Marketing Manager
AIPB's CB is the budget self-study path with proctored exams; NACPB's CPB license costs more with coursework. Pick by budget, background, and learning style.
Number accounts by tens inside 1000–9000 blocks and map each P&L line to Schedule C — a COA that scales without renumbering.
Reconcile corporate cards weekly, not monthly — matched receipts, netted refunds, and repaid personal charges keep you inside the IRS 60-day window.
COGS is beginning inventory plus purchases and direct labor minus ending inventory — under IRS rules a $5,000 miscount moves gross profit $5,000.
Reconcile your Z-report, till count, and bank deposit every day: a 15-minute routine that catches cash shortages while memories are fresh.
E-2 needs treaty capital at risk, L-1A a year abroad, O-1A three of eight criteria — then every US hire needs an EIN, I-9, and payroll-tax filings.
LIFO matches newest costs against sales, cutting taxable income while prices rise — but the IRS locks in the election and taxes the reserve when you leave.
Garage liability pays for harm your work causes others; garagekeepers pays for customers' cars in your care; cargo covers freight you haul.
Gross margin tests your pricing, operating margin tests your overhead, net margin tests the bottom line — track all three monthly to find the leak.
If your agency controls client media before it reaches the client, ASC 606 says you are a principal — the full billing is your revenue.
Held for sale freezes depreciation once all six criteria are met; discontinued operations further requires a disposed component that is a strategic shift.
The IRS home office safe harbor pays $5 per square foot, max $1,500 — take it when your housing costs run under $5 per foot; otherwise run actual expenses.
