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Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg

Steve Bragg

Discussions about accounting management, best practices, controls, throughput accounting, and GAAP for the accountant, controller, or CFO.

359 - ABP #359 - CPAs Gone Bad

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359 - ABP #359 - CPAs Gone Bad
Some of the felonies that CPAs have committed
Thu, 02 May 2024 - 07min
358 - ABP #358 - Differences in Ethics Courses
Why state boards of accountancy have different ethics requirements
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 07min
357 - ABP #357 - Wedding Gown Depreciation
Yes, that's right - wedding gown depreciation
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 04min
356 - ABP #356 - The Net Worth of a Big Four Partner
How much wealth can a partner pile up?
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 07min
355 - ABP #355 - Real Estate Accounting
The ins and outs of real estate accounting
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 08min
354 - ABP #354 - The Decline of the CPA
Why are there so few CPAs?
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 - 08min
353 - ABP #353 - Accounting for Homeowners' Associations
Lots of issues with the accounting for homeowners' associations
Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 08min
352 - ABP #352 - Islamic Accounting
The nuances of Islamic accounting
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 - 07min
351 - ABP #351 - Accounting for Car Dealerships
The key accounting issues for car dealerships
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 08min
350 - ABP #350 - Calculating How Long Your Cash Will Last
Designing a cash duration model
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 - 05min
349 - ABP #349 - Cash Flow for Solvency
Does your business generate enough cash to grow?
Fri, 06 Oct 2023 - 07min
348 - ABP #348 - Enrolled Agents
Where enrolled agents come from and what they do
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - 06min
347 - ABP #347 - Chart of Accounts Special Transactions
How to structure a chart of accounts to deal with special items
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 05min
346 - ABP #346 - When to Hire a CFO
When should you hire a CFO, or just stick with your controller?
Thu, 03 Aug 2023 - 07min
345 - ABP #345 - The Different Types of Debt
The different types of debt, and when to use each one.
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 - 06min
344 - ABP #344 - Regulation A+
Fundraising with the SEC's Regulation A+
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 - 07min
343 - ABP #343 - Accounting by Music Distributors
How to account for the distribution of licensed music
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 - 05min
342 - ABP #342 - Hidden Reserves
The nature of hidden reserves
Thu, 18 May 2023 - 07min
341 - ABP #341 - Accounting for Life Insurance
The ins and outs of how to account for life insurance
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 06min
340 - ABP #340 - Transferring into the Treasury Department
Is transferring from accounting into the treasury department a good idea?
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 - 06min
339 - ABP #339 - Reconciling Customer Payments
How to make cash receipt reconciliations more effective.
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 - 07min
338 - ABP #338 - The Role of a Bookkeeper in an Accounting Department
Differences between the role of a bookkeeper and an accountant
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 - 04min
337 - ABP #337 - Form W-9 Best Practices
How to streamline Form W-9 processing
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 - 07min
336 - ABP #336 - Accounting for Truckers
Key accounting transactions for trucking operations
Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 07min
335 - ABP #335 - Return to the Formula 1 Accounting World Championships
How our earlier predictions turned out to be true
Thu, 29 Dec 2022 - 05min
334 - ABP #334 - Valuing Intangible Assets
The options available for valuing intangible assets.
Sat, 10 Dec 2022 - 09min
333 - ABP #333 - Accounting for Pass-Through Payments
How to handle pass-through payments to other parties.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 - 04min
332 - ABP #332 - Intercompany Eliminations
When to use intercompany eliminations
Sat, 29 Oct 2022 - 06min
331 - ABP #331 - Technical Accounting
What is technical accounting?
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 - 05min
330 - ABP #330 - System Conversions
How to handle a complete system conversion
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 - 08min
329 - ABP #329 - The Fixed Asset Policy
What to include in a fixed asset policy
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 - 07min
328 - ABP #328 - Long-Term Cash Flow Forecasts
How to construct a long-term cash flow forecast
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 - 06min
327 - ABP #327 - Converting to the Accrual Basis
How to convert from the cash basis to the accrual basis of accounting
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 - 07min
326 - ABP #326 - The Formula 1 Accounting World Championships
Can accountants alter Formula 1 results?
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 07min
325 - ABP #325 - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
How a SPAC operates
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 - 06min
324 - ABP #324 - Accounting for Buying Commissions
How to account for commissions paid to an agent
Thu, 26 May 2022 - 04min
323 - ABP #323 - The Cost of Goods Sold
What to include in the cost of goods sold
Thu, 05 May 2022 - 06min
322 - ABP #322 - Open Book Management
The pros and cons of open book management
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 07min
321 - ABP #321 - Accounts Receivable Financing
How it works and when to use it
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 - 08min
320 - ABP #320 - Consulting After the Pandemic
Has the pandemic changed consulting?
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 04min
319 - ABP #319 - Bank Feeds
How useful are bank feeds?
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 04min
318 - ABP #318 - New Controller Tasks
What to do in your first week as a controller.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 07min
317 - ABP #317 - Accounting for Crypto Mining
Accounting for crypto mining revenue and expenses
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 04min
316 - ABP #316 - The Paperless Accounting Office
Best practices for the paperless accounting office
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - 07min
315 - ABP #315 - The Financial Reporting Manager
How the position varies for public and private companies
Fri, 19 Nov 2021 - 07min
