About the Course
Introduction
This webinar will guide tax and accounting professionals through the accounting and tax complexities of business combinations. Our panel of knowledgeable M&A experts will review ASC 805 and ASC 740 requirements as they relate to mergers and acquisitions and offer suggestions to simplify the relative financial and tax reporting responsibilities.
Description
Business combinations create complex tax and accounting reporting issues. Updated in 2021, ASC 805, Business Combinations, provides guidelines for recording these transactions. A combination could be taxable or nontaxable. Asset acquisitions, for example, can generate taxable income and goodwill. Even though a stock acquisition may be nontaxable, the acquirer must record the assets received at their fair value. The tax basis of these assets, however, is carried over, creating discrepancies between GAAP and tax values.
Perhaps the most formidable aspect of these combinations is the determination of deferred taxes and relative valuation allowances under ASC 740. Most notably, differences in book/tax values create recognition timing differences for book/tax purposes. Acquired carryforwards and uncertain tax positions further complicate these calculations. Tax professionals working with companies considering mergers or acquisitions must understand the intricacies of the tax reporting responsibilities associated with these transactions.
Listen as our panel of corporate tax professionals points out the key financial and tax reporting issues encountered by businesses and their accountants when companies combine.
Presented By
Following a promotion to partner at Ernst & Young, Mr. DeLau co-founded TaxOps to bring all the best of the big firm knowledge to businesses without the bureaucracy. He gained significant experience in international and domestic accounting and tax transactions within a U.S. corporate environment working for international accounting firms, and as tax director of multiple public and private companies, each with extensive and complex operations throughout the United States and internationally. Mr. DeLau worked as the U.S. tax director for a Fortune 100 company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and continues to consult on tax and accounting issues with various clients. He has significant experience and background in accounting for income tax (ASC 740).
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Ms. Haskell has more than 15 years of experience in both public and private accounting, with a focus on corporate income tax provision and compliance, as well as international and state and local tax. She serves as a primary point of contact for clients, leading workflows and managing relationships for dynamic companies worldwide. Ms. Haskell also advises on the tax implications of business strategy, including tax transfer pricing, foreign reporting, M&A due diligence, and entity restructuring–ensuring tax considerations align with broader business objectives. She regularly supports clients through audits and assists in building and enhancing corporate tax departments.
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BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.
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BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Business combinations: introduction
II. ASC 805, Business Combinations
III. Taxable vs. nontaxable business combinations
IV. Goodwill
V. ASC 740, Income Taxes
VI. Deferred taxes
VII. Valuation allowances
VIII. Best practices
The panel will cover these and other critical issues:
- Distinguishing between taxable (asset) and nontaxable (stock) acquisitions
- Measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities under ASC 805 and ASC 740
- Calculating deferred tax assets when tax-deductible goodwill exceeds book goodwill
- Determining and reporting valuation allowances
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify goodwill created by business combinations
- Determine deferred tax assets and liabilities under ASC 805 and ASC 740
- Decide how M&A impacts tax attributes
- Ascertain key differences in taxable and nontaxable business combinations
- Field of Study: Taxes
- Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
- Advance Preparation: None
- Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
- Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
- Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
- Prerequisite:
Three years+ business or public firm experience preparing complex tax forms and schedules, supervising other preparers or accountants. Specific knowledge and understanding of corporate taxation, including taxation of businesses, accounting methods, net operating losses and loss limitations; familiarity with net operating loss carry-backs and carry-forwards.
BARBRI, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsons may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
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