Analyzing financial statements has been a task traditionally performed by investment bankers and accountants. However, with accounting scandals threatening to erode confidence in corporate America, attorneys are taking on a prominent role in preparing and analyzing financial statements. Including the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement, this Continuing Legal Education (CLE/MCLE) course is designed to give attorneys a two hour overview of accounting techniques and their relevance.

Click here to download Chapter 1 of The Wall Street MBA by Telestrat President Reuben Advani

1. Accounting Basics
   • Double Entry Accounting
   • Cash vs. Accrual Accounting
   • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
   • Auditor's Report
   • Footnotes
2. Balance Sheet
   • Uses
   • Components
   • Analysis
   • Links to Income Statement and Cash Flow Statement
3. Income Statement
   • Uses
   • Components
   • Analysis
   • Links to Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
   • Revenue Recognition
4. Cash Flow Statement
   • Uses
   • Components
   • Analysis
   • Links to Income Statement and Balance Sheet
   • Optimal Cash Balance

Max Minkoff

Corporate Executive, Business Professor

Max Minkoff is Chief Operating Officer of Telestrat Consulting, Inc., a financial advisory boutique which specializes in corporate valuation. Mr. Minkoff began his career with Rohm and Haas Company and has since served as CEO, COO, CFO, and CTO at a variety of emerging growth companies, beginning with VictorMaxx Technologies, a Virtual Reality consumer product company that he helped take public in 1995. Mr. Minkoff also started and worked with several other successful companies, including ShotTower LLC, a private-label foods manufacturer, Blogarithm, a popular Internet service for blog readers, and DocuVault Delaware Valley, a fast-growing records archive and destruction service.

Mr. Minkoff has taught university courses in business management and holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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