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Profit Law
Principles of International Taxation*
Securities Regulation (Survey or I & II)
Selected Problems in Securities Regulation
Small Business Planning*
Taxation of Small Business*
The Public Corporation

 *courses not offered every year