Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg

The steps to take to become a CFO

How to clean up accounting spreadsheets

How to install a cycle counting program

Why the elimination of extraordinary items is good, and why we should delete other reporting, as well

The specifics of being an accounting intern

The option to not recognize certain intangible assets

How to make your case for business improvements

Tips for a higher level of prediction accuracy

Inventory monitoring for difficult inventory items

The new requirement to disclose a going concern issue

Tips for getting an internship

How to decide whether an error is material

Where to look for the latest accounting standard updates

The accounting challenges in a startup organization.

When to provide training and how to motivate the staff

Revenue recognition for contracts with customers

How to segregate accounting duties in a small business

How to account for freight

What a manager expects from a staff accountant

The new accounting standard that allows goodwill amortization

How to gain an understanding of undocumented controls and processes

A look at underlying patterns that govern accounting behavior

Tips on proper use of accruals and deferrals

How to maximize cash from collections

Controls for wire transfers, investments, and loans

How to reduce the risk of petty cash losses

Tips on how to improve the reconciliation of accounts

The pitfalls and possibilities of changing careers

How much systems integration is necessary?

The incremental approach to organizational upgrades

Advice regarding training for your accounting career

Problems with the chart of accounts and account code structure

Whether to obtain an accounting certification, and which one to pursue.

Guidelines for when to write a procedure

When to use a soft close, and to what extent it should be used

Accounting for a business when it is about to be liquidated

Bob Poley discusses the mechanics of intercompany accounting

Why not to use the senior accountant title

The effect of new rule changes on continuing professional education for CPAs

A new standard has been released that addresses how reclassified other comprehensive income items are to be reported

How not to cut expenses

Focusing on cost reduction through cost objects

Dr. Philipp Schaberl discusses required changes to the reporting of other comprehensive income

Making decisions when the business model changes

How to spot valid cost reductions

A conversation with Neil Jennings, CEO of Accounting for International Development

How to refine the use of accounting reports

Issues to be aware of when using net present value analysis

A GAAP rules change for testing intangible assets

How to earn the largest return on a small cash investment