Nov 28, 2017 | General
Tips for Strong Passwords Do you use strong passwords? Are you sure? They are the key to keeping your information safe and secure. Since strong passwords are so important, a basic understanding of what constitutes a difficult to hack, strong password is essential....Nov 17, 2017 | Accounting Topics
Summary of the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Standard On June 16, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ...Sep 7, 2017 | Functions, Misc Functions, Miscellaneous Excel Tips
Many people are only aware of the Subtotal icon and have never looked at the Subtotal function itself. After all, the icon, lets you add, average and count a list so who needs more? Well if you are one of the people who subtotal data a lot then you may want to look at...Aug 14, 2017 | General
We went to the Indiana State Fair this weekend and had a blast as usual. It is a family tradition. So much to see and do and eat. Ducks, Goats, Cows, 4H Exhibits, Scavenger Hunts, Gardens, Soybeans, Corn hole, Giant Pumpkins, Tractors, Train Dairy barn milk shakes,...Jul 10, 2017 | Excel, General, Miscellaneous Excel Tips, Worksheet Design
Who knew how many different ways there are to sort? Let’s talk about changing the Sort Option Orientation. Typically you don’t have to change the orientation of sorting as the default works just fine. However, everyone in awhile, you have that one...May 16, 2017 | General
Vlookup vs Index Match -Which is Better? Chris Chau asked 27 Excel MVPs and community experts their preference and why. Check out the results. Which do you prefer? If you want more information after reading Chris’ blog, check out my course Become a Lookup...May 12, 2017 | Excel, Functions, Misc Functions, Miscellaneous Excel Tips
This is an excerpt from our Excel CPE course – Must Know Excel tips Tricks and Tools for CPAs. TRUNC() No Decimals If you don’t want the pennies in your calculation you can use =TRUNC(), short for TRUNCATE, or =INT(), short for INTEGER, to turn your data into...Apr 14, 2017 | Excel, Financial Functions, Functions
Understanding Excel Time Value of Money Functions Below is an excerpt from our Excel Time Value of Money Functions for CPAs course. There are certain terms and conventions in Excel that are extremely important to understand prior to working with Excel time value of...Mar 22, 2017 | General
Top 100 CPA Blogs We are honored to be included in the Top 100 CPA Blogs And Websites For Accounting & Tax Pros. Feedspot.com say that these are the “The Best CPA Blogs on the Planet”. So, if you are looking for information on some topic this may be...Feb 13, 2017 | Excel, Financial Functions, Functions
Below is an excerpt from our Excel Time Value of Money course written by Joseph Helstrom,CPA. RRI RRI is a new function that was introduced in Excel 2013. It returns the equivalent interest rate for the growth of an investment. The inputs required are the number of...