In this assignment, you will conduct a DuPont analysis for Modern Dovetail Inc., a midsize private furniture company, and compare its financial performance with the broader market and specific industry peers. By decomposing return on equity (ROE) into its components—net profit margin, asset turnover...

In this assignment, you will act as part of the financial reporting team for Where’s da Beef (WDB) Cattle Feeders, an agricultural company that manages a large cattle feed yard. You will explore the implementation of drone technology and automated counting software to improve the annual physical inv...

In this assignment, you will assume the role of an analyst for Big Deals (BD), a global big-box retailer experiencing a decline in global sales. You will use dashboard visualizations to analyze sales trends and market share across various product lines to provide insights and recommendations for imp...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of the Vice President of Finance and Accounting at BW Fishing Inc. (BWF), a company that sells fishing supplies primarily to businesses. The focus will be on using process mining techniques to analyze and understand the company's increasing uncollectible...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a regulatory analyst for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investigating potential manipulation of earnings per share (EPS) by public companies. By analyzing financial data and using dashboard visualizations, you will determine if companie...

In this assignment, you will analyze the investment portfolios of banks in response to regulatory changes implemented by the Federal Reserve following the financial crisis of 2007-2008. By examining how banks classified their investments as either available-for-sale (AFS) or held-to-maturity (HTM),...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a co-founder of TechWear, a startup specializing in high-tech sportswear. You will assess the company's accounts receivable collectability risk using various financial reports prepared by your accounting team. By analyzing sales, cash receipts, days s...

In this assignment, you will explore the application of alternative data, such as satellite imagery, to forecast and analyze financial statements. As a financial analyst at Apollo Investments Research, you will evaluate the effectiveness of nanosatellite data in predicting same-store sales growth fo...

In this assignment, you’ll get an overview of tax interviewing and learn how to effectively prepare for tax interviews. Preparing includes gathering needed documents, understanding the client’s situation, studying relevant tax laws, then reviewing interpersonal skills and effective inquiry skills.

Welcome to the Auditing Inventory: A Virtual Audit Experience Version 2 assignment. In this interactive simulation, you will assume the role of a staff auditor observing and participating in the physical inventory count at Lazer Laptop Corporation. Through real-world scenarios and hands-on tasks, yo...

In this assignment, you will act as a tax professional helping a client complete their 20X1 tax returns, focusing on child and dependent tax credits. You will review the client's financial details and learn about the relevant tax code sections for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Other Dependent Credi...

In this case, you will perform audit procedures for Heart’s Guitars. You will be auditing a portion of the purchase-to-pay (P2P) process by examining documentation, documenting your findings, and then conducting an interview with the accounts payable manager. Based on your interview, you will comple...