A report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration explores SEC findings to highlight the causes of fraud — and how finance professionals can stop it.
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Use content marketing to bring in clients
By offering reliable and helpful information, potential clients may turn to you if they need accounting help in the future.
6 tips for leaving your job gracefully
Experts offer ways you can do everything in your power to make your exit as strong as your entrance.
Get more comfortable giving negative feedback
Specific examples let staff know what changes they need to make.
Make your classes more accessible to everyone
A few small changes can help you reach students with and without disabilities.
Performing a simple linear regression in Excel
When teaching cost behavior in a managerial or cost accounting course, we explain that there are various methods a company can use to estimate its fixed and variable costs, including regression analysis. The next time you cover this topic, consider teaching students how to perform a simple linear regression analysis in Excel.
Half-day Fridays: A workplace perk worth exploring
After closing the book on busy season, employees savor shorter workweeks.
What organizations need to know about unemployment fraud
Employers should be alert for fake claims amid a boom in fraudulent schemes.
Power naps from home: Are Zzzzs on the clock OK?
Here are some ways to squeeze in a refreshing catnap without risking your boss’s ire.
4 tips for telling your boss you don’t want to return to the office
To ensure that discussion goes as smoothly as possible, aim to tailor your approach to your manager, focus on the positive, and remain open to creative compromise.
The Excel Advanced Filter function gives you flexibility
Advanced Filter allows you to generate a unique list of items and extract those items to another place in your worksheet or workbook.
The abilities employers seek from accounting graduates
Today’s accounting graduates are tasked with learning new technologies at a more rapid pace, dealing with larger datasets, and solving more complex problems earlier on in their careers than their predecessors did.
The right way to leave your job
This article offers tips for leaving your current job in a poised, professional, and polite manner.
Use online resources to develop soft skills
In the world of online-based learning tools, it’s easier than ever for CPAs to improve their soft skills without leaving home.
Set better boundaries between your work and home lives
Build a convincing case for greater work/life balance by demonstrating that more defined boundaries can help both you and your employer.
Find out what leads clients to their CPA firms
Finding out how clients found your firm can help you develop strategies to ensure your firm remains an attractive option.
Teach students tech (and more) with award-winning assignments
Learn about some of the assignments and activities that won AICPA Effective Learning Strategies Educator Awards this year.
How Excel COUNTIF function saves time when analyzing final grades
When analyzing grades (especially for a large class) the COUNTIF function in Excel can be extremely helpful.
Tips for teaching ESG and sustainability accounting
Having ESG knowledge can set graduates apart. Get students excited about this emerging area of accounting.
How to negotiate from a disadvantage
This article discusses steps that could help CPAs turn the tables and come through in a strong position during a challenging negotiation.
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