About AccountingTools
AccountingTools, Inc. is focused on providing information on all possible accounting topics to the practicing accountant. We have developed more than three hundred on-line training classes, 50 softcover books, and issued nearly 4,000 articles on accounting topics, as well as hundreds of podcast episodes. We also have a strong focus on minimizing our environmental impact.
About Steven Bragg
Steven Bragg, CPA, is the founder of AccountingTools, Inc. He is the author of more than 300 business books and courses, including the best sellers Cost Accounting Fundamentals, The CFO Guidebook, Closing the Books, Payroll Management, and The GAAP Guidebook. He has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies, and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance degree from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Away from work, Steve has been a two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club and has climbed five of the seven continental high points, the 100 highest peaks in Colorado, the 100 highest peaks in New England, and all 50 of the state high points of the United States. He has also solo mountain biked the 483-mile Colorado Trail - both ways. He is an expert alpine skier, trail running author of Run the Rockies and a PADI-certified Master Diver. He has also recently completed a half-marathon trail run in each of 100 consecutive months. See his website for his outside activities, and Instagram for photos.
Some of his books and courses are listed below:
7 Habits of Effective Auditors
7 Habits of Effective CEOs
7 Habits of Effective CFOs
7 Habits of Effective Controllers
Accountant Ethics [for most states]
Accountants’ Guidebook
Accounting Best Practices
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
Accounting Controls Guidebook
Accounting for Art Galleries
Accounting for Bonds
Accounting for Breweries
Accounting for Casinos and Gaming
Accounting for Churches
Accounting for Commercial Fishing
Accounting for Cryptocurrency
Accounting for Derivatives and Hedges
Accounting for Earnings per Share
Accounting for Freight
Accounting for Guarantees
Accounting for Hedge Funds
Accounting for Homeowners’ Associations
Accounting for Income Taxes
Accounting for Intangible Assets
Accounting for Inventory
Accounting for Investment Companies
Accounting for Investments
Accounting for Leases
Accounting for Managers
Accounting for Merchandising Operations
Accounting for Mining
Accounting for Real Estate Brokerages
Accounting for Restaurants and Bars
Accounting for Retirement Benefits
Accounting for Software
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Accounting for Truckers
Accounting for Veterinary Practices
Accounting for Vineyards and Wineries
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Procedures Guidebook
Activity-Based Costing
Activity-Based Management
Agile Auditing
Agricultural Accounting
Auditing Construction Contractors
Auditing Nonprofit Entities
Auditing State and Local Governments
Auditor Independence
Bank Reconciliation Essentials
Bankruptcy Tax Guide
Behavioral Ethics
Behavioral Forensics
Better Business Writing
Billing Controls
Bookkeeping Guidebook
Budgeting
Business Combinations and Consolidations
Business Insurance Fundamentals
Business Ratios Guidebook
Business Statistics with Excel
Business Strategy
Business Valuation
C Corporation Tax Guide
Capital Budgeting
Car Dealership Accounting
Cash Receipts Controls
CFO Guidebook
Change Management
Charitable Contributions Tax Guide
Closing the Books
Coaching and Mentoring
Conducting Remote Audits
Conflict Management
Constraint Management
Construction Accounting
Contract Management
Corporate Cash Management
Corporate Finance
Cost Accounting (college textbook)
Cost Accounting Fundamentals
Cost Management Guidebook
CPA Firm Mergers and Acquisitions
Credit & Collection Guidebook
Credit Controls
Crowdfunding Essentials
Developing and Managing Teams
Disaster Recovery Planning
Divestitures and Spin-Offs
Economic Indicators
Education Tax Guide
Effective Collections
Effective Corporate Turnarounds
Effective Customer Service
Effective Decision-Making
Effective Employee Training
Effective Innovation
