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A discussion about accounting management, best practices, GAAP, and controls for the accountant, controller, or CFO



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Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg Episodes -

ABP #70 - Breakeven Analysis and the Margin of Safety
How to use (and not use) breakeven analysis and the margin of safety
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ABP #69 - Investor Relations: Listing on an Exchange
The mechanics of how to list on a major national stock exchange
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ABP #68 - Tax Technology
Greg Prow, CEO of Planitax, discusses tax technology
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ABP #67 - Value Stream Mapping
How to construct a value stream mapping chart, and how it can be used to improve a process
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ABP #66 - Obsolete Inventory
How to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory
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ABP #65 - Responsibility Accounting
How to implement responsibility accounting within your organization
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ABP #64 - Business Combinations, SFAS 141R
How business combinations are affected by the new SFAS 141R accounting standard
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ABP #63 - Investor Relations: Guidance
When to issue guidance, and what information to reveal
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ABP #62 - Accounting Standards Codification
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has overhauled the coding structure for GAAP
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ABP #61 - Business Valuation
Denise Curd discusses business valuation and SFAS 141R
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ABP #60 - Profit Recovery: Vendor Relationship Auditing
How to pursue recoveries from suppliers
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ABP #59 - Lean Accounting
Dick Crandall explains lean accounting, and where it can be used
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ABP #58 - Investor Relations: Forward-Looking Statements
How to use safe harbor clauses when making forward-looking statements
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ABP #57 - Target Costing
How target costing can improve your product margins
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ABP #56 - Inventory Record Accuracy
How to create a highly accurate inventory record keeping system
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ABP #55 - Targeted Collections
Steve discusses how to allocate work to maximize collections.
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ABP #54 - Payroll Cycles
Steve discusses how to select the best payroll cycle.
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ABP #53 - Best Practices Problem Avoidance
Steve discusses a variety of accounting best practices implementation issues, and how to avoid them.
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ABP #52 - Profit Recovery: Internal Auditing
Steve interviews Rich Lanza about using the internal audit staff for profit recovery purposes.
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ABP #51 - Accounting Technology: Data Analysis Software
 Steve interviews Carolyn Newman, president of Audimation Services, Inc., about IDEA data analysis software.
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ABP #50 - Standards: Convergence
Steve discusses accounting standards convergence with international accounting standards expert Barry Epstein.
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ABP #49 - Standards: Fair Value
Steve interviews Ralph Nach about FASB Statements 157 and 159, which cover fair value measurements and the fair value option.
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ABP #48 - Profit Recovery: Overview
Steve interviews Rich Lanza about the mechanics of the profit recovery process.
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ABP #47 - Throughput Accounting, Part 5 (Controls)
Steve discusses the types of controls to use for throughput accounting.
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ABP #46 - Throughput Accounting, Part 4 (Financial Analysis)
Steve discusses the implications of using throughput concepts on a series of financial analysis scenarios.
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ABP #45 - Throughput Accounting, Part 3 (Capital Budgeting)
Steve describes how throughput accounting concepts alter the capital budgeting process.
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ABP #44 - Throughput Accounting, Part 2 (Bottleneck Management)
Steve discusses how to manage a bottleneck operation in order to increase the level of throughput achieved.
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ABP #43 - Throughput Accounting, Part 1 (Basics)
Steve discusses the drum-buffer-rope aspects of constraint management, as well as the sprint capacity and throughput concepts.
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ABP #42 - Accounting Technology, Part 5 (PDF Invoices)
Steve discusses how to create PDF versions of customer invoices, and how this can reduce collection problems.
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ABP #41 - Accounting Technology, Part 4 (Remote Bank Deposits)
Steve discusses how to use a check scanner to send electronic check payments to the bank.
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ABP #40 - Accounting Technology, Part 3 (Biometric Time Clocks)
Steve discusses time clocks that incorporate fingerprint scanners and hand shape readers, and in what situations they are most useful.
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ABP #39 - Accounting Technology, Part 2 (Timekeeping by Telephone)
Steve interviews Mark Nickson, President of Telliris, about timekeeping by telephone.
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ABP #38 - Accounting Technology, Part 1 (Automatic Cash Application)
Steve interviews Joshua Burnett, CEO of 9ci, Inc., about automatic cash application systems.
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ABP #37 - Forensic Accounting Investigations, and Logistics Metrics
Steve interviews Ms. Mona Clayton, Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, about forensic accounting investigations, and also discusses logistics measurements.
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ABP #36 - The Universal Payment Identification Code, and Sales Metrics
Steve interviews Ms. Rossana Salaris, Senior VP of The Clearinghouse Payments Company, about their Universal Payment Identification Code, and also discusses sales measurements.
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ABP #35 - Recovery Auditing and Accounting Metrics
Steve interviews Rich Lanza about profit leaks and recovery auditing, and also discusses metrics for the accounting department.
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ABP #34 - Fraud Deterrence
Steve interviews Harry Cendrowski, co-author of The Fraud Deterrence Handbook and president of Cendrowski Selecky PC, about fraud deterrence.
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ABP #33 - Acquiring a Public Shell Company
Ralph Nach interviews Steve Bragg about acquiring a public shell company.
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ABP #32 - Metrics (Part 7, ROI) and Accounting Run Charts
Mark Polino (from Transit Television Network) discusses accounting run charts, and Steve covers return on investment measurements.
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ABP #31 - Metrics (Part 6, Operating Performance)
Steve discusses operating performance measurements.
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ABP #30 - Metrics (Part 5, Asset Utilization) and New 2007 Accounting Standards
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding upcoming accounting standards in 2007, and discusses asset utilization measurements.
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ABP #29 - Metrics (Part 4, Cash Flow), and Excel Risk Mitigation
Steve interviews Rich Lanza regarding how to locate Excel spreadsheet errors, and discusses cash flow measurements.
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ABP #28 - Metrics (Part 3, Liquidity) and a Review of Accounting in 2006
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding accounting in the year 2006, and discusses liquidity measurements.
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ABP #27 - Metrics (Part 2, Inventory) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 2)
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite (part 2) and discusses inventory measurements.
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ABP #26 - Metrics (Part 1, Payroll) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 1)
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite and discusses payroll measurements.
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ABP #25 - The Fast Close (Part 10)
Steve discusses how to improve the speed of the close by compressing the billing process.
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ABP #24 - The Fast Close (Part 9)
Steve discusses how to accelerate several payroll closing activities.
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ABP #23 - The Fast Close (Part 8)
Steve discusses how to improve the closing process by increasing inventory record accuracy.
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ABP #22 - The Fast Close (Part 7)
Steve discusses how to improve the speed of your close by altering the payables process.
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ABP #21 - The Fast Close (Part 6)
Steve discusses how to manage journal entries in order to achieve a faster close.
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ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)
Steve discusses how to restructure the financial statements in order to improve the speed of the closing process.
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ABP #19 - The Fast Close (Part 4)
Steve discusses how centralizing the accounting function improves the speed of the closing process.
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ABP #18 - The Fast Close (Part 3)
Steve discusses how to close the books fast by shifting work into the preceding month.
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ABP #17 - The Fast Close (Part 2)
Steve discusses how to create a fast close (part 2).
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ABP #16 - The Fast Close (Part 1)
Steve discusses how to shift closing activities into the preceding month (part 1).
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ABP #15 - Controls for Fixed Assets
Steve discusses controls for fixed assets.
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ABP #14 - Controls for Payroll
Steve discusses payroll controls for both manual and computerized systems.
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