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Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg — 395 episodes
ABP #395 - Circular Sales
ABP #394 - Accounting for Internal-Use Software
ABP #393 - Accounting for Cannabis
ABP #392 - IT Auditors
ABP #391 - Unclaimed Property Laws
ABP #390 - Accounting for Sports Complexes
ABP #389 - Accounting for Private Foundations
ABP #388 - Accounting for a Private Equity-Backed Company
ABP #387 - Dealing with an IRS Audit
ABP #386 - Hospital Cost of Goods Sold
ABP #385 - Accounting for CDFIs
ABP #384 - Dealing with the Office of Foreign Assets Control
ABP #383 - Accounting for Labor Unions
ABP #382 - Accounting for Wind Power
ABP #381 - Accounting for Solar Power
ABP #380 - Accounting for Water Authorities
ABP #379 - AI Tools for Accountants
ABP #378 - The Accounting PhD
ABP #377 - Capital Budgeting in a Trade War
ABP #376 - Transfer Pricing
ABP #375 - The Future of Accounting
ABP #374 - Accounting for Tariffs
ABP #373 - Accounting Training for the CFO
ABP #372 - The CPA Firm Business Model
ABP #371 - The Differences Between US GAAP and UK GAAP
ABP #370 - A New Year's Resolution
ABP #369 - Accounting for Crypto Assets
ABP #368 - Accounting for Carbon Credits
ABP #367 - Accounting for Trade Spend
ABP #366 - How to Recognize Revenue from Non-Monetary Gifts
ABP #365 - Accounting for Patents
ABP #364 - Accounting for Farming Cooperatives
ABP #363 - Accounting for Crops
ABP #362 - Accounting for Pig Farms
ABP #361 - Accounting for Restaurants
ABP #360 - Accounting for Ships
ABP #359 - CPAs Gone Bad
ABP #358 - Differences in Ethics Courses
ABP #357 - Wedding Gown Depreciation
ABP #356 - The Net Worth of a Big Four Partner
ABP #355 - Real Estate Accounting
ABP #354 - The Decline of the CPA
ABP #353 - Accounting for Homeowners' Associations
ABP #352 - Islamic Accounting
ABP #351 - Accounting for Car Dealerships
ABP #350 - Calculating How Long Your Cash Will Last
ABP #349 - Cash Flow for Solvency
ABP #348 - Enrolled Agents
ABP #347 - Chart of Accounts Special Transactions
ABP #346 - When to Hire a CFO
ABP #345 - The Different Types of Debt
ABP #344 - Regulation A+
ABP #343 - Accounting by Music Distributors
ABP #342 - Hidden Reserves
ABP #341 - Accounting for Life Insurance
ABP #340 - Transferring into the Treasury Department
ABP #339 - Reconciling Customer Payments
ABP #338 - The Role of a Bookkeeper in an Accounting Department
ABP #337 - Form W-9 Best Practices
ABP #336 - Accounting for Truckers
ABP #335 - Return to the Formula 1 Accounting World Championships
ABP #334 - Valuing Intangible Assets
ABP #333 - Accounting for Pass-Through Payments
ABP #332 - Intercompany Eliminations
ABP #331 - Technical Accounting
ABP #330 - System Conversions
ABP #329 - The Fixed Asset Policy
ABP #328 - Long-Term Cash Flow Forecasts
ABP #327 - Converting to the Accrual Basis
ABP #326 - The Formula 1 Accounting World Championships
ABP #325 - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
ABP #324 - Accounting for Buying Commissions
ABP #323 - The Cost of Goods Sold
ABP #322 - Open Book Management
ABP #321 - Accounts Receivable Financing
ABP #320 - Consulting After the Pandemic
ABP #319 - Bank Feeds
ABP #318 - New Controller Tasks
ABP #317 - Accounting for Crypto Mining
ABP #316 - The Paperless Accounting Office
ABP #315 - The Financial Reporting Manager
ABP #314 - The Payables Address
ABP #313 - The Negative Impact of Policies
ABP #312 - Making Accounting Decisions
ABP #311 - How to Check for Accounting Mistakes
ABP #310 - Performance Targets for Accountants
ABP #309 - Public Utility Accounting
ABP #308 - Accounting for Non-Fungible Tokens
ABP #307 - Accounting for Cryptocurrencies
ABP #306 - The Payables Clerk
ABP #305 - The Billing Clerk
ABP #304 - The Collections Clerk
ABP #303 - Nonprofit Accounting, Part 2
ABP #302 - Nonprofit Accounting, Part 1
ABP #301 - The Solvency Budget
ABP #300 - What to do the Rest of the Time
ABP #299 - The Audit Risk Model
ABP #298 - How to Create a Sales Forecast
ABP #297 - Accounting for Art Galleries