314 - ABP #314 - The Payables Address
How to make a standard payables email address work
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 - 04min
313 - ABP #313 - The Negative Impact of Policies
Why we should not use too many policies
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 - 05min
312 - ABP #312 - Making Accounting Decisions
The process steps for making the right decision
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 - 08min
311 - ABP #311 - How to Check for Accounting Mistakes
The three-step process
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 - 05min
310 - ABP #310 - Performance Targets for Accountants
Why we need quantity and quality measurements
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 - 06min
309 - ABP #309 - Public Utility Accounting
Unique accounting issues
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 - 08min
308 - ABP #308 - Accounting for Non-Fungible Tokens
How to record NFT transactions
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 - 04min
307 - ABP #307 - Accounting for Cryptocurrencies
A new currency called the British Boris?
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 - 05min
306 - ABP #306 - The Payables Clerk
The characteristics of a successful payables clerk.
Thu, 13 May 2021 - 05min
305 - ABP #305 - The Billing Clerk
Key performance characteristics of the position
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 - 06min
304 - ABP #304 - The Collections Clerk
Characteristics of the ideal collections person
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - 06min
303 - ABP #303 - Nonprofit Accounting, Part 2
Unique accounting issues
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 - 08min
302 - ABP #302 - Nonprofit Accounting, Part 1
Unique accounting issues
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 08min
301 - ABP #301 - The Solvency Budget
How to predict solvency problems
Thu, 28 Jan 2021 - 06min
300 - ABP #300 - What to do the Rest of the Time
How to structure your spare time
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 - 08min
299 - ABP #299 - The Audit Risk Model
How the model works
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 - 07min
298 - ABP #298 - How to Create a Sales Forecast
The need to go deep on the details
Fri, 27 Nov 2020 - 08min
297 - ABP #297 - Accounting for Art Galleries
Unique accounting issues
Thu, 05 Nov 2020 - 08min
296 - ABP #296 - Types of Business Entities
How to differentiate between them
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 07min
295 - ABP #295 - Divestitures
Some issues to consider
Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 08min
294 - ABP #294 - Health Care Accounting
Unique accounting issues
Fri, 04 Sep 2020 - 08min
293 - ABP #293 - Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
When to recognize the expense
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 - 07min
292 - ABP #292 - How to Interact with the Auditors
Dealing with a difficult relationship
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 - 05min
291 - ABP #291 - Budget Stress Testing
How to make your budget more rebust
Thu, 02 Jul 2020 - 08min
290 - ABP #290 - Commercial Fishing Operations
Unique accounting issues
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 - 06min
289 - ABP #289 - Economic Indicators
The best indicators to use
Sat, 23 May 2020 - 07min
288 - ABP #288 - Environmental Accounting
Disclosures and accounting requirements
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 - 08min
287 - ABP #287 - Pandemics and Business Planning
Suggestions for Improvement
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 - 08min
286 - ABP #286 - Accounting for Investments
Recent changes
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 - 08min
285 - ABP #285 - The Nonprofit CFO
Things to look out for
Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 05min
284 - ABP #284 - Economic Nexus
The joys of nationwide sales taxes
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 - 08min
283 - ABP #283 - Form 1099 Compliance
Best practices to consider
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 - 07min
282 - ABP #282 - Key Performance Indicators
Why they should not be reported by accounting
Thu, 26 Dec 2019 - 06min
281 - ABP #281 - A Real Case of Fraud
How to recover from fraud
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 - 07min
280 - ABP #280 - Strategic Planning
The role of accounting and finance
Thu, 14 Nov 2019 - 07min
279 - ABP #279 - Law Firm Accounting
Unique accounting issues
Sun, 27 Oct 2019 - 09min
278 - ABP #278 - Fiduciary Accounting
Rules and reports
Fri, 04 Oct 2019 - 09min
277 - ABP #277 - Governmental Accounting, Part 4
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 - 09min
276 - ABP #276 - Governmental Accounting, Part 3
Budgeting
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 - 08min
275 - ABP #275 - Governmental Accounting, Part 2
The basis of accounting and the measurement focus
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 - 09min
274 - ABP #274 - Governmental Accounting, Part 1
Types of funds
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 - 08min
273 - ABP #273 - Customer Service and the Accounting Department
How to use accounting to enhance the customer service experience
Tue, 02 Jul 2019 - 08min
272 - ABP #272 - Review Engagements
What the auditor does during a review
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 - 08min
271 - ABP #271 - Getting Your Career Back on Track
Some thoughts about what to do
Thu, 30 May 2019 - 08min
270 - ABP #270 - Accounting for Software as a Service
Various accounting issues related to SaaS
Thu, 16 May 2019 - 09min
269 - ABP #269 - Accounting for Breweries
Unique accounting issues
Fri, 03 May 2019 - 09min
268 - ABP #268 - Suggested Readings
What to read outside of the accounting standards
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 - 12min
267 - ABP #267 - Activity-Based Management
An overview
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 - 08min
266 - ABP #266 - Activity-Based Costing
An overview
Sat, 02 Mar 2019 - 09min
265 - ABP #265 - Accounting for Franchises
Unique Accounting issues
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 - 08min
264 - ABP #264 - How to Get Financing from a Bank
How a bank makes lending decisions
Sat, 19 Jan 2019 - 07min
263 - ABP #263 - Accounting Careers
Advice on what to do
Fri, 28 Dec 2018 - 07min
262 - ABP #262 - Purchase Order Clearing
How the process works
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 - 07min
261 - ABP #261 - Accounting for Mining
Unique accounting issues
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 - 06min
260 - ABP #260 - Money Laundering
Tricks of the trade
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 - 08min

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