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Wendy Tietz
OCTOBER 22, 2022
Below are links to a word search puzzle to review Property, Plant & Equipment and Intangible Assets in financial accounting. Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles Financial accounting Word Puzzle Word Search financial accounting intangible PP&E teaching accounting word serachBoth links are to the same puzzle, but one has a solution button enabled and the other does not.
Snyder
MAY 27, 2022
When starting a business, all the paperwork and accounting may seem daunting. No matter how large or small your business is, managerial accounting will help you gain profit. So what’s managerial accounting, and why is it crucial for small business owners?
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Withum
AUGUST 31, 2022
The IRS requires FinCEN Report 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), to be filed annually by every U.S. Civil penalties for willful violations are currently maximized at $134,806 or 50% of the amount in the account at violation, whichever is greater.
Wendy Tietz
JANUARY 28, 2023
Krispy Kreme operates and reports financial information on a 52- or 53-week year with the fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. Krispy Kreme, Inc.
Katz,Sapper&Miller
JUNE 25, 2018
With penalties including monetary fines and possible jail time, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury have shown how seriously they treat violations related to foreign financial account reporting. Considering such tough penalties, it is critical to understand who is required to file, what information is needed, and how recent cases could impact you
Wendy Tietz
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles Financial accounting allocating purchase price financial accounting group purchases plant assets PP&E relative sales value method teaching accounting
Wendy Tietz
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Ch 06 Inventory & COGS Financial accounting financial accounting inventory teaching accountingThredUp Inc. is a startup online consignment and thrift store.
Wendy Tietz
AUGUST 31, 2022
Ch 03 Accrual income Financial accounting closing entries closing entry financial accounting teaching accounting trial balanceThe Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is a fast-food chain and is a publicly held corporation.
Wendy Tietz
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review stockholders’ equity concepts in financial accounting. Ch 10 Stockholders' equity Financial accounting Word Puzzle Word Search common stock Crossword puzzle dividends equity financial accounting shareholders' equity stock splits stockholders' equity teach accountingBoth links are to the same puzzle, but one has a solution enabled and the other does not.
Wendy Tietz
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review financial statement analysis concepts in financial accounting – and links to a word search puzzle to review the same concepts. I figured many of us are heading into the financial statement analysis chapter right now, so I thought I would share these puzzles I created for […].
Wendy Tietz
AUGUST 8, 2022
Ch 02 Transaction analysis Financial accounting Miscellaneous accounting equation financial accounting teaching accounting trial balanceThe Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is a fast-food chain and is a publicly held corporation.
Wendy Tietz
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Ch 10 Stockholders' equity Financial accounting equity financial accounting IPO issue stock stock issuance stockholders' equity teaching accountingBausch Health Companies took its eye care unit, Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) public with a public stock issuance in 2022. Bausch + Lomb had been a private company since 2007, when it had been purchased by two private equity firms. Bausch + Lomb sells contact lenses, eye drops, and implantable lenses for cataract surgery.
Wendy Tietz
AUGUST 1, 2022
To follow are Chipotle’s four basic financial statements for its most recent year, the year ending December 31, 2021. Ch 01 Financial statements Financial accounting balance sheet financial accounting financial statements income statement statement of cash flows teaching accounting
Wendy Tietz
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Below are links to handouts for a cryptogram puzzle to review Property, Plant & Equipment in financial accounting. Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles Financial accounting Word Puzzle cryptogram financial accounting land plant assets PP&E teach accountingBoth handouts relate to the same puzzle, but one is the student handout and the other is the solution. This is a quick puzzle – it is a phrase that relates to PP & E. To solve […].
Wendy Tietz
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Ch 08 Current liabilities Financial accounting contingencies contingent liabilities contingent liability financial accounting lawsuit teaching accountingOn the packaging of Velveeta Microwaveable Shells & Cheese cups, it says that it takes three and a half minutes to cook to the right consistency of cheese. However, for one upset Florida woman, it seems to be untrue.