ABP #296 - Types of Business Entities
ABP #295 - Divestitures
ABP #294 - Health Care Accounting
ABP #293 - Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
ABP #292 - How to Interact with the Auditors
ABP #291 - Budget Stress Testing
ABP #290 - Commercial Fishing Operations
ABP #289 - Economic Indicators
ABP #288 - Environmental Accounting
ABP #287 - Pandemics and Business Planning
ABP #286 - Accounting for Investments
ABP #285 - The Nonprofit CFO
ABP #284 - Economic Nexus
ABP #283 - Form 1099 Compliance
ABP #282 - Key Performance Indicators
ABP #281 - A Real Case of Fraud
ABP #280 - Strategic Planning
ABP #279 - Law Firm Accounting
ABP #278 - Fiduciary Accounting
ABP #277 - Governmental Accounting, Part 4
ABP #276 - Governmental Accounting, Part 3
ABP #275 - Governmental Accounting, Part 2
ABP #274 - Governmental Accounting, Part 1
ABP #273 - Customer Service and the Accounting Department
ABP #272 - Review Engagements
ABP #271 - Getting Your Career Back on Track
ABP #270 - Accounting for Software as a Service
ABP #269 - Accounting for Breweries
ABP #268 - Suggested Readings
ABP #267 - Activity-Based Management
ABP #266 - Activity-Based Costing
ABP #265 - Accounting for Franchises
ABP #264 - How to Get Financing from a Bank
ABP #263 - Accounting Careers
ABP #262 - Purchase Order Clearing
ABP #261 - Accounting for Mining
ABP #260 - Money Laundering
ABP #259 - Screening and Interviewing Techniques
ABP #258 - Property Management Accounting
ABP #257 - How to Present Cost Control Information
ABP #256 - How to Derive a Product Cost
ABP #255 - Accounting for Vineyards and Wineries
ABP #254 - Merger Integration for the Accounting Department
ABP #253 - Switching from Accounting to Solo Consulting
ABP #252 - The Compilation Engagement
ABP #251 - Accounting for Oil and Gas
ABP #250 - The Burn Rate
ABP #249 - Accounting for Films
ABP #248 - Revenue Management
ABP #247 - Fraud Schemes: Payables
ABP #246 - Switching from Private to Public Accounting
ABP #245 - Fraud Schemes: Inventory
ABP #244 - The Numismatic Industry
ABP #243 - The Hotel Industry
ABP #242 - Crowdfunding
ABP #241 - The Consulting Division of an Audit Firm
ABP #240 - Careers that Combine Accounting and IT
ABP #239 - Fraud Schemes: Cash
ABP #238 - The Audit Partner
ABP #237 - Artificial Intelligence
ABP #236 - Automation
ABP #235 - Job Hopping
ABP #234 - How to Find the Right Metrics
ABP #233 - The Casino and Gaming Industry
ABP #232 - Accounting Ethics
ABP #231 - Dealing with a Subpoena
ABP #230 - Sales and Use Tax Audits
ABP #229 - Sales and Use Taxes
ABP #228 - The Best Practices Trap
ABP #227 - Cleaning up Messy Books
ABP #226 - The Learning Process
ABP #225 - The Reserve for Obsolete Inventory
ABP #224 - The Construction Industry
ABP #223 - New Controller Stories
ABP #222 - Data Presentation
ABP #221 - How to be a Great New Employee
ABP #220 - How Many Bank Accounts to Use
ABP #219 - The Tax and Audit Career Tracks
ABP #218 - Shared Service Centers
ABP #217 - How to Detect Fraudulent Financial Statements
ABP #216 - How to Create Fraudulent Financial Statements
ABP #215 - Financial Statement Fraud
ABP #214 - Discounted Cash Flows
ABP #213 - The New Lease Accounting Standard
ABP #212 - The Future of Auditing
ABP #211 - Working Capital
ABP #210 - Recovering Lifting Fees and Credit Card Fees
ABP #209 - Process Development for a Fast-Growing Company
ABP #208 - Employee Onboarding
ABP #207 - Recruiting for Accountants
ABP #206 - The CPA Certification for an Older Person
ABP #205 - Synthetic FOB Destination
ABP #204 - How to Handle Auditors
ABP #203 - Presenting the Financial Statements
ABP #202 - High Paying Accounting Jobs
ABP #201 - Shipment Cutoff Best Practices
ABP #200 - The Revised Lower of Cost or Market Rule
ABP #199 - The Year-End Book
ABP #198 - Predecessor and Successor Financials
ABP #197 - How to Prevent Over-Accruals
ABP #196 - Fixed Asset Counting
ABP #195 - Continuing Education
ABP #194 - The CFO Career Path
ABP #193 - Spreadsheet Errors
ABP #192 - Cycle Counting
