GAAP Chats

In Episode #10 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Bob Laffler discuss staking, one of the two consensus mechanisms used by cryptocurrencies to verify their transactions, and how the SEC is cracking down on crypto exchanges offering staking-as-a-service to its customers.Resources:Coinbase - What is Staking?GAAP Dynamics Investment Management USG and IFRS UpdatesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #9 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett discuss the 150-hour education requirement for CPAs. This comes as states are considering reducing the requirement to address the shortage of accountants entering the profession.Sign up for the Webinar now!Resources:Podcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #8 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett dig into some recent SEC and PCAOB enforcement actions so, hopefully, other CPAs can learn from others’ mistakes! Specifically, we’ll talk about an SEC enforcement action involving related party transactions and a PCAOB enforcement action involving a myriad of errors on three audit engagements.Resources:SEC Enforcement ReleasesPCAOB Enforcement ActionsPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #7 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett dig into the PCAOB, the self-proclaimed independent audit watchdog, and reveal insights from their review of the 2021 PCAOB inspection reports for the annually inspected firms.Resources:PCAOB Inspection ReportsPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #6 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett take on executive pay and the executive compensation provisions within the Dodd-Frank Act, two of which were recently implemented by the SEC.Resources:How your pay Stacks up with the CEO'sPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #5 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett welcome their first guest - Vicky Hale, Chief Learning Officer of GAAP Dynamics - to talk about current learning and development (L&D) trends for CPA firms.Podcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #4 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett explore the meteoric rise (and potentially the spectacular fall?) of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans. In this episode we learn more about the buy now, pay later industry, including how it works, who uses it, its key players, and the accounting and regulatory issues facing entities that issue these types of loans.Resources:The Atlantic: The 'Buy Now. Pay Later' Bubble Is About To BursteLearning Course: Credit Losses: Introduction to the CECL ModelPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #3 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett talk about the spate of recent layoffs, especially in the tech industry, and the related accounting considerations.Resources:Blog: Accounting for restructuring charges under U.S. GAAPAccounting for Restructuring Provisions and Related Termination Benefits (U.S. GAAP)Provisions and Contingencies: IAS 37Podcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In Episode #2 of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett provide listeners with an explanation of the top 5 issues associated with non-GAAP financial measures, as noted by the SEC in their comment letters to registrants.Resources:SEC: Compliance & Disclosure InterpretationsPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

In our first episode of GAAP Chats, hosts Mike Walworth and Chris Brundrett provide listeners with an overview of non-GAAP financial measures, the number one issue noted by the SEC in their comment letters to registrants.Resources:SEC: Compliance & Disclosure InterpretationsPodcast Transcript NotesAbout GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com

Mike and Chris are so close, they’re practically brothers. Well, step brothers at least. That makes them perfect to start a podcast together!  In the Inaugural episode of GAAP CHATS, the *Dynamics* duo make their introductions, and lay the foundation of what you can expect from this podcast.About GAAP DynamicsGAAP Dynamics is a training firm that provides tailored and engaging learning solutions to companies and accounting firms worldwide. Whether it's online, in the classroom, or via webinar, we create high-quality training that we would want to take.Stay informed and subscribe to our blog. Become a GAAPologist today! Interested in what all GAAP Dynamics has to offer? Check out our website Check us out on:Linkedin YoutubeFacebookAnd email us with any of your own accounting questions, concerns, or horror stories at: support@gaapdynamics.com