Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Advent Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “Advent” or the “Company”). All inter-company amounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Advent has prepared these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in these interim statements pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in Advent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, and no representation is made thereto.

These condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of continuing operations and cash flows for each interim period shown. All such adjustments occur in the ordinary course of business and are of a normal, recurring nature.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

With the exception of the below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in Advent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 provides additional guidance regarding reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). ASU 2013-02 requires entities to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of AOCI on the respective line items in net income unless the amounts are not reclassified in their entirety to net income. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, entities are required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this ASU in the first quarter of 2013 had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as the guidance relates only to additional disclosures. See Note 16, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” for further information.

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (“ASU 2013-05”). ASU 2013-05 clarifies the applicable guidance applied for the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2013-05 was early adopted by the Company effective April 1, 2013 and had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 requires, unless certain conditions exists, an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. ASU 2013-11 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. Retrospective application is permitted. ASU 2013-11 was early adopted by the Company effective April 1, 2013 and had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.