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Beyond My Expectations

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The author's first experience with IMA came as a Master of Accountancy student at Western Illinois University (WIU) in 2002. At that time, WIU didn't have an IMA student chapter but had been competing in IMA's Student Case Competition for many years. She joined the team, and worked many hours to solve the Tri-Cities Community Bank case on implementing a balanced scorecard. Every year she saw her involvement with IMA grow. She joined in 2006, and attended her first Student Leadership Conference that year and her first Annual Conference in 2008. Last year she reached two huge milestones in her IMA career. She was named the 2011 Ursel K. Albers Mentor of the Year and earned her CMA.
TOOLS of the TRADE

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A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest LLC (“ProQuest”) supports the breadth of the information community with innovative discovery solutions that power the business of books and the best in research experience. More than a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is an information partner, creating indispensable research solutions that connect people and information. Through innovative, user-centered discovery technology, ProQuest offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical newspapers, dissertations, and uniquely relevant resources for researchers of any age and sophistication—including content not likely to be digitized by others.
A New Classroom Slate

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With the general decline of the PC accelerating, a new kind of computer, the network tablet, is looking in the classroom windows. And rather than a lab fixture, these computers are book size, and dozens can be rolled around on a cart like a lending library. The time seems right for a substantial rollout of the new format. Spend any time with school kids and computers, and you'll discover that there's a hacker inside any kid with a modicum of curiosity about his or her laptop, phone, or PlayStation. Hence the early, widespread interest in a $25 programmable computer called the Raspberry Pi. Developed by the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory, this computer is credit-card size and has no case. Once you plug in a monitor or HD TV and keyboard, you enter directly into the heart of the operating system (Linux) and have direct access to the software running several programs, including a game and an Internet browser.
Access Budget Project: Production Budget

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A Production Budget worksheet shows that Production is equal to Budgeted Sales plus Desired (or Budgeted) Ending Inventory minus Current Inventory. In order to calculate Production Budget, you will need to store the fields that you use to calculate it: Ending Inventory and Beginning Inventory. In order to facilitate the Production Budget and Direct Labor, you need to add some additional fields to the Product table: Budget Ending Inventory, Beginning Inventory, and Direct Labor Hours. Go to the Create ribbon and select Query Design to open a blank query. Add the Budget and Product tables to the view. On the Design ribbon, click on the Append button. From the dropdown, choose Budget. The Append To line will now be available in the query, and you can select the field to append to by using the dropdown list that appears on that line.
Global XBRL Reporting Update

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Global regulators and tax authorities continue to be a driving force for the adoption of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Several international regulators and tax authorities are also using Standard Business Reporting (SBR), an XBRL taxonomy that enables businesses to generate their required reporting information directly from their financial data and transmit it to the government. Government authorities understand the benefits of using this tool to streamline reporting processes and to reduce reporting costs for regulatory and tax reporting requirements. This article takes a look at several international initiatives that show the benefits of XBRL and SBR reporting in the UK, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia.
VLOOKUP Variations

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Being able to use the VLOOKUP function separates the power Excel user from the casual user. Microsoft estimates that 90% of those in the Excel universe have never used the VLOOKUP function. As accountants, however, you'd be lost without it. Whether it's used to look up a commission rate or find the name for a cost center, VLOOKUP is ubiquitous in accounting worksheets. This article will take a look at 12 variations on the standard VLOOKUP formula that will help you become even better at using this valuable function.
USING REAL OPTIONS TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY

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Traditional capital budgeting approaches assume that managers undertake "discrete" investments rather than investments that unravel in stages. The applied discounted cash flow or net present value methods need a beginning and ending time, suggesting that a project will produce cash flows without cessation from start to end. Real options provide an alternative approach to thinking about capital investments by taking into account that companies can postpone a business decision, either to continue or abandon projects, based on how future uncertainty unfolds. Though real options are intuitively appealing, few studies have documented their use in practice. This article will summarize findings of a study that the authors conducted under the auspices of the IMA Research Foundation. The context for the study is the US motion picture industry -- an industry that's notoriously risky and, therefore, especially conducive to embracing the features of real options logic. Further studies should focus on practical challenges of implementing real options and the need for organizational support for the new capital investment thinking.
A New Era of Accountability?

