Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg

ABP #88 - Types of Acquisitions

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:52:00 GMT

Type A, B, and C reorganizations, triangular mergers, and reverse triangular mergers

ABP #87 - The CFO Position

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 22:48:00 GMT

A discussion of the CFO's primary responsibilities, and what not to do.

ABP #86 - Credit Best Practices

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:19:00 GMT

Setting up a credit policy and administering it

ABP #85 - The Acquisition Term Sheet

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:18:00 GMT

Why a term sheet is useful, and its typical contents

ABP #84 - Taking a Company Private

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:18:00 GMT

The process for going private, and some pitfalls

ABP #83 - Accounting from Home

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:57:00 GMT

How the accounting department can work from home

ABP #82 - Accounts Payable Matching

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 18:58:00 GMT

Various techniques for handling accounts payable matching

ABP #81 - Accounts Payable Best Practices

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Ways to improve the efficiency of your accounts payable operation

ABP #80 - Acquisition Due Diligence

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:15:00 GMT

Key items to look for in a due diligence review

ABP #79 - Analyst Relations

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:37:00 GMT

How to deal with the outside analyst

ABP #78 - Controls for Financial Statements

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Describes the controls that can be used during the creation of financial statements

ABP #77 - Fast Close for the Public Company

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:34:00 GMT

How to issue financial reports to the SEC as fast as possible

ABP #76 - Budgeting Controls

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Possible controls to install for your budgeting system

ABP #75 - Acquisition Valuation

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:13:00 GMT

How to compile a value for a target acquisition

ABP #74 - Short Sellers

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:05:00 GMT

How to deal with short sellers

ABP #73 - Billing Best Practices

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Some techniques for creating and issuing better invoices

ABP #72 - Office Work Flow

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:10:00 GMT

How to streamline your office

ABP #71 - Budget Model Improvements

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:21:00 GMT

How to improve the accuracy and reliability of your budget model

ABP #70 - Breakeven Analysis and the Margin of Safety

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:31:00 GMT

How to use (and not use) breakeven analysis and the margin of safety

ABP #69 - Investor Relations: Listing on an Exchange

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 02:15:00 GMT

The mechanics of how to list on a major national stock exchange

ABP #68 - Tax Technology

Thu, 29 May 2008 03:58:00 GMT

Greg Prow, CEO of Planitax, discusses tax technology

ABP #67 - Value Stream Mapping

Sun, 18 May 2008 19:16:00 GMT

How to construct a value stream mapping chart, and how it can be used to improve a process

ABP #66 - Obsolete Inventory

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:55:00 GMT

How to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory

ABP #65 - Responsibility Accounting

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:09:00 GMT

How to implement responsibility accounting within your organization

ABP #64 - Business Combinations, SFAS 141R

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:24:00 GMT

How business combinations are affected by the new SFAS 141R accounting standard

ABP #63 - Investor Relations: Guidance

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:08:00 GMT

When to issue guidance, and what information to reveal

ABP #62 - Accounting Standards Codification

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:00:00 GMT

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has overhauled the coding structure for GAAP

ABP #61 - Business Valuation

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Denise Curd discusses business valuation and SFAS 141R

ABP #60 - Profit Recovery: Vendor Relationship Auditing

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:58:00 GMT

How to pursue recoveries from suppliers

ABP #59 - Lean Accounting

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:34:00 GMT

Dick Crandall explains lean accounting, and where it can be used

ABP #58 - Investor Relations: Forward-Looking Statements

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:56:00 GMT

How to use safe harbor clauses when making forward-looking statements

ABP #57 - Target Costing

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:19:00 GMT

How target costing can improve your product margins

ABP #56 - Inventory Record Accuracy

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:30:00 GMT

How to create a highly accurate inventory record keeping system

ABP #55 - Targeted Collections

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:51:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to allocate work to maximize collections.

ABP #54 - Payroll Cycles

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:44:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to select the best payroll cycle.

ABP #53 - Best Practices Problem Avoidance

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:25:00 GMT

Steve discusses a variety of accounting best practices implementation issues, and how to avoid them.

ABP #52 - Profit Recovery: Internal Auditing

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 22:34:00 GMT

Steve interviews Rich Lanza about using the internal audit staff for profit recovery purposes.

ABP #51 - Accounting Technology: Data Analysis Software

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:25:00 GMT

Steve interviews Carolyn Newman, president of Audimation Services, Inc., about IDEA data analysis software.

ABP #50 - Standards: Convergence

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:09:00 GMT

Steve discusses accounting standards convergence with international accounting standards expert Barry Epstein.

ABP #49 - Standards: Fair Value

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:47:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ralph Nach about FASB Statements 157 and 159, which cover fair value measurements and the fair value option.

ABP #48 - Profit Recovery: Overview

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 01:25:00 GMT

Steve interviews Rich Lanza about the mechanics of the profit recovery process.

ABP #47 - Throughput Accounting, Part 5 (Controls)

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 18:17:00 GMT

Steve discusses the types of controls to use for throughput accounting.

ABP #46 - Throughput Accounting, Part 4 (Financial Analysis)

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:45:00 GMT

Steve discusses the implications of using throughput concepts on a series of financial analysis scenarios.

ABP #45 - Throughput Accounting, Part 3 (Capital Budgeting)

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:16:00 GMT

Steve describes how throughput accounting concepts alter the capital budgeting process.

ABP #44 - Throughput Accounting, Part 2 (Bottleneck Management)

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:53:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to manage a bottleneck operation in order to increase the level of throughput achieved.

ABP #43 - Throughput Accounting, Part 1 (Basics)

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 21:22:00 GMT

Steve discusses the drum-buffer-rope aspects of constraint management, as well as the sprint capacity and throughput concepts.

