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Welcome to the website of Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP.  I have practiced public accounting and consulting since 1992, and have worked with companies from self-employed individuals to multi-billion dollar corporations on accounting, auditing, tax, and technology matters. 

 

I teach CPE courses for K2 Enterprises and AICPA, and am a senior faculty member with the Becker CPA Review Course.

 

January 29, 2009 - New York, NY

Excel Beyond the Basics

 

February 17, 2009 - Nashville, TN

Technology Update for TSCPA Nashville Chapter

 

February 23, 2009 - Jefferson City, TN

Becker CPA Review - Beta Alpha Psi

 

March 3, 2009 - Knoxville, TN

Becker CPA Review - Beta Alpha Psi

 

March 10, 2009 - Seattle, WA

Excel Financial Reporting & Analysis

 

March 11, 2009 - Bellevue, WA

Tech Tools for Preventing & Detecting Fraud

 

March 18, 2009 - Roseland, NJ

Excel Financial Reporting & Analysis

 

March 19, 2009 - Roseland, NJ

Tech Tools for Preventing & Detecting Fraud

 

 

 

 

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Analysis on the Cheap - I often remind participants in my seminars that every accountant I?ve ever met shares a common favorite four letter word. Seriously. That word is, of course, FREE. With that in mind, I?ve run across some tools over the last few...
What’s Going on with Brian? - I generally avoid posting a lot of stuff about me to the blog, as most readers don?t care, and just want to get some tips to assist them in their daily quest to stay ahead of the technology in their...
Sage Releases Peachtree 2011 and Peachtree Quantum 2011 - Sage announced today the release of Peachtree 2011 and Peachtree 2011 Quantum. Press releases are below. Sage Peachtree 2011 Helps Small Businesses Stay Competitive Customer-driven enhancements help small businesses get started quickly, stay on track, and on budget Atlanta, Ga.,...
Accountant Advocates Added to Sage Accountants Network - Sage announced today that they are adding a new team of ?Accountant Advocates? to help Sage Accountants Network (SAN) members with marketing, practice management, and technical issues. This is the kind of in-house service that software companies normally reserve for...
Best “404 Error” Message Ever – www.Avalara.com/whoops.htm - We?ve all seen the message - ?404 ? Not Found? when we?ve made a mistake entering an internet address or the server had some kind of ?issue? where the server couldn?t find the page we wanted. These messages usually read...
$ave at Sage Insights 5/17-5/20/2010. New Accountants Track and BIG DISCOUNTS - Sage?s annual Insights Conference will be held in Denver on May 17-20, and seats are still available for accountant first time attendees to attend Sage Insights for only $495. You can earn up to 17 CPE credits, and learn about...
QuickBooks 2010 on Demand - The lovely and talented Gail Perry has come out with a really nice QuickBooks book entitled ?QuickBooks 2010 on Demand?, and I really like it. My Amazon review is shown below. A must for QuickBooks users who want to actually...
What’s New For 2010 - I?ve been traveling to meetings with vendors and writing pretty much nonstop the last few weeks, and have neglected you, the gentle reader of this blog. Accordingly, I?m going to simply link to some great coverage of good tech tricks...
Intuit and Microsoft Join Forces to Deliver Web Applications to Millions of Small Businesses - Ed. Note ? This press release was issued today, and since both MS and Intuit are betting so much on hosted services, I thought it was an important release for you, the gentle reader. I have not edited or otherwise...
Sights from CES 2010, Part I - I?ve been in Las Vegas for CES for the last few days, and wanted to pass along some of the sights from the trade show floor. It?s been a really good experience, and I think I?ve made some really good...

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