Wendy Tietz
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles Financial accounting building improvements capitalize capitalizing vs. expensing expense financial accounting plant assets PP&E renovation teaching accountingWhat expenditures would have been capitalized versus expensed in converting a church building to Bell Tower Brewing Co.? The owners of Bell Tower Brewing Co. in Kent, Ohio, purchased a 150-year-old church a few years ago.
Wendy Tietz
APRIL 5, 2022
Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles Financial accounting capitalization capitalize expense financial accounting fixed assets plant assets teaching accountingChipotle is currently testing Chippy, a robot that makes tortilla chips.
Wendy Tietz
MARCH 25, 2022
Just posted this project on the other blog I co-author, Accounting Is Analytics. I am really excited about this project – it introduces accounting students to basic data cleaning and analytics concepts using Excel.
Wendy Tietz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Ch 01 Financial statements Ch 02 Transaction analysis Ch 03 Accrual income Crossword puzzle Financial accounting accounting cycle basic accounting crossword financial accounting puzzle teach accountingRecently, I surveyed my students and found that most enjoy crossword puzzles. While not every activity will suit every student, I thought it would be a good idea to create some crossword puzzles for review activities.
Wendy Tietz
APRIL 28, 2022
Looking for a quick data analytics exercise for financial statement analysis in an introductory accounting class? You can give your students the link for this financial statement analysis dashboard and then ask a series of questions.
Wendy Tietz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
She reconciled the bank account, maintained vendor invoices, prepared checks to send […]. Ch 04 Internal control and cash Financial accounting financial accounting teaching accountingThe Anderson Community School Corporation hired Carla Burke in 1998 and then made her the food service department bookkeeper in 2006. She worked as the bookkeeper until she retired in 2019. Burke was responsible for maintaining the records for the school lunch fund.
Wendy Tietz
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Ch 06 Inventory & COGS Financial accounting average-cost method FIFO method financial accounting first in first out inventory costing methods last in first out LIFO method specific identification method teaching accountingThree pharmacy giants, CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens Boots Alliance each use a different inventory costing method. CVS uses weighted-average cost, Walmart uses FIFO, and Walgreens uses LIFO.
Wendy Tietz
AUGUST 23, 2022
Companies are allowed to select a fiscal year that is different from the calendar year, which means not all companies’ financial statements cover the calendar year of January 1 through December 31. Ch 03 Accrual income Financial accounting financial accounting fiscal year end teaching accountingA calendar year runs from January 1 to December 31 each year.
AccountingDepartment
MAY 5, 2022
From one-man-teams to small and medium-sized businesses, accounting services are now a mandatory requirement of operations. But you probably don't need to hire an accountant or bookkeeper internally; you just need a trustworthy professional to work with.
Wendy Tietz
APRIL 19, 2022
Ch 10 Stockholders' equity Financial accounting financial accounting stock buyback stockholders' equity teaching accounting treasury stockIn March 2022, Amazon’s board of directors authorized it to buy back up to $10 billion of its stock. The stock buyback will take place over a multi-year period. Amazon may not buy back the full $10 billion of its stock; the board’s authorization is simply the maximum amount of stock that can be repurchased. […].
Wendy Tietz
APRIL 12, 2022
Ch 10 Stockholders' equity Financial accounting declaration date dividend dividends financial accounting stockholders' equity teaching accountingNordstrom, Inc., is a luxury department store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1901 as a shoe store. It would begin selling clothes more than sixty years later in 1967. Its stock ticker symbol, JWN, represents the initials of Nordstrom’s founder, John W. Nordstrom.
Wendy Tietz
MARCH 30, 2022
Ch 09 Long-term liabilities Financial accounting accrue interest bonds issuance bonds payable financial accounting issue bonds liabilities long-term liabilities teaching accountingThe University of Michigan issued $2 billion in bonds in March 2022. The proceeds from these bonds will be used to finance construction and renovation projects on the campus. billion was issued as century bonds, which must be repaid in 100 years.
