Financial Management: Theory and Practice

City University Accounting Certificate - Student Number:  1086941
This certificate prepares students to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. 
Spring 04/01/04 - 6/12/04 - 5 Credits - Completed
    AC215 Financial Accounting - Paul Steel pgsteele@msn.com Started 4/1/04 
     
Required Resources
                  Student companion site
- CD-Rom Toolkit

Other Best Resources
     * Realplayer slides: Financial Accounting, 5/e 
     * http://www.swlearning.com/accounting/car/gita.html

        Book 1: Weygandt, J.J., Kieso, D.E., & Kimmel, P.D. (2003). $145
                    
Financial accounting practise Weygandt (4th ed.)John Wiley & Sons.
        Book 2:  Weygandt, J.J., Kieso, D.E., & Kimmel, P.D. (2003). Student workbook: 
                      Financial accounting. (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
         Book Weygandt, J.J., Kieso, D.E., & Kimmel, P.D. (2002). Campus cycle shop: $29
                     A business papers practice set. (6th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons.

 
Fall 10/01/04 - 12/11/04 - 10 Credits
   AC301  Intermediate Accounting I
         Book 1: Intermediate Accounting 11th edition $136.96
                     CaseBook: Author: Kieso 45.00
          Book 2: Mastery of Finacial Accouting RES System $136.96 
                      Author: Wallas 11th edition - Amazon
   AC412 Bus. Law & Ethics for Accts 
         Website: West Business 9th edition Clarkson $109.30 CD-Rom version
                       WebTutor
Other Law Links:
* Wear
 Extra links: 
    * Weygandt, Warfield: Intermediate Accounting, Eleventh Edition
     - CPA Exam Professional Simulations
    * Kieso / Intermediate Accounting, 10e / Student 
    * Not our book Lacey
 
Winter 01/01/05-03/11/04 - 10 Credits
   AC302 Intermediate Accounting II
   AC421 Federal Income Tax I 2004
             Book 1: Individual Income Taxes I Author: Hoffman $119.50 Workbook: 43.00
                         * Presentations
 
Spring 04/01/05-06/12/05 - 10 Credits
   AC303  Intermediate Accounting III
    Extra Links:
        * Bus 303, Intermediate Accounting I
        * Class Intermediate accounting
        * 
   AC422 Federal Income Tax II 2004 
             Book 1: Individual Income Taxes II Author: Hoffman $119.50  Workbook: 43.00
                         * Presentations
 
Summer 7/01/05-010/11/05 - 15 Credits
   AC312 Cost Accounting
      Book 1: Cost Accounting $143.25 Author: Horngren
                 Streaming Videos www.prenhall.com/horngren  - companion website
     
Book 2: Essential writing for accountants 31.25 Author: May - 6th edition
   AC405  Advanced Accounting 
        Book 1: Advanced Accounting 7th edition Author: Hoyle $131.50 - Workbook: 47.50 -5th edition - Powerpoints
        Book 2: Mastery of financial accounting Author: Wallace $ 86.00
   AC411  Auditing - new editions
        Book 1: Auditing and Assurance 9th edition Author: Arens $144.25
                    companion website audio files
                    Other Best Audio websites: 10th edition
                    * Realplayer: Accounting 440 - Financial Statement Auditing- Winter, 2004 constant
 
 
 
Organizations:
  House of GAAP  
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Standards and Interpretations
* FASB
* FASB Pronouncements
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinions American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
Accounting Research Bulletins
* AICPA ***
FASB Technical Bulletins AICPA Industry Audit and Accounting Guides American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Statements of Position
FASB Emerging Issues Task Force American Institute of CPAs 
Accounting Securities & Exchange Commission (AICPA AcSEC)
Practice Bulletins
 
AICPA Accounting Interpretations FASB Implementation Guides 
(Q & A)
Widely recognized and prevalent industry practices
* Deloitte&Touch Webcasts- Home 
- IAS Plus - Deloitte & Touche 
* CFO Direct - webcasts
* Chartered Accountants of Canada
   (CICA)
* SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the U.S. securities regulatory and enforcement agency which administers and enforces federal securities laws in order to protect investors, and to maintain fair, honest, and efficient markets.

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)

 

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is the primary regulator of federally chartered financial institutions and federally administered pension plans.

 

Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
The Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) was formed in 1984 in response to the recommendations of the FASB's task force on timely financial reporting guidance and an FASB Invitation to Comment on those recommendations. The mission of the EITF is to assist the FASB in improving financial reporting through the timely identification, discussion, and resolution of financial accounting issues within the framework of existing authoritative literature.

 

    Gov Assoc Standards Board 
GASB 34, 35 realplayer


* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - scholarships
* American Accounting Association
* Institute of Internal Auditors - Certified Internal AuditorŪ (CIA)

 

Publications:
* CPA Journal - * CPA class - * CPA Bisk exam - * CPA review - CPE and CPA education
* Access CPA licensing - WA NASBA Exam - Uniform CPA Examination
* NM CPA Society
* CPA Exam

Smartpros
The CPA Report is an annual CPE subscription program for public accountants, providing the latest in e-learning. Select from online courses in individual tax, business tax, financial reporting, auditing, financial planning, insurance and estate planning.

The revised CPA Examination is a 14-hour exam with four sections.
* Three sections: Auditing & Attestation (4.5 hours),
* Financial Accounting & Reporting (4 hours), and
* Regulation (3 hours)
* Business Environment & Concepts (2.5 hours)

The series of CBT webcasts, all of which are archived and available at www.cpa-exam.org, have done a good job of explaining the new test format and functionalities as well as exam process


* Realplayer: Robert Half
* cpa-exam webcasts -  
   - FAS 133
* brookings.edu videos


Unrelated Webcasts: ZDNet - Net-security - ITWorld - Java1 - MCP Radio - Microsoft seminar
* MSDN webcasts - SANS - SUN - Tech Web
* Medical Breakthroughs - Freddie Mac - HUD - World Economic ForumTelepathology

Certification - MyItCertification Tests

Jobs
* Career Builder

Small Business
IRS webcasts - SCORE - Women's Network

Web & Accounting
* Accounting & Computer

Accounting Forums
* Accountants world

Realplayer

* DSU  
* Finance 3113
* FINA 3332 - Principles of Financial Management
*
 Stanford Corporate Finance
* Greg Durham's
Finance
* BUS 301 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
* FIN3403

Test
* Mcgraw
* Prentice Hall
* - 6
* Leads

* Fin 590

* INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
* Corporate Finance Old Midterm and Final Exams (and Answers)


* Principles of macroeconomics

  * retained earning dollars - chp12
* Evaluate four investment opportunities given Cost and Rate of Return  
        - Optimal capital budget

* Study finance

Powerpoint
* FINANCE CLASSES
*
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
* BMGT 640

* uiowa.ed
* MIT

Ebook
* Intro to investment theory - Valuation and Investment - Yale -
* The Weighted Average Cost of Capital
* Bonds

Spreadsheets
* Corporate Finance Spreadsheets
* Motley Fool calculators

Financial Ratio Formulas
* Garnett
* Future Value Example - Future Value Table -

*
THE 2003 FORTUNE 500 companies - CEO

Misc.
Delta - Ferranto - 1_2_CaseAnalysis - RatiosCampus Cycle Shop.xls

 

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