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CMA CPA Webinars

Thursday Feb 25 2021

Please share this link with your students so they can join us for part one of a two-part webinar covering decision-making concepts for the CMA Part 2 and CPA BEC exams!    Webinar 1 will cover the outsourcing decision and topics that are key to understanding whether to make or buy. Special orders and concepts related to capacity will also be covered in this webinar.   Webinar 2 covers one of the most frequently missed decisions — keep or drop. Professor Ford will show you her efficient method for calculating these tough decisions!

Upcoming Webinars

Episode 16 Office Hours with Amy Ford: Decision Making - Special Orders & Make or Buy   • 1 PM ET | 10 AM PT • Hosted by Amy Ford, CPA, CMA, Accounting instructor   REGISTER HERE

Episode 17 Office Hours with Amy Ford: Decision Making - Keep or Drop & Sell As Is or Process Further   • 1 PM ET | 10 AM PT • Hosted by Amy Ford, CPA, CMA, Accounting instructor   REGISTER HERE

Check out all our upcoming and recorded webinars       VIEW WEBINARS

Another new IIA Certificate

Monday Feb 22 2021

In ACCT 5327 we will study a chapter on auditing financial instruments. Well here you go, the IIA has just created a new cert for that very purpose.

This is yet another example of my observation that in accounting certifications are displacing graduate degrees.

Laz e Boy appoints Female CFO as CEO

Weekend Feb 20, 2021

Laz e Boy appointed Melinda Whittington as the new CEO.

Such a firm would usually appoint someone from the supply chain sector but the Past President included

her in meetings with suppliers. The result is a prepared CFO, The CEO of SW Airlines is also the former CFO and a CPA.

CPAs understand how th company makes money and that is their job, making money.

 

CPA Exam Review

Friday Feb19 2021

The AICPA's Academics Area Response to the Evolution of the Accounting Profession Friday, February 26 @ 2 p.m. ET (90 minutes), ONE FREE CPE Hosts: Jan Taylor Morris, Ph.D., CPA, CGMA, Academic-in-Residence at the AICPA and Associate Professor of Accounting at Sam Houston State University; Markus Ahrens, CPA, CGMA, Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Accounting and Business Department at St. Louis Community College The global pandemic has introduced unprecedented socio-economic challenges that continue to impact CPA governance, licensure, and education. Students across the nation continue to feel the impact and now face a growing demand for graduates with greater technological and analytical skills. Attend this webcast to learn how thought leaders in accounting academia are handling the need to steadfastly assess the dynamics of their students’ current environment and future workplace environment. Join our speakers to review the CPA Evolution Framework and apply it to evolving accounting education. Our experts will share a variety of initiatives and resources available to faculty, while engaging in dialogue with you as an attendee.

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Learning Objectives:   Describe how the AICPA Academic in Residence and Academic Executive Committee collectively support accounting education and faculty. Recognize the role of CPA Evolution in advancing the competencies of future CPAs and supporting resources. Recall how developments and best practices shared during the webcast will impact your accounting program and its curricula. Identify what you, as faculty, should be focusing on when creating new accounting content for your classes. Summarize the right blend of teaching and learning that impacts the viability and employability of future graduates and attracts high potential students into your programs. Sign up for our Extra Credit Newsletter to be notified of all upcoming events.

Gleim CMA Review

Wed Feb 10, 2021

Gleim is hosting a special webinar for your students interested in pursuing the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification. Melissa Leonard, CMA Product Manager, and Alexandra Graham, Professor Relations Coordinator, will discuss the benefits of taking the CMA exam and how to do so while in school! Share the link below with your students. Space is limited so encourage them to register early!

Why Students Should Take the CMA Exam   Hosts: Melissa Leonard, CMA Product Manager and Alexandra Graham, Professor Relations Coordinator Date: February 17, 2021 Time: 7 PM EST | 4 PM PST   REGISTER NOW   or copy and paste into yourbrowser below   https://gleim.clickmeeting.com/why-students-should-take-the-cma-exam/register

Becker Presentation on CMA

Wed Feb 10, 2021

I watched the Becker presentation on the CMA exam yesterday. since I was an undergraduate this is the first time Becker has offered review on anything

other than CPA.  You must register but the webinar is free. Click below.

Becker Free Webcast

 

In case the hyperlink doesn’t come through –

https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:4;F:QS!10100&ShowUUID=00BA5AB0-E250-47BC-AB0C-932BA84A2928

Becker hired a CPA who created their review over a four year period. She narrates the webinar.

And the next day Gleim announced a similar review. Gleim has offered CMA for many years. But my contact there

tells me they are seeing much higher interest in CMA and CIA. See my next post for link to Gleim

 

Enrolled Agent Exam Update

Wed Jan 27 2021

Learn all about the upcoming EA exam content changes.    Nate Wadlinger, EA, CPA, and Melissa Leonard, EA Product Manager, will discuss the implications of the CARES Act and newer legislation as well as the newly updated ECOs.

EA Exam Updates: What to Expect in 2021   Hosted by: Nate Waldinger, EA, CPA Melissa Leonard, EA Product Manager Date: February 2, 2021 Time: 1 pm ET/10 am PT   REGISTER NOW

Robert Half Presentation

Thursday Jan 21 2021

I attended a Robert Half Presentation today. It included this important slide, take a look.

The decisions you make or do not  make the next two years will determine just how far you can go with your accounting ambitions.  This slide makes that cear. The percentile rank refeers to the highest percentile of salary levels.  Read the descriptions, why is the  95 th higher than the  256th?  One word, accomplishment.

The left side of this weblog has a reference to the top accounting certifications.  Please familiarize yourself with your options.  It is imperative to take the certified exam ASAP while you are in school or just out. That is when you are at your best test taking skills. Understand that CIA, CMA, EA, CFE do not require 150 hours as does CPA not 33 hours of accounting beyond princiles.  They just require a degree. Obviously you will need a great deal of specific accounting knowledge to pass the exam. But graduate school is not necessary.

 

Decide now on you career path, the sooner you focus on a certified exam the better.

Internal Audit Practitioner

Wed Nov 18 2020

Learn about the Internal Audit Practitioner designation here.

 

The exam  is one hundred m/c questions in a two hour time limit, that is  1.2 minutes per question, so it is not easy.

However review material is inexpensive. One has two years to pass once approved.  I am exploring how many times one can re take the exam.

I believe this is the first of the three exams toward Cert Internal Auditor.

ADKF seeking Spring Interrns

Monday Oct 12 2020

ADKV is seeking full time paid audit and tax interns.

apply via Handshake or www.adkf.com

 

scroll to bottom of this page for intern application

 

https://www.adkf.com/career-opportunities