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
Interested in integrating examples of ESG into your accounting course?
March 28, 2025 0 Comments
This week, I’m giving a presentation on ways to integrate ESG into introductory accounting at the AAA’s Sustainability in Accounting conference. I thought I’d share one of the resources I developed for that presentation here on my blog. Introductory financial or managerial accounting is a great place to help students see how accounting connects to […]
Continue readingCh 01 Introduction, Ch 04 Internal control and cash, Ch 05 Receivables and revenues, Ch 06 Cost behavior, Ch 06 Inventory & COGS, 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 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
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 readingHow does the Toro Company’s product mix impact its profitability?
October 13, 2024 0 Comments
The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) recently released its third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2024. (Toro has a fiscal year end of October 31.) Toro’s financial results were affected by its product mix across Residential and Professional segments. The Residential segment includes products such as lawn mowers, snow blowers, and smaller gardening equipment that […]
Continue readingHow could Ford’s expansion of its Avon Lake plant to manufacture electric commercial vans impact its balance sheet, cash flows, and profitability?
September 18, 2024 0 Comments
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is moving ahead with a $1.5 billion expansion of its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake to start producing a new electric commercial van by 2026. This investment is part of Ford’s strategy to shift towards more electric and hybrid vehicles that are cost-efficient and offer better value to customers. […]
Continue readingHow does Chipotle’s 50-to-1 stock split impact its stockholders’ equity?
September 12, 2024 0 Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a 50-to-1 stock split in June of 2024. This was the first time that Chipotle split its stock since going public in 2006. It was also one of the biggest stock splits ever among S&P 500 firms. On the day of the stock split, each share of Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) stock […]
Continue readingHow does Apple’s stock buyback impact its financial statements?
September 9, 2024 0 Comments
In May of 2024, Apple announced a share buyback authorization of $110 billion, which is the largest in share repurchase authorization in U.S. history. Apple may not buy back the full $110 billion of its stock; the board’s authorization is simply the maximum amount of stock that can be repurchased. However, based on Apple’s history, […]
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 […]
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