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Intangible Economy for Accountants (Text-Based)

The course provides a concise overview of the intangible economy.

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Intangible Economy for Accountants (Text-Based)

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify at least 20 types of intangible assets
check_circleExplain at least four ways intangibles contribute to corporate value and strategy.
check_circlePoint out at least five economic, social, and regulatory forces that are driving interest in intangibles
check_circleSummarize the three major categories of intangibles
check_circleDescribe at least four ways intangible assets differ from tangible assets, and how intangibles challenge conventional economic thinking and traditional business assumptions

About This Course

The course provides a concise overview of the intangible economy, which refers to investments and assets that do not physically exist but hold core and long-term economic value for enterprises. These include data, patents, digital services, technology for computers and cell phones, search engine algorithms, websites, drug formulas, brand reputation, employee expertise, organizational processes, and even the sum of knowledge contained within an organization.

You’ll walk away with a foundational awareness of the principles of the intangible economy, how intangibles fundamentally differ from tangible assets, and practical ways to think about and manage intangibles to drive growth and create long-term advantage in your own operations.

In this seminar, you will learn about:

  • What Is the Intangible Economy?
  • The Major Categories of Intangible Assets
  • The Growing Importance of Intangible Assets
  • How Intangibles Play a Major Role in Improving Productivity and Competitiveness
  • Key Differences Between Intangible and Tangible Assets
  • New Strategies for Intangible Asset Measurement and Management
  • How to Master the Deployment of Intangible Investment

Your Instructor

Garrett Wasny
Garrett Wasny

MA, CMC, CITP/FITP

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GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, and tax preparers worldwide. His courses focus on the new intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age. His sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He's published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.

What Students Are Saying

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