In this episode of Straight From the CPA’s Mouth, our guest, Adam Devenny, Senior Manager with KPMG in Calgary joins us as we take a deep dive into data analytics. Data is all around us. We interact with it every day whether we know it or not – every time you Google a recipe, examine a utility bill or review your latest ROI and sales reports. It can be both overwhelming and powerful. Adam will take us through the basics of why it’s important to understand data analytics and how they can be applied to our daily lives.

Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the up-and-coming Generation Z all have different economic and historical circumstances that they’ve had to deal with, or are dealing with now. Kari Speaker Smith CPA, CA and Ryan Gubic CPA, CGA join Straight From the CPA’s Mouth to explain finances from each generation’s perspective. This episode continues the conversation started in episode 203: Generations Part 1.

Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the up-and-coming Generation Z all have different economic and historical circumstances that they’ve had to deal with, or are dealing with now. Kari Speaker Smith CPA, CA and Ryan Gubic CPA, CGA join Straight From the CPA’s Mouth to explain finances from each generation’s perspective.

The conversation that started with Kat Giyasova in the season 2 premier of Straight From the CPA's Mouth continues. Successful CFE writer Kat Giyasova grew up in Uzbekistan and Thailand, and then found herself as a newcomer to Alberta. She describes what it's like to finally have a place to belong, how people supported her as a newcomer to Alberta, and why she considered the CPA designation as worth pursuing.

In the season 2 premier of Straight From the CPA's Mouth, successful CFE writer Kat Giyasova shares her story of growing up in Uzbekistan and Thailand, and the journey that led her to Alberta. Her story will continue in episode 202 where she describes what it's like to finally have a place to belong, how people supported her as a newcomer to Alberta, and why she considered the CPA designation worth pursuing.

In the final episode of the first season of Straight From the CPA’s Mouth, Todd Scaletta CPA, CMA, Senior Vice President of Foresight and Research at CPA Alberta, discusses the five drivers of change and the potential futures they might create. What does the future look like? How can we know? What can we do to prepare for it? Todd answers these questions and more.

In the second installment of this two-part special on taxes, Dale Somerville CPA, CA brings attention to often unheard-of deductions that individuals can claim when filing their taxes. Are you a schoolteacher who pays for supplies out of pocket? You can claim some of that. Have you moved recently? You can claim some of that too! Tune in to learn more.

Part one of this podcast special on taxes features Dale Somerville CPA, CA, founder and president of W. Dale Somerville Professional Corporation. Dale offers tips and tricks for keeping your receipts, staying organized, and making things easier for yourself. He also explains what certain policies mean, and how you can use them to get the most out of your return.

Accounting instructor at SAIT, Stephen Bergstrom CPA, CMA, leans on his teaching experience to tackle the question, "What is the difference between education and accounting?" He also talks about his time working with the Canadian military in Bosnia and Afghanistan, and speculates what the future generation of CPAs will be like.

Actor-turned-accountant Gerald Matthews CPA, CMA is an internal auditor at Enerflex Ltd. He answers the question, "What do you consider absolutely necessary for a successful life?"; shares about his previous career in the performing arts and the circumstances and that inspired him to pursue accounting; and discusses the joys of learning skills in a new field.