Greg Frazier, CPA, PLLC

03/16/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gamification-exam-taking-continuing-professional-cpe-frazier-cpa-yxf9c

Kobe was pretty good at test-taking. He passed all of the CPA exam sections in his first sitting.

03/15/2025

Hey, Fam, this is my latest innovation, and it's ultra cool! My future CPE video courses will use OpenAI's API, and AI-related technology called retrieval-augmented generation for quiz and exam taking. Exam and quiz participants will interact with AI through a Chatbot Exam Assistant dialog window. Unlike other exams, they'll instantly see the results of their answers to questions, much like the responses in a chat window. They'll also see a running exam score in the Chatbot Exam Assistant dialog window. Unlike most exams and quizzes, participants must also respond to questions requiring a narrative answer (not just true, false, or multiple-choice). The AI model will score their narrative responses instantly and provide a detailed assessment to support the score. I've added characters that I call Psychobots! To learn more about Psychobots and how they might help or hurt the test takers, check out my video.

By the way, what do you think of the presenter? Her name is Evie. She's new at this and was a bit nervous, but I think she's pretty good. She's an aspiring actress in the Metro-Detroit area.

Let me know what you think.

08/07/2024

Hey Fam, do you hate doing mind-numbing, soul-crushing, mundane, repetitive tasks at your home or work office? Does the thought of cutting and pasting names and phrases into documents daily or weekly give you heartburn?

Power Automate is a cloud-based service that's designed with you in mind. It's practical and simple, even for those who aren't tech wizards. You can easily build workflows that automate those time-consuming tasks, freeing up your time for more important work.

I'm presenting an hour-long overview highlighting how Power Automate works and how it can save you a lot of headaches and time.

Where:
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858, USA

When: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Contact:
Jessica Bills
Learning Senior Coordinator
Michigan Association of CPAs
Office: 248.267.3700

05/29/2024

Hey Fam, I've got something exciting to share. While developing a web app on Microsoft Azure that integrates a popular warehouse management system (Made4Net) with QuickBooks Online, I used ChatGPT. This is proving to be a game-changer in my work. I needed to identify data elements from an EDI X12 transaction set in this circumstance. Instead of tediously mapping through the data, I used ChatGPT with the following prompt:

Assume the role of an EDI X12 transaction expert. Extract the codes and descriptions for the following EDI X12 943 transactions within the double quotes:

“W04*28*CS*10064563226953*VI*22695~
G69*F.C. ALL NATURAL NAE DINOSAUR NUGGETS 6 X 60 OZ~
N9*DC*20260326~
N9*PRD*20240326~
N9*LT*P1786069~”

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Here is ChatGPT's response:

In the provided snippet from an EDI X12 943 transaction, there are several segments with different codes and descriptions. Here's a breakdown of each segment and its components:

1. W04 Segment:
- W04: This indicates it's a W04 segment, which relates to item detail for warehouse stock transfer.
- 28: Quantity of units shipped.
- CS: Unit or basis for measurement code (CS represents "Cases" in this context).
- 10064563226953: Product/Service ID.
- VI: Product/Service ID Qualifier (VI typically indicates Vendor's Item Number).
- 22695: Warehouse Location ID.

2. G69 Segment:
- G69: This indicates a G69 segment, which is used for describing the item or service.
- F.C. ALL NATURAL NAE DINOSAUR NUGGETS 6 X 60 OZ: Free-form description of the item.

3. N9 Segment (1st occurrence):
- N9: This indicates an N9 segment, which is a reference identification segment.
- DC: Reference Identification Qualifier (DC might represent Distribution Center or a specific code related to the context).
- 20260326: Reference Identification (likely a date or a specific identifier, here it seems to represent a date in YYYYMMDD format).

4. N9 Segment (2nd occurrence):
- PRD: Reference Identification Qualifier (PRD typically represents Product).
- 20240326: Reference Identification (also seems to be a date in YYYYMMDD format, possibly related to production or expiration).

5. N9 Segment (3rd occurrence):
- LT: Reference Identification Qualifier (LT might represent Lot Trace Number).
- P1786069: Reference Identification (a specific lot number or identifier).

These segments and their contents are typical in an EDI X12 943 transaction, which is used primarily for warehouse stock transfer instructions.
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Impressive, right? Now, to be clear, AI ain't magic. Its an app that derives its results from an aggregation of information on the internet, and using regression models and other algorithms formulates answers based on a consensus of the internet community.

04/05/2024

Hey Fam, this is an excerpt from an educational course for certified public accountants (CPAs) working towards their continuous professional education credits. The course "Challenges of 3rd-Party Logistics (3PL) in Warehousing" focuses on cold storage or refrigerated warehouse supply chain services. This excerpt presents a short case study of a hypothetical problem caused by a computer glitch in the cloud-based warehouse management system provided by an internet service provider (ISP) to CLW, a large 3PL warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria. The main characters in this case study are Cleo, the accountant; Kevin, the warehouse manager; Omar, the warehouse foreman; and Mr. Agboruche, the owner. After the problem is resolved, Cleo suggests that CLW mitigate their risk from mishaps on the part of ISPs by requesting a copy of the ISP’s System Organization Controls (SOC) report.

What do you think?

03/20/2024

I know, I know, this may be too African for some of y'all. But we need to start thinking globally. This is a 2-minute promo video of an upcoming 40-minute business educational video titled "The Challenges of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Businesses in Warehousing." What do you think? Your feedback is appreciated. Is presenter easy to understand in her Nigerian accent? Is the background music too loud or too soft, or is it just about right? Let me know if you'd like to volunteer to take the 50-minute course, no charge.

Third-party logistics, do you know what that is?

This is a promotional video for an upcoming CPE video titled "The Challenges of Third-Party logistics (3PL) Businesses in the Warehousing."

02/29/2024

https://youtu.be/FpRUyOdQwK4?si=3VPJ2w-yg_ZhCw17

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10/08/2023

Hello Fam, I've commissioned a professional animator to create animated cartoon characters featured in a series of games I'm developing that simulate real-life crisis scenarios in business such as cyber-attacks, climate catastrophes, supply-chain/inventory stoppages, etc. These are concept sketches of the main character. He's an accountant in the role of a business owner, controller, CFO or CIO.

What do you think? Does he look like an African American? Does he look too much like a chump, or is that look expected for a cartoon?

The animator isn't African American, he's in London, but he's experienced in drawing animations that integrate with Unity software, the software I'm using for gamification. What do you think? Don't hold back.

01/22/2022

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