Ever wonder why your words aren't getting acted upon? Do you ever ask yourself: Why am I not getting through to them? Do you want your communication to be more confident, purposeful, and effective? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this program is for you. In this program we're...
One of the biggest professional challenges for CPAs, CFOs, controllers and auditors today is keeping current with the rapid pace of information technology. This course explores the new and emerging technologies impacting the fields of accounting, finance, auditing and business in general....
Being consistently ethical is a challenge. Most of us have had to make tough choices. This session will discuss real world cases involving thorny ethical dilemmas and how to resolve them. Being ethical is not the same as complying with the law and ethical issues are not always black and white....
How well do you understand your company's cash flows? Good cash management techniques can provide a competitive advantage! This session will show you how to effectively measure and manage your cash conversion cycle. With a more complete understanding of how cash flows through your organization,...
Being a leader often requires having difficult conversations and negotiating the boundaries of relationships and organizational needs. Navigating conversations where one person wants another to change behavior can be quite tricky. How do you do this in the most effective way, without making it...
U.S. Government contracting is a niche industry that involves unique regulatory requirements in the accounting field. The two most common areas that every government contractor that has cost reimbursable contracts is the requirement to prepare an annual Incurred Cost Submission (ICS) and...
As we saw from the recent United States Department of Labor review of employee benefit plan audits, auditors need to raise their game in order to provide the quality audits that plan stakeholders demand. The AICPA has reacted by issuing a proposed SAS that will significantly impact how audits of...
Designed for accounting and attestation practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard setting activities of the FASB and AICPA. In addition to providing a status update on Topic 606 implementation,...
In arriving at and providing an opinion on the financial statements, auditors follow approximately 1,000 pages of generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)! It takes a great deal of effort and energy to keep up with the current requirements. Designed for everyone in the firm, this course will...
This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date...
Have you ever thought that entering transactions, reconciling accounts, and preparing tax returns was the definition of accounting? You have probably seen it in your practice but just didn't know what to do about it. We're talking about accounting fraud. The good news is you can fight against...
What is your company worth? Is business value the single most important metric? This webcast discusses various business valuation methods for any stage company: start-up, spin-off, acquisition or divestiture. Many valuation methods exist. Which method is right? Which is the 'best' for a...
In the "Excel - Formatting Spreadsheets for Beginners" class, you learned basic formatting of a spreadsheet. In this class, we take you to the next level by teaching you how to customize many of the formatting options. Learn to customize cell styles and how to use these styles in other...
Two of the most important requirements under current auditing standards are (1) engagement team brainstorming and (2) expanded inquiries of auditee personnel. The skill with which these important requirements are carried out can mean the difference between discovering material fraud and . a...
We live in a world where on-demand is the norm. From Netflix and Hulu, to services like Uber and Lyft, to luxuries like Handy and Glamsquad, we are used to getting things when we want and the way we want them. This mentality doesn't disappear in the workplace. Yet so many offices and practices...
We've all had it happen. You say something, and what you say is misinterpreted and blown out of proportion. We've found ourselves frustrated and angry and discouraged. During this interactive session, we'll identify four main communication preferences to help you simplify interactions in an...
When Treasury dropped final 199A regs on us, we were given certain choices about whether to stay with certain 199A positions reported on 2018 returns or file amended returns for 2018 to achieve better posture. What are those choices and are you better off taking advantage of them? At long...
With the cost of travel, the challenges of geographically dispersed workforces, and - let's be honest - the high volume of time commitment that training takes in any organization, it's no wonder that many companies are going virtual. Not everybody, though, knows where to start. In this session...
Good people believe everyone else is just like them. They cannot imagine someone could con them or their company and have no guilt or remorse about what they have done. Lack of guilt and empathy are key traits of a psychopath. Most of us envision psychopaths to be cold-blooded serial killers who...
This session opens with how to use Excel's lookup functions to perform list comparisons. Also, this webcast covers how to perform multicolumn list comparisons without first combining several columns into a single lookup column. We discuss how a minor detail like how we indent can produce major...
