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Accounting for Power Purchase Agreements and Australian Carbon Credit Units

Duration
60 min
CPD
1.0 hour
Format
E-Learning
Accounting for Power Purchase Agreements and Australian Carbon Credit Units

Overview

Exploring the latest developments in accounting for PPAs and ACCUs

Businesses are increasingly looking to PPAs as not only a means of securing their renewable energy supplies and managing their energy costs, but also as a source of ACCUs to meet their carbon abatement obligations. Despite their increasing popularity, PPAs and ACCUs continue to pose challenges to both preparers of financial statements and auditors.

In this session we will explore:

  • The different types of PPAs
  • Accounting implications of different types of PPAs, including embedded leases, embedded derivatives and hedge accounting, and
  • Accounting for ACCUs acquired through PPAs.

Learning Outcomes:

This session aims to provide attendees with the ability to:

  • Identify the different types of PPAs
  • Identify and understand the accounting implications of different types of PPAs, and
  • Understand the accounting for ACCUs acquired through PPAs.

Suited to:

Auditors, CEOs, CFOs, Board Members, Financial Controllers, Finance Teams, Accountants involved in the preparation of financial reports.

This On Demand recording Includes: 

  • Recording of the Live Webinar, which can be viewed multiple times, for as long as required 
  • Presenters contact details for follow up questions 
  • CPD Quiz
  • CPD Certificate 
  • CPD Report – Logged automatically 
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Verbatim Transcript, with Searchability
  • Supporting Documentation

Course syllabus

3 lessons

  1. Video – Accounting for Power Purchase Agreements and Australian Carbon Credit UnitsVideo
  2. Feedback Survey QuestionsSurvey
  3. Knowledge QuizTest

Your presenter

Dean ArdernBDO Australia

is an Advisory Partner at BDO in Australia. Dean has been advising on IFRS and other financial reporting matters for over 15 years. Having worked with a range of clients in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, Dean understands the challenges preparers face. Dean’s primary role is to identify practical and compliant reporting solutions for clients and assurance staff. To achieve this, Dean works at building constructive relationships with clients with the view to providing responsive, accurate and outcome-focused technical advice and guidance.