ABP #191 - The Elimination of Extraordinary Items
ABP #190 - The Intern Experience
ABP #189 - Accounting for Acquired Intangible Assets
ABP #188 - Advising Management
ABP #187 - Cash Forecasting Accuracy
ABP #186 - Inventory Variances
ABP #185 - Going Concern Disclosures
ABP #184 - Accounting Internships
ABP #183 - Materiality
ABP #182 - Accounting Updates
ABP #181 - Accounting in a Startup Company
ABP #180 - Training and Motivation
ABP #179 - The New Revenue Recognition Standard
ABP #178 - Segregation of Duties
ABP #177 - Freight In and Freight Out
ABP #176 - Expectations for a Staff Accountant
ABP #175 - Goodwill Amortization
ABP #174 - Figuring out Undocumented Processes
ABP #173 - Bragg's Laws of Accounting
ABP #172 - Accruals and Deferrals
ABP #171 - Collection Controls
ABP #170 - Treasury Controls
ABP #169 - Controls for Petty Cash
ABP #168 - Accounts Reconciliation
ABP #167 - Changing Careers into Accounting
ABP #166 - Whose Accounting System to use in an Acquisition
ABP #165 - How to Set Up An Accounting Department
ABP #164 - Wage Surveys, Specialty Certifications, and the MBA Degree
ABP #163 - The Chart of Accounts
ABP #162 - The CMA and CPA Certifications
ABP #161 - When to Write a Procedure
ABP #160 - The Soft Close
ABP #159 - The Liquidation Basis of Accounting
ABP #158 - Intercompany Accounting
ABP #157 - The Senior Accountant
ABP #156 - Changes in CPE
ABP #155 - Reporting of Other Comprehensive Income Reclassifications
ABP #154 - Managing in Financial Adversity, Part 4
ABP #153 - Managing in Financial Adversity, Part 3
ABP #152 - Changes to Other Comprehensive Income
ABP #151 - Managing in Financial Adversity, Part 2
ABP #150 - Managing in Financial Adversity, Part 1
ABP #149 - Volunteering Overseas as an Accountant
ABP #148 - Best Practices for Accounting Reports
ABP #147 - Net Present Value Analysis
ABP #146 - Intangible Asset Impairment Testing
ABP #145 - Capital Budgeting with Minimal Cash
ABP #144 - Evaluating Capital Budgeting Proposals
ABP #143 - Supply Chain Financing
ABP #142 - The Dividing Line Between Treasury and Accounting
ABP #141 - The Value Proposition
ABP #140 - The Cost Accountant Position
ABP #139 - A Lean System for Fixed Assets
ABP #138 - A Lean System for Accounts Payable
ABP #137 - A Lean System for Cash Receipts
ABP #136 - Goodwill Impairment Testing
ABP #135 - Fine Tuning Your Control System
ABP #134 - Adding Value to Internal Audits
ABP #133 - Accounting for Marketing Costs
ABP #132 - Consolidation Software
ABP #131 - Operating without a Budget
ABP #130 - The Problems with Budgeting
ABP #129 - Streamlining Payroll, Part IV
ABP #128 - Streamlining Payroll, Part III
ABP #127 - Streamlining Payroll, Part II
ABP #126 - Streamlining Payroll, Part I
ABP #125 - Refinancing Debt
ABP #124 - Lender Relations
ABP #123 - The Controller Position
ABP #122 - Fixed Asset Disposals
ABP #121 - April 1st Podcast
ABP #120 - Obtaining Shareholder Votes
ABP #119 - Overhead Allocation the Easy Way
ABP #118 - Building Customer Relationships
ABP #117 - Cost Variability
ABP #116 - Disclosing Pro Forma Information About Acquisitions
ABP #115 - Reporting of Pension Loans
ABP #114 - Free Accounting Software
ABP #113 - Employee Spend Management Systems
ABP #112 - The Transition from Auditing to Industry
ABP #111 - Variance Analysis and Horizontal Analysis
ABP #110 - The National Investor Relations Institute
ABP #109 - GAAP vs. IFRS for Fixed Assets
ABP #108 - XBRL Tagging
ABP #107 - The Milestone Method
ABP #106 - GAAP vs. IFRS for Inventory
ABP #105 - Revenue Recognition for Multiple Deliverable Arrangements
ABP #104 - A Conversation with the PCAOB's Joseph St. Denis
ABP #103 - Cost Reduction Analysis
ABP #102 - The Fund Raising Road Show
ABP #101 - Accounting Troubles at Lehman Brothers
ABP #100 - A Look Back at the Podcast
ABP #99 - The Non-Deal Road Show
ABP #98 - Dealing with Investment Bankers
ABP #97 - Recording Revenue at Gross or Net
ABP #96 - Recording Reimbursed Expenses as Revenue
ABP #95 - Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
