I’m excited to share a new instructional resource that I’ve developed in collaboration with Dr. Melissa Larson from Brigham Young University: a collection of Form 10-K exercises for introductory accounting courses. These short assignments help students build comfort working with real company financials from SEC filings. We have created step-by-step tutorial videos for each exercise […]
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Want to include AI in your accounting course? Free AI in accounting teaching materials
July 27, 2025 
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If you’ve been thinking about incorporating generative AI into your accounting courses but aren’t sure where to start, I have a resource for you. AI in Accounting Education: A Practical Guide for Educators and Students is a free PDF book you can use immediately in your classes. It includes 28 chapters that span financial, managerial, […]
Continue readingCh 01 Financial statements, Ch 01 Introduction, Ch 02 Building Blocks, Ch 02 Transaction analysis, Ch 03 Accrual income, Ch 03 Job Costing, Ch 04 ABC, Ch 04 Internal control and cash, Ch 05 Process Costing, Ch 05 Receivables and revenues, Ch 06 Cost behavior, Ch 06 Inventory & COGS, Ch 07 CVP, Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles, Ch 08 Current liabilities, Ch 08 Short-term Decisions, Ch 09 Budgeting, Ch 09 Long-term liabilities, Ch 10 Performance Evaluation, Ch 10 Stockholders' equity, Ch 11 Standard Costs and Variances, Ch 11 Statement of cash flows, Ch 12 Capital Budgeting, Ch 12 Financial statement analysis, Ch 13 Stmt of Cash Flows, Ch 14 Financial Statement Analysis, Ch 15 Sustainability, Data analytics, Financial accounting, Managerial accounting, Miscellaneous
Want to include AI in your accounting course? 24 step-by-step tutorials and more…
March 23, 2025 0 Comments
AI is transforming how we work—and our students need to be ready to use AI in their future careers. As educators, we have a responsibility to help them understand how to use tools like ChatGPT responsibly and effectively. That means helping them see AI not as a shortcut or cheating aid, but as a tool […]
Continue readingFinancial Accounting Wordles: Kickstart Your Semester!
September 7, 2024 0 Comments
If you follow my blog, you know that I am a game enthusiast and that extends into my teaching. Anyways, I created a few Wordles for early in the Introductory Financial Accounting course. These Wordles use words that are common to most, if not all, first chapters in introductory financial accounting textbooks. Here are the […]
Continue readingWhat information can be calculated from Coca-Cola’s trial balance?
January 28, 2024 0 Comments
What information can be calculated from Coca-Cola’s trial balance? Coca-Cola, Inc. (NYSE: KO) is a multinational drink company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a publicly held corporation. Coca-Cola operates and reports financial information annually every December 31. To follow is a condensed and adapted trial balance as of December 31, 2022, that […]
Continue readingWhat information can be calculated from Krispy Kreme’s trial balance?
January 28, 2023 0 Comments
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNUT) is a multinational doughnut company and coffeehouse chain headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a publicly held corporation. 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’s 2021 fiscal year […]
Continue readingNew! Crossword puzzle to review the accounting cycle
September 25, 2022 4 Comments
Recently, 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. I am going to share those crossword puzzles here on my blog occasionally. The first crossword puzzle I am […]
Continue readingWhat information is provided in Chipotle’s basic 2021 financial statements?
August 1, 2022 0 Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CGM) is a publicly held corporation with more than $6 billion in assets. To follow are Chipotle’s four basic financial statements for its most recent year, the year ending December 31, 2021. Please note that all statements have been adapted and condensed for educational use and should not be used […]
Continue readingNew! Beginning Data Cleaning (ETL) & Analytics Project for Excel: KAT Concession Supply
March 25, 2022 0 Comments
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. Read on for how to request this first beginning level project that uses Excel for data cleaning and analytics. A key […]
Continue readingJoin me for an AICPA Faculty Hour webinar on January 29, 2021: CPA Update & Excel Dashboards
January 19, 2021 4 Comments
Join Vikki Nunn, CPA, CITP, and me on Friday, January 29, from 2-3:30PM ET for a free webcast presented by the AICPA. Vikki and I are part of the CPA Evolution Core Curriculum team and during the first part of this webinar, we’ll provide an update on the status of the CPA Evolution Initiative and […]
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