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Tammy Hess is passionate about Accounting Fraud. Not committing! She finds it endlessly fascinating how organizations fall victim, what happens in the aftermath what measures can be taken to avoid it.

At TCA we strongly recommend that organizations have good solid accounting that follows best practices. As always our aim is for understanding the business model and the impact of the plan on future cash flow. We see accounting as the cornerstone of achieving those goals.

This episode is from back in March, 2023 and is based on our initial journey into AI tools with ChatGPT 3.0. For those of you following this area closely, you'll recognize that immediately upon posting this within a month's time, some of our observations are outdated. But I hope you find that our musings and ideas are still interesting as you consider your own journey with this rapidly developing technology. 

Interviewing Tammy Hess on her passion for the topic of Budgeting!  We discuss if Budgeting and Planning are the same thing and other perspectives on the budgeting and planning processes.

None of Our Businesses Episode 129, February 2023

In this Episode, AJ Wheeler discusses how his passion for working with non-profits led to sharing his nonprofit grant management experience with audiences. See the slide for the presentation we are discussing in this video at https://www.tyeecarr.com/post/nonprofit-grant-management-tips-and-best-practices-deck None of Our Businesses Episode 128, February 2023

The None of our Businesses crew gather to discuss a cannabis company expanding by buying a brewing company, Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced jail time for tax evasion, Twitter’s debt increases as revenue drops, what employers should know about accounting students, and tips for your accounting firm’s client onboarding.

Cannabis Brewing - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cannabis-company-tilray-to-buy-montauk-brewing-company-as-it-seeks-to/

Chrisley In Jail - https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/reality-tv-stars-todd-and-julie-chrisley-sentenced-to-prison-for-tax-evasion

Twitter’s Debt - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysis-twitters-massive-revenue-drop-110740959.html?guccounter=1

Accounting Students - https://www.orcpa.org/news-resources/3144:what-employers-should-understand-about-today-s-accounting-students/article

Client Onboarding - https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/5-tips-for-better-client-onboarding-at-your-accounting-firm

None of Our Businesses Episode 127, December 2022

The None of our Businesses crew gather to discuss the continued consumer spending despite the claims of an impending recession, how shrinkflation is affecting the portion sizes of Halloween candy and other products, moves are being made to apply fair-value accounting to crypto reporting, and a divisive topic on how spreadsheets are not always the best option.

Continued Spending - https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/10/21/americans-continue-to-spend-despite-a-chorus-of-recession-warnings

Shrinkflation - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/21/halloween-candy-smaller-shrinkflation/

Crypto Reporting - https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/2022/10/14/accounting-standards-crypto-reporting

Costly Spreadsheets - https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/leasecrunch-ceo-spreadsheets-are-not-free

None of Our Businesses Episode 126, November 2022

The None of our Businesses crew gather to discuss Nissan selling its Russian branch for only 1 euro, there will be higher late fees and renewed penalties for the next tax return coming up, scientists are having a hard time creating reproducible experiments, and how body language may affect your business conversations.

Nissan’s Loss - https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/japanese-automaker-nissan-sells-off-russian-business-state-trade-ministry-says-2022-10-11/

Late Filing Penalties - https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/late-u-s-tax-filers-face-higher-interest-rates-and-renewed-penalties

Reproducibility - https://www.nature.com/articles/533452a

Business Body Language - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/08/01/15-common-body-language-mistakes-to-avoid-when-talking-to-vips/?sh=94f7ff55d286

None of Our Businesses Episode 125, October 2022

The None of our Businesses crew welcome special guest Amanda Lilley to discuss hiring new employees and retaining your employees, the importance of creating mentorship programs not only to help employees grow, but to let them know they are cared for, and a discussion on the path to partnership within a CPA firm.

None of Our Businesses Episode 124, October 2022

The None of our Businesses crew gather to discuss the death of a 33 year old woman at an Ernst & Young firm in Sydney which is raising questions about overworking at big 4 firms, John Stankey, CEO of AT&T, is criticizing T-Mobile for it’s bogus claims about senior discounts from competing companies, the new tax bill and how it affects high revenue corporations, Ernst & Young plans to split into two businesses, a potentially ridiculous recommendation on how to make your commute productive.

Big 4 Overwork - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/briankuo_inside-dark-work-culture-where-33yo-died-activity-6976625837311766528-YTbM/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Senior Discounts - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/att-ceo-slams-tmobile-senior-discounts-marketing-campaign-132006114.html?guccounter=1

Tax Bill - https://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2022/aug/congress-enacts-tax-climate-bill.html

Ernst & Young Split - https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/09/08/ey-plans-split-into-two-separate-businesses

Productive Commute - https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/make-your-commute-the-most-productive-time-of-day

None of Our Businesses Episode 123, September 2022