ABP #94 - Rule 144
ABP #93 - Stock Registrations
ABP #92 - The Product Cancellation Decision
ABP #91 - FASB Statement 165, Subsequent Events
ABP #90 - Regulation A Stock Sales
ABP #89 - Regulation D Stock Sales
ABP #88 - Types of Acquisitions
ABP #87 - The CFO Position
ABP #86 - Credit Best Practices
ABP #85 - The Acquisition Term Sheet
ABP #84 - Taking a Company Private
ABP #83 - Accounting from Home
ABP #82 - Accounts Payable Matching
ABP #81 - Accounts Payable Best Practices
ABP #80 - Acquisition Due Diligence
ABP #79 - Analyst Relations
ABP #78 - Controls for Financial Statements
ABP #77 - Fast Close for the Public Company
ABP #76 - Budgeting Controls
ABP #75 - Acquisition Valuation
ABP #74 - Short Sellers
ABP #73 - Billing Best Practices
ABP #72 - Office Work Flow
ABP #71 - Budget Model Improvements
ABP #70 - Breakeven Analysis and the Margin of Safety
ABP #69 - Investor Relations: Listing on an Exchange
ABP #68 - Tax Technology
ABP #67 - Value Stream Mapping
ABP #66 - Obsolete Inventory
ABP #65 - Responsibility Accounting
ABP #64 - Business Combinations, SFAS 141R
ABP #63 - Investor Relations: Guidance
ABP #62 - Accounting Standards Codification
ABP #61 - Business Valuation
ABP #60 - Profit Recovery: Vendor Relationship Auditing
ABP #59 - Lean Accounting
ABP #58 - Investor Relations: Forward-Looking Statements
ABP #57 - Target Costing
ABP #56 - Inventory Record Accuracy
ABP #55 - Targeted Collections
ABP #54 - Payroll Cycles
ABP #53 - Best Practices Problem Avoidance
ABP #52 - Profit Recovery: Internal Auditing
ABP #51 - Accounting Technology: Data Analysis Software
ABP #50 - Standards: Convergence
ABP #49 - Standards: Fair Value
ABP #48 - Profit Recovery: Overview
ABP #47 - Throughput Accounting, Part 5 (Controls)
ABP #46 - Throughput Accounting, Part 4 (Financial Analysis)
ABP #45 - Throughput Accounting, Part 3 (Capital Budgeting)
ABP #44 - Throughput Accounting, Part 2 (Bottleneck Management)
ABP #43 - Throughput Accounting, Part 1 (Basics)
ABP #42 - Accounting Technology, Part 5 (PDF Invoices)
ABP #41 - Accounting Technology, Part 4 (Remote Bank Deposits)
ABP #40 - Accounting Technology, Part 3 (Biometric Time Clocks)
ABP #39 - Accounting Technology, Part 2 (Timekeeping by Telephone)
ABP #38 - Accounting Technology, Part 1 (Automatic Cash Application)
ABP #37 - Forensic Accounting Investigations, and Logistics Metrics
ABP #36 - The Universal Payment Identification Code, and Sales Metrics
ABP #35 - Recovery Auditing and Accounting Metrics
ABP #34 - Fraud Deterrence
ABP #33 - Acquiring a Public Shell Company
ABP #32 - Metrics (Part 7, ROI) and Accounting Run Charts
ABP #31 - Metrics (Part 6, Operating Performance)
ABP #30 - Metrics (Part 5, Asset Utilization) and New 2007 Accounting Standards
ABP #29 - Metrics (Part 4, Cash Flow), and Excel Risk Mitigation
ABP #28 - Metrics (Part 3, Liquidity) and a Review of Accounting in 2006
ABP #27 - Metrics (Part 2, Inventory) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 2)
ABP #26 - Metrics (Part 1, Payroll) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 1)
ABP #25 - The Fast Close (Part 10)
ABP #24 - The Fast Close (Part 9)
ABP #23 - The Fast Close (Part 8)
ABP #22 - The Fast Close (Part 7)
ABP #21 - The Fast Close (Part 6)
ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)
ABP #19 - The Fast Close (Part 4)
ABP #18 - The Fast Close (Part 3)
ABP #17 - The Fast Close (Part 2)
ABP #16 - The Fast Close (Part 1)
ABP #15 - Controls for Fixed Assets
ABP #14 - Controls for Payroll
ABP #13 - Controls for Accounts Payable
ABP #12 - Controls for Cash Receipts
ABP #11 - Controls for Billing
ABP #10 - Controls for Shipping
ABP #9 - Controls for Production
ABP #8 - Controls for Inventory
ABP #7 - Controls for Receiving
ABP #6 - Controls for Expense Reports
ABP #5 - Controls for Purchase Orders
ABP #4 - Controls for Procurement Cards
ABP #3 - Controls for the Credit Department
ABP #2 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 2
ABP #1 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 1