Effective Leadership
Effective Negotiation
Effective Sales Forecasting
Effective Sales Management
Effective Time Management
Employee Onboarding
Enterprise Risk Management
Entertainment Industry Accounting
Entrepreneur’s Guidebook
Environmental Accounting
Essentials of Annuities
Essentials of Business Law
Essentials of Business Math
Essentials of Collection Law
Essentials of Corporate Bankruptcy
Essentials of Employment Law
Essentials of Life Insurance
Essentials of Limited Liability Companies
Essentials of Marketing
Estate Planning Fundamentals
Ethical Frameworks in Accounting
Ethical Responsibilities
Ethics for Enrolled Agents
Excel Charts and Visualizations
Excel Data Analysis Tools
Excel Data Management
Excel Formulas and Functions
Expense Report Best Practices
Fair Value Accounting
Fiduciary Accounting
Financial Analysis
Financial Forecasting and Modeling
Fixed Asset Accounting
Fixed Asset Controls
Foreign Currency Accounting
Forensic Analytics
Form 1099 Compliance
Form W-9 Compliance
Franchise Accounting
Fraud Analytics
Fraud Examination
Fraud in Government
Fraud in the Financial Markets
Fraud Schemes
GAAP Guidebook
Going Concern Audit Issues
Goodwill Impairment Essentials
Governmental Accounting
Guide to Analytical Procedures
Guide to Audit Sampling
Guide to Audit Working Papers
Guide to Auditor Legal Liability
Guide to Data Analytics for Audits
Guide to Electronic Payments
Guide to Gift Taxes
Guide to Individual Retirement Accounts
Guide to IT Auditing
Guide to the Financial Markets
Health Care Accounting
Home Office Deduction
Hospitality Accounting
How to Audit Benefit and Compensation Plans
How to Audit Cash
How to Audit Equity
How to Audit Fixed Assets
How to Audit for Fraud
How to Audit Human Resources
How to Audit Inventory
How to Audit Liabilities
How to Audit Outsourced Functions
How to Audit Payroll
How to Audit Procurement
How to Audit Receivables
How to Audit Revenue
How to Conduct a Compilation Engagement
How to Conduct a Review Engagement
How to Conduct an Audit Engagement
How to Create an Employee Manual
How to Run a Meeting
How to Write a Business Plan
Human Resources Guidebook
Information Security for CPAs
Installment Sales
Intangible Asset Valuation
Intermediate Accounting (college textbook)
International Accounting
Internal Auditing Guidebook
Introduction to Excel
Inventory Management
Investing Guidebook
Invoice Factoring Essentials
Islamic Accounting
Investor Relations Guidebook
Key Performance Indicators
Law Firm Accounting
Lean Accounting Guidebook
Managerial Economics
Managing Virtual Teams
Mergers & Acquisitions
Money Laundering
New Controller Guidebook
New Manager Guidebook
Non-GAAP Reporting Essentials
Nonprofit Accounting
Oil & Gas Accounting
Operations Management
Optimal Accounting for Cash
Optimal Accounting for Payables
Optimal Accounting for Payroll
Order Entry Controls
Partnership Accounting
Partnership Tax Guide
Payables Controls
Payables Management
Payroll Controls
Payroll Management
Performance Appraisal Best Practices
Persuasive Presentations
Principles of Accounting (college textbook)
Professional Rules of Conduct
Project Accounting
Project Management
Property Management Accounting
Property Management Best Practices
Public Company Accounting and Finance
Public Utility Accounting
Purchasing Controls
Purchasing Guidebook
Quality Management Fundamentals
Real Estate Accounting
Real Estate Investing
Real Estate Tax Guide
Receiving Controls
Records Management
Recruiting and Hiring
Retail Management
Revenue Management
Revenue Recognition
S Corporation Tax Guide
Sales and Use Tax Accounting
SEC Form 10-K Essentials
SEC Form 8-K Essentials
Segment Reporting Essentials
Small Business Tax Guide
Standard Costs and Variance Analysis
Succession Planning
Supply Chain Management
Tax Research Techniques
The Audit Risk Model
The Balance Sheet
The Green Book Explained
The Income Statement
The Interpretation of Financial Statements
The MBA Guidebook
The Soft Close
The Statement of Cash Flows
The Year-End Close
The Yellow Book Explained
Treasurer's Guidebook
Types of Business Entities
Understanding Organizational Behavior
Unethical Behavior
Virtual Currency Taxation
Wealth Management
Working Capital Management