Wendy Tietz
MARCH 28, 2022
Ch 10 Stockholders' equity Financial accounting common stock equity financial accounting shareholders' equity stock split stock splits stockholders' equity teaching accountingAmazon announced a 20-for-1 stock split in March 2022. This stock split was its first stock split in over twenty years. On the day that Amazon announced its stock split, one share of its stock was selling for $2,785.58. The stock split will occur at the close of business on June 3, 2022.
AccountingDepartment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Hiring your first accountant, whether it be internal or external, for your business is a big step in terms of growth. However, the first accountant or the current accountant that you work with might not be the best accountant or even the best option for your business.
AccountingDepartment
AUGUST 25, 2021
A yearly financial close can be a laborious process that accounting and finance departments dread. It requires tracking down information from other departments, ensuring financials are accurate, and identifying/correcting errors.
Wendy Tietz
MARCH 28, 2022
Miscellaneous financial accounting managerial accounting; teaching accountingEarlier today, I shared a new blog post (How does Amazon’s stock split impact its stockholders’ equity? link.) In this blog post, I experimented with a new blog post format.
Wendy Tietz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The Akron chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is sponsoring a webinar on white-collar crime – “Low Man on the Totem Pole – How I Became a White-Collar Criminal.” Financial accounting Managerial accounting Miscellaneous ethics teaching accountingThe webinar is on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 6:30 – 8 pm Eastern. Registration is at this link. I cannot emphasize enough what […].
Wendy Tietz
JULY 18, 2022
I have developed a case that is suitable for introductory accounting that uses just Google Sheets – and I provide step-by-step tutorial videos, making it […]. Data analytics Financial accounting Managerial accountingAre you interested in data cleaning and visualization? Do your students use Google Sheets? Want a ready-made project for your class that uses Google Sheets for data cleaning and visualization?
AccountingDepartment
JULY 12, 2021
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AccountingDepartment
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
We often hear prospective clients come to us explaining they are in need of clean financials. outsourced accounting services small business bookkeeping financial management financial accounting financial statements accounting analysis clean financials
Martin Quinn
MARCH 8, 2021
Here is a great post from The Accounting Cafe which defines goodwill in a really nice way. Goodwill is a relatively common intangible asset, which accounting students often find difficult to grasp initially, so thanks for the great explanation. Financial accounting
PYMNTS
APRIL 27, 2017
Quovo, a data platform providing insights and connectivity for financial accounts, announced Wednesday (April 26) that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. In a press release , the company said F-Prime Capital and Napier Park Financial Partners co-led the round and were joined by existing investors, FinTech Collective and Long Light Capital.
MarkFriedlich
MARCH 30, 2020
The CARES Act (the “Act”) provides temporary relief from FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments —Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.
CBH
APRIL 1, 2019
Last month, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) finalized new guidance that updates its definition of “collections” to be aligned with the definition used by the American Alliance of Museums. In Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. The standard can be applied to annual financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, starting after December 15, 2020.
CBH
MARCH 29, 2019
Available for public comment is Proposed Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. Issued last month by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the proposal aims to close a gap in stock compensation guidance concerning which topic to use when share-based consideration is paid to a customer. General Proposed Accounting Standards Update Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Stock Compensation (Topic 718
inDinero
APRIL 20, 2021
You don’t need a bank account in Delaware or Nevada to incorporate in those states. From a financial perspective, your state of incorporation hits the bottom line in the form of corporate taxes and fees. intellectual property, stocks, bonds, and bank accounts) assets in Wyoming.
CPA Practice
APRIL 3, 2022
citizens, resident aliens and any domestic legal entity with foreign banking accounts have a deadline of April 15 to file their annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). For additional information about filing deadlines, filers.
CBH
MARCH 19, 2019
Almost one year has passed since the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released guidance for contributions accounting, but several nonprofit organizations still struggle with understanding the new provisions. At a March 4 meeting on accounting needs and concerns impacting the nonprofit industry, the FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee acknowledged that nonprofits need more guidance to apply Accounting Standards Update No.
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