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Property Accounting Course
 Agenda

Day Time Topic
1 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome and Overview
1 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM Introduction to Property Accounting
  • Stages of Life Cycle
  • Work Order System
  • FERC Chart of Accounts
  • Continuing Property Record
  • FERC Regulations
  • Plant Assets
  • Asset Costs/Original Costs
  • Retirement Units
  • Sale of Assets
  • Plant Catalog
  • Depreciation
  • Operating Unit
  • Cost of Removal
  • Depreciation Studies
  • Capitalized Interest/Equity
  • Key Words/Phrases
  • GAAP vs. Regulatory Accounting
1 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Refreshment Break
1 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Construction Cost and Plant Investment
  • CWIP Cycle
  • Work Orders: Types & Contents
  • Property Accounting Review
  • Authorization for Expenditures
  • Components of Cost
  • Overheads
  • Completion of Project
  • Unitization Process
  • Close to Gas Plant in Service
  • Construction & Investment Issues
1 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CONTINUING PROPERTY RECORDS
  • Definition of CPR
  • Purpose of CPR
  • Control of Work Orders
  • Unitization Overview
  • Analysis of Work Orders
  • Investment Activity
  • Retirement Activity for CPR
  • Posting to Account 101
  • Pricing of Retirements
  • CPR Transfers
  • Completion of Unitizations
  • Case Studies
1 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Refreshment Break
1 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM DEPARTMENT INTERFACES AND INTERACTION
  • Certificates (legal)
  • Internal Audit
  • Rates
  • Gas Sales / Acquisition
  • Transportation & Exchange
  • Insurance
  • Tax: Income and Property
  • Financial Statement Reporting
  • General Accounting
  • Budgets & Planning
  • Engineering
  • Operations
  • FERC Auditors
  • State Regulators
  • 1 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Round Table Discussion Session
    Be sure you submit in advance your questions for discussion with our outstanding group of course instructors.

    Review / Q & A

    1 4:45 PM - 4:45 PM Adjourn