Professor Elam
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Friday August 24, 2018 Explore at the AICPA Certificate Programs Virtual Open House Certificates > Conferences > Publications > Self-study > Webcasts > Opportunity is knocking. Open the door at the FREE AICPA Certificate Programs Virtual Open House. New technologies. Emerging regulations. Shifting skillset demands. All these signify transitions in the finance and accounting profession. How do you ensure you’re…
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Tuesday August 21, 2018 Students in my classes are instructed on the value of independent certifications. Lately the AICPA has brodened its offerings of additional certifiations. And now CPAs are objecting to offering the Accredited in in Business Valuation, ABV credential to non-CPAs. Read the article here. CPAs argue this dilutes the value of CPA…
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June 5 2018 Students in my classes are made aware of the importance of gaining an independent certification. Now the AICPA has really jumped on board adding some 20 Certifications or Digital Badges. This is just more evidence that as the college degree becomes commonplace, independently awarded achievement takes on more importance.
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Becker and TSCPA Will Host CPA Exam Informational Webinar on May 16 The registration process for the CPA designation can be confusing and taxing! Students are invited to join Becker Professional Education and TSCPA for a free webinar on Wednesday, May 16 at noon to help answer questions and set students on the path…
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Tuesday April 24, 2018 Two articles today’s WSJ are on particular interest to us. A few years back I helped with a short article in the Socionomist on the Mob Museum in Vegas. A reporter visits the Museum today and finds it quite profitable. No surprise there as our article predicted. https://www.socionomics.net/2011/11/mob-roots-go-mainstream-in-vegas/ …
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Monday April 9, 2018 Click on this URL below to apply to be the Gleim Campus Rep A collection of the Gleim review material is in the TAMUSA Library. https://www.gleim.com/students/campus-rep-program/ Are you entering your junior/senior year or grad school? Earn the Gleim Review System of your choice. Become a Gleim Campus Rep and be…
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Monday April 9, 2018 I am, Christina Idrogo, currently the Becker Campus Ambassador for Texas A&M University. I will be graduating this Spring, so Becker is looking for a new ambassador. The ambassador term is Fall and Spring semester, ideally, you would need to be an undergraduate student until next Spring and planning on taking…
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Weekend March 30, 2018 180327_0050S12 Mark Goldman is CEO of MGR Accounting Reruiters. Mark will be one of our guests on the panel May 5. MGR typically places individuals with six or more years experience. Listen to the interview all the way to the end. Mark adds a comment about how important certification is…
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Friday March 330, 2018 A student inquired about the value of obtaining a CPA designation. Seems he had been reading surveys of what 'average CPAs earn.' And it did not appear that it was worth the effort. This s hardly the case.Such surveys are quite misleading. NOt only do such surveys include the salaries of…
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Thursday March 22, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Karate-Kid-Ralph-Macchio/dp/B000OLROWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1521720408&sr=1-1&keywords=the+karate+kid This 1984 movie was a huge success leading to sequels and a re make with Jackie Chan in 2010. There are many lessons about the study and mastery of a discipline in the movie. And there is another interesting story about how Pat Morita nearly did not get the part.…
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