Journal of Accountancy Podcast

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Freely-available podcasts by AICPA and CIMA. We release about 20 episodes every month, and cover a broad range of topics of interest to accounting and finance professionals worldwide.

We combine the strengths of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in a powerful international alliance that promotes accounting and finance in every corner of the world. Today, we serve 580,000 members, candidates and registrants in 150 countries and territories

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What CPAs should know, and ask, about NFTs

Apr 28, 2022

Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CGMA, DBA, is speaking June 7 at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE on the blockchain ecosystem. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are a part of that ecosystem. In this podcast episode, Stein Smith explains what NFTs are and aren’t, how baseball cards or other physical items can be “tokenized,” and more.

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Hard at times but also rewarding: A CPA’s career leap to India

Apr 26, 2022

Sandi Matthews, CPA, CGMA, was ready for a new adventure when she was hired in 2018 as an accounting manager for not-for-profit Khan Academy. It was not just a new job she accepted — it was a role in a faraway location.

Matthews helped to establish Khan Academy’s subsidiary in India in its early days. She’s now...

The invaluable sounding board: Learning from other CFOs

Apr 21, 2022

Denise Dettingmeijer, CFO of Randstad North America, is part of a panel discussion at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE in June in Las Vegas. In this podcast episode, she previews the theme of that session and explains why having fellow CFOs “along the same part of the journey” is helpful.

Dettingmeijer also shares advice on how...

ENGAGE emcee: Why inflation could cause retirement U-turns

Apr 19, 2022

Jill Schlesinger, a CBS News business analyst, author, and podcast host, built her brand as a purveyor of financial advice in part through radio call-in shows. She’s a seasoned speaker on all things money and the guest on this episode of the Journal of Accountancy podcast. Schlesinger is slated to be an emcee at AICPA...

The power of belief — and how it differs from arrogance

Apr 14, 2022

“If anybody wants to accomplish anything, at some point, they have to believe it’s possible.” Those are the words of this episode’s guest, mental performance coach Chris Palmer. He discusses why belief is important, how it can be confused at times with arrogance, and why growing a sense of belief in ourselves...