Boards are increasingly looking to CFOs to participate, if not drive, corporate strategy. Most financial professionals can identify a strategy that provides a competitive advantage when they see one, but may not know where to look for it. In this webcast, veteran CFO John L. Daly will lead you...
Artificial intelligence is in the midst of transforming virtually every industry and economic sector. The accounting industry is no exception. There must be a comprehensive ethical conversation ensuring technology is developed in an unbiased and ethical manner. Although not a traditional...
Do you ever get blank looks when you present your company's financial statements? Does your board nod knowingly, during your presentation, but never seem to have any meaningful questions? It could be that they have no idea what you are talking about and are just pretending to understand! Learn...
You’re Trained in Unconscious Bias, Now What? Most likely your company has invited you to attend an unconscious bias or a diversity training. It was insightful, fun, and you committed to doing things differently. But now that you’ve been back in your office, you’re wondering “what...
The new accounting standard for revenue recognition was released in 2014 but its effective date is right around the corner. With the issuance of FASB ASU No. 2014- 09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, FASB has completed a convergence project. For years, revenue recognition has been the...
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 most organizations, strategic planning and budgeting are separate processes, making them out of alignment from their inception. This webcast explores a practical “real world” planning approach that aligns spending to long-term strategy, creates a culture of accountability and...
You only have one chance to make a good first impression. In the fast paced world we live in, being able to create immediate rapport and a sense of trust with people is more important than ever. Fortunately, this is an easily learnable skill that can serve you in both business and...
Have you heard about Microsoft Teams? Teams transforms the way accounting firms and businesses of all types communicate, collaborate and share knowledge. The Teams app should be core to everything you do in Office 365. If you are in the process of deploying the Teams app, or are...
Negotiating Unmasked is intended to provide participants with a practical approach to negotiating. Negotiating should not be thought of as hidden knowledge, nor should there be any mythology surrounding it. This program will analyze the components embedded in negotiating and will provide tips...
According to the FBI, “white-collar crime is … synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals … characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust …. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain...
Critics have claimed that traditional managerial accounting is at best useless and at worst dysfunctional and misleading. Most line managers do not trust their management accounting data. 21st Century management accounting develops cost/unit metrics that are useful for budgeting, cost...
Have you ever wondered why some bosses and organizations are retention magnets? The answer; they understand that giving their people C.R.A.P. (Caring, respect, appreciation and praise) is a must. Jeff provides a “headhunter’s” insight into the thoughts and reasoning of...
People skills are the most significant skills that Professionals need to develop and yet are often the last skills perfected. This course will help participants understand personality types and the successful interactions with clients, peers and family. In addition, participants will learn...
This course addresses critical issues and special opportunities facing S corporations, with a focus on any new IRS guidelines on shareholder reporting. The impact of recent legislation on the tax structure of S and C corporations will be addressed, as well as the significant impact of the new...
Since 1977 the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has haunted United States Corporations. With the SEC and DOJ handing out fines and sanctions against companies, it is a bad idea to be on the wrong side of this law as the penalties and impact to business as usual will be severely disrupted. ...
Excel now has approximately 500 functions, many of which are unused by most accounting and finance professionals. This two-hour session will put you on the path to improved Excel productivity by introducing you to powerful and timesaving, but little used, Excel functions. If you want to...
This session describes a state agency's quality review of a not-for-profit organization's A-133 audit. The case study describes the organization audited, its Federally- and state-funded programs, and the CPA firm retained to do the audit. Various anomalies in the financial...
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...
This program provides a detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining a partner's tax basis for a partnerships interest using the Form 1065, Schedule K-1 information. An illustrated example with filled in forms will demonstrate how the process works and discuss its many potential...