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With more than 600 billion shares voted every year at more than 13,000 investor meetings, shareholder expectations of corporate accountability have increased dramatically. Accordingly, proxy statement disclosures are now significantly different from the "boilerplate" documents of the past. Sweeping changes from the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and recent and forthcoming guidance from the US SEC, such as "Proxy Disclosure Enhancements," require significantly more disclosure about risk oversight, board governance, and executive compensation. The new rules and regulations mandated by the Dodd- Frank Act and the SEC ushered in a new era of accountability for risk oversight, board governance, and executive compensation. Transparency appears be the main goal of these increased disclosures. As such, board practices related to risk oversight should continue to progress, companies should continue to examine and review corporate governance structures, and boards and shareholders should monitor executive compensation packages.
BEWARE OF FALSE PROFITS

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Time and time again, the financial press reports the breakdown of another Ponzi scheme. Bernard Madoff's $20 billion long-running Ponzi scheme received widespread coverage, and while the magnitude and duration of Madoff's scam are mind-boggling, he certainly isn't the first to perpetrate this type of investment fraud. The key to help protect your organization from being victimized by this type of investment fraud lies in understanding how a Ponzi scheme operates. These prevention strategies aren't mutually exclusive and, in fact, are closely related: 1. If the investment opportunity sounds too good to be true, maintain a healthy dose of skepticism. 2. Remember that blind trust is no substitute for due diligence. 3. Resist the temptation to succumb to peer pressure and join in the investment opportunity. 4. Don't allow emotion to overcome logic. It may be prudent to scrutinize your organization's current investments to help ensure you aren't being "Ponzi-ed." Your financial health may be at stake.
Congratulations, New CMAs

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A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest LLC (“ProQuest”) supports the breadth of the information community with innovative discovery solutions that power the business of books and the best in research experience. More than a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is an information partner, creating indispensable research solutions that connect people and information. Through innovative, user-centered discovery technology, ProQuest offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical newspapers, dissertations, and uniquely relevant resources for researchers of any age and sophistication—including content not likely to be digitized by others.
The Right Apology

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Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust, by John Kador, is reviewed.
Leadership and Vision at EXELON

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The summer 2009 was a challenging period for Exelon Corp: The recession was in full swing, which meant lower power prices, and, after Exelon failed in its hostile takeover attempt of a competitor, a reorganization of the finance department resulted in a substantial headcount reduction. Despite this difficult situation, Exelon SVP and CFO Matthew F. Hilzinger and his executive team determined it was an optimal time to embark on an ambitious effort to remake the finance organization and take its performance and leadership to best-in-class levels. As they embarked on their ambitious journey, Hilzinger noted that momentum was a key factor to enlisting more finance employees to the efforts. They quickly outlined the seven steps required to achieve their goals: 1. Develop finance mission, fundamentals, and strategic objectives. 2. Define success. 3. Perform strategic assessment. 4. Perform gap analysis of the strategic objectives. 5. Develop strategic initiatives. 6. Document finance strategic plan. 7. Plan and implement strategic initiatives.
Bill Knese Named IMA Chair-Elect

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William F. Knese, CMA, CFM, CPA, has been named IMA Chair-Elect, which means he will become IMA Chair in 2013-2014. The IMA Global Board of Directors announced Knese's nomination on Feb 25, 2012, and members had 30 days after that to nominate other candidates. Knese's management accounting career spans more than 30 years. At present, he is VP, Finance & Administration and CFO of Angus Industries Inc in Watertown, SD. He joined Angus in 2000 as VP and CFO and was promoted to his current position in 2004. Knese joined IMA and the Rockford Chapter in 1978 when his firm encouraged employees to participate in accounting organizations. He decided to pursue the Certified Management Accountant when he started his management accounting career because he wanted a credential that would demonstrate excellence in his new field. In addition, he has been active in several professional and community organizations.
PCAOB Auditor Rotation Concept Release Draws Fire

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has stirred up a hornet's nest with its concept release on mandatory auditor rotation, which was the subject of two days of hearings at PCAOB headquarters in March and a separate hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on March 28. Tom Quaadman, VP for the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the US Chamber of Commerce, told the House Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee that the PCAOB concept release was an example of "mission creep." The PCAOB concept release convinced Rep Michael Fitzpatrick, a member of the subcommittee, to introduce a bill barring the PCAOB from moving forward with an actual proposal.
JOBS Act Exemptions for Emerging Growth Companies

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For a select group of companies, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (HR 3606) Congress passed at the end of March actually closed the door on auditor rotation and relaxed some US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements. The provisions in the JOBS Act apply to "Emerging Growth Companies (EGC)," which are defined as issuers with total annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion. EGCs would still be required to comply with SEC-mandated quarterly and annual disclosures, but they would be exempted from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for a longer transition period -- up to five years -- instead of the current transition period of two years.