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Accounting Matters lives up to its title, covering vital accounting topics that actually matter to professionals in the accounting trenches. We start with a new topic and definition every episode, then highlight and discuss the key areas, from evaluation to reporting.
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Both Doors Open: Meet the Dual Track Exit (opens the original)
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The IPO window is reopening. M&A is picking back up. And a backlog of PE-backed companies that delayed exits in 2022 and 2023 are now under real pressure to move. Adam Olsen and Nicole Harger break down the dual-track exit, the strategy of running an IPO process and an M&A process at the same time, and what's driving renewed interest in it right now. This is part one of a two-part series. Part two goes operational: what the CFO and finance organization need in place, and how far in advance. In t
Going Public Could Get A Lot Cheaper - The SEC's Proposed 2026 Reporting Overhaul (opens the original)
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In May, the SEC proposed two of the most significant changes to public company reporting in decades: a full restructuring of the filer status framework and an optional off-ramp from quarterly reporting. Adam Olsen and Nicole Harger break down what's actually in both proposals and what finance leaders should be doing while the comment window is still open. In this episode: How the filer status framework drifted over 20 years, and why the SEC is collapsing five categories down to two: large accele
Return of the SPAC: Surviving the De-SPAC (opens the original)
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The deal announcement is just the beginning. In Episode 2 of their two-part series, Embark's Nicole Harger and Adam Olsen get into the accounting and reporting mechanics that determine whether a de-SPAC actually succeeds on the other side of closing. The complexity surprises even experienced finance teams. This episode is the preparation they wish they'd had. In this episode: What public company readiness actually means for a private target, and why the de-SPAC process tests it rather than creat
Return of the SPAC: What's Different This Time (opens the original)
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SPACs are back. The numbers make it hard to argue otherwise. In Episode 1 of their two-part series, Embark's Nicole Harger and Adam Olsen unpack what's driving the resurgence, what went wrong in 2021, and what CFOs and finance leaders actually need to know before they consider this path. In this episode: What a SPAC is and how the three-phase lifecycle actually works, from IPO to business combination The full equity instrument landscape: founder shares, warrants, PIPE financing, and earnout arra
Capitalizing on AI (opens the original)
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Hyperscalers are pouring hundreds of billions into AI this year. Mid-market companies are right behind them, spending hundreds of thousands to millions on their own AI initiatives. Different scale, same accounting headache. Adam Olsen and Nicole Harger break down how to actually account for AI development costs, and why the playbook finance teams have used for traditional software doesn't map cleanly onto this technology. In this episode: Why framework selection comes first: internal-use softwar
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