ABP #42 - Accounting Technology, Part 5 (PDF Invoices)

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:13:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to create PDF versions of customer invoices, and how this can reduce collection problems.

ABP #41 - Accounting Technology, Part 4 (Remote Bank Deposits)

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 00:11:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to use a check scanner to send electronic check payments to the bank.

ABP #40 - Accounting Technology, Part 3 (Biometric Time Clocks)

Mon, 28 May 2007 00:26:00 GMT

Steve discusses time clocks that incorporate fingerprint scanners and hand shape readers, and in what situations they are most useful.

ABP #39 - Accounting Technology, Part 2 (Timekeeping by Telephone)

Sat, 12 May 2007 19:43:00 GMT

Steve interviews Mark Nickson, President of Telliris, about timekeeping by telephone.

ABP #38 - Accounting Technology, Part 1 (Automatic Cash Application)

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:35:00 GMT

Steve interviews Joshua Burnett, CEO of 9ci, Inc., about automatic cash application systems.

ABP #37 - Forensic Accounting Investigations, and Logistics Metrics

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:05:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ms. Mona Clayton, Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, about forensic accounting investigations, and also discusses logistics measurements.

ABP #36 - The Universal Payment Identification Code, and Sales Metrics

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 11:28:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ms. Rossana Salaris, Senior VP of The Clearinghouse Payments Company, about their Universal Payment Identification Code, and also discusses sales measurements.

ABP #35 - Recovery Auditing and Accounting Metrics

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:28:00 GMT

Steve interviews Rich Lanza about profit leaks and recovery auditing, and also discusses metrics for the accounting department.

ABP #34 - Fraud Deterrence

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 04:31:00 GMT

Steve interviews Harry Cendrowski, co-author of The Fraud Deterrence Handbook and president of Cendrowski Selecky PC, about fraud deterrence.

ABP #33 - Acquiring a Public Shell Company

Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:26:00 GMT

Ralph Nach interviews Steve Bragg about acquiring a public shell company.

ABP #32 - Metrics (Part 7, ROI) and Accounting Run Charts

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:24:00 GMT

Mark Polino (from Transit Television Network) discusses accounting run charts, and Steve covers return on investment measurements.

ABP #31 - Metrics (Part 6, Operating Performance)

Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:15:00 GMT

Steve discusses operating performance measurements.

ABP #30 - Metrics (Part 5, Asset Utilization) and New 2007 Accounting Standards

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:49:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding upcoming accounting standards in 2007, and discusses asset utilization measurements.

ABP #29 - Metrics (Part 4, Cash Flow), and Excel Risk Mitigation

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:36:00 GMT

Steve interviews Rich Lanza regarding how to locate Excel spreadsheet errors, and discusses cash flow measurements.

ABP #28 - Metrics (Part 3, Liquidity) and a Review of Accounting in 2006

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:43:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding accounting in the year 2006, and discusses liquidity measurements.

ABP #27 - Metrics (Part 2, Inventory) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 2)

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:49:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite (part 2) and discusses inventory measurements.

ABP #26 - Metrics (Part 1, Payroll) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 1)

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 23:16:00 GMT

Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite and discusses payroll measurements.

ABP #25 - The Fast Close (Part 10)

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:56:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to improve the speed of the close by compressing the billing process.

ABP #24 - The Fast Close (Part 9)

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:22:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to accelerate several payroll closing activities.

ABP #23 - The Fast Close (Part 8)

Mon, 6 Nov 2006 01:11:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to improve the closing process by increasing inventory record accuracy.

ABP #22 - The Fast Close (Part 7)

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:56:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to improve the speed of your close by altering the payables process.

ABP #21 - The Fast Close (Part 6)

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:42:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to manage journal entries in order to achieve a faster close.

ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:58:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to restructure the financial statements in order to improve the speed of the closing process.

ABP #19 - The Fast Close (Part 4)

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:34:00 GMT

Steve discusses how centralizing the accounting function improves the speed of the closing process.

ABP #18 - The Fast Close (Part 3)

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:21:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to close the books fast by shifting work into the preceding month.

ABP #17 - The Fast Close (Part 2)

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:22:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to create a fast close (part 2).

ABP #16 - The Fast Close (Part 1)

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:52:00 GMT

Steve discusses how to shift closing activities into the preceding month (part 1).

ABP #15 - Controls for Fixed Assets

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:34:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for fixed assets.

ABP #14 - Controls for Payroll

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:00:00 GMT

Steve discusses payroll controls for both manual and computerized systems.

ABP #13 - Controls for Accounts Payable

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:06:00 GMT

Steve discusses accounts payable controls for both manual and computerized systems.

ABP #12 - Controls for Cash Receipts

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:15:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for collections and cash receipts.

ABP #11 - Controls for Billing

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:09:00 GMT

Steve discusses billing controls for both manual and computerized systems.

ABP #10 - Controls for Shipping

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:41:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for shipping.

ABP #9 - Controls for Production

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:15:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for production.

ABP #8 - Controls for Inventory

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 19:52:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for inventory.

ABP #7 - Controls for Receiving

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 02:57:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for receiving.

ABP #6 - Controls for Expense Reports

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 11:35:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for expense reports.

ABP #5 - Controls for Purchase Orders

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 02:04:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for purchase orders.

ABP #4 - Controls for Procurement Cards

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 22:55:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for procurement cards.

ABP #3 - Controls for the Credit Department

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:56:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for the credit department.

ABP #2 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 2

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 03:13:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for a computerized order entry system.

ABP #1 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 1

Sat, 1 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Steve discusses controls for a manual order entry system.