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Barry S.

CPA Experienced in Tutoring Accounting and Finance Students

CPA Experienced in Tutoring Accounting and Finance Students

$40/hour

5.0 (370 ratings)

  • 983 hours tutoring

  • Waynesboro, VA 22980

"Extremely Knowledgeable and Thorough in his Approach"

Marianne, 9 lessons with Barry

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I am a licensed Virginia CPA and have been licensed for over 20 years. I own and operate a CPA firm that has specialized in serving the needs of small businesses for over 20 years. I keep my clients' books using Quickbooks and I have trained several clients to keep their own books using those systems. I also prepare individual, sole proprietorship, S corporation, and C corporation state and federal income tax returns, as well as state and federal payroll and sales tax returns. Finally, I...

I am a licensed Virginia CPA and have been licensed for over 20 years. I own and operate a CPA firm that has specialized in serving the needs of small businesses for over 20 years. I keep my clients' books using Quickbooks and I have trained several clients to keep their own books using those systems. I also prepare individual, sole proprietorship, S corporation, and C corporation state and federal income tax returns, as well as state and federal payroll and sales tax returns. Finally, I advise them on everything from the type of entity they should use and how they should finance their businesses to what personnel policies they should implement. My clients were mainly in the consulting, retail, restaurant, construction, and medical fields. I am a Quickbooks Certified Pro Advisor and Xero Certified Advisor.

I was a state sales and use tax auditor for 8 years and a state tax audit supervisor for almost 2 years. I was also an internal revenue agent for over 3 years, during which time I examined individuals and small- and mid-sized businesses. I advised taxpayers on how to modify their accounting systems in order to best comply with tax reporting requirements in all of these positions.

I hold a master’s degree in Accounting (concentration in Taxation). I have taught college-level accounting and taxation classes, and I have tutored college students in financial and managerial accounting and corporate finance since 2008. Finally, I have prepared educational seminar materials and reviewed knowledge-testing materials in these fields.

Though I tutor students at many colleges and universities, most of my students attend classes at University of Maryland University College (UMUC), University of Virginia (UVA) and Excelsior College.

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Education

Hofstra University
Accounting
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly rate: $40
  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person and online
  • Travel policy: Within 40 miles of Waynesboro, VA 22980
  • Lesson cancellation: 4 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 9/15/2014

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Subjects

Business

Business,

Business

In addition to holding a Master's degree in Accounting, I consulted with small businesses on everything from financing to hiring employees in my CPA firm for almost 7 years. I regularly tutor students on strategic management, including Porter's Five Forces analysis, Porter's generic strategies, PEST analysis, SWOT analysis, and product life cycle management.
Finance,

Finance

I teach the principles of corporate finance. I have a great deal of experience teaching capital budgeting using net present value, internal rate of return, and discounted payback period; computing the weighted-average cost of capital; stock valuation using the Gordon Dividend Growth Model and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; and bond valuation using discounted cash flows. I teach using Excel's Time Value of Money function.
Financial Accounting,

Financial Accounting

I have taught the principles of financial accounting and intermediate accounting concepts since 1988 to business owners and since 2008 to college students. I make it easy to learn how to prepare journal entries, how to adjust and close accounts, and how to prepare financial statements and interpret them.
Managerial Accounting,

Managerial Accounting

I regularly teach students concepts such as cost-volume-profit analysis, preparing a contribution margin (variable cost) income statement, determining whether to make or buy a product, process costing using the weighted-average method, and performing variance analysis. I also take the student through all of the steps of cash budgeting from the sales budget to the budgeted financial statements.
Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Excel

I teach basic Excel functions in all versions of Excel, as well as certain advanced functions. I regularly use pivot tables, SUMIF, SUMIFS, COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH and linked worksheets within a workbook. I am most familiar with Excel for Windows.
Microsoft PowerPoint,

Microsoft PowerPoint

I have used PowerPoint to create presentations as part of my job since 2002 and to create educational slides for students since 2008. I regularly create slides with speaker notes, and I have added audio to a slide presentation.
Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Word

I teach basic functions in all versions of Word, as well as certain advanced functions. I have also assisted students in writing papers in APA format. I am most familiar with Word for Windows.
QuickBooks,

QuickBooks

I am a Quickbooks Online Certified ProAdvisor and I use it in my two businesses every day. I also have performed bookkeeping on, and trained others in using, Quickbooks desktop since 1997. I have used it for clients in a variety of industries, from retail stores to professional service firms, and for all types of business entities (sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations). Finally, I am a Xero certified advisor.
Tax Accounting

Tax Accounting

In addition to being a certified public accountant, I emphasized income tax law in my master's degree program. I prepared income tax returns from 1982 to 2003, most recently in my certified public accounting firm. Additionally, I worked as an internal revenue agent at the Internal Revenue Service from 2003 to 2007. Finally, I taught income tax classes for the University of Maryland University College in 2009 and 2010.

Computer

General Computer,

General Computer

I regularly use personal computers at work and on my own. I use the Windows operating system and regularly load, update and remove applications as necessary. I also use File Explorer and Cortana to search for applications.
Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Excel

I teach basic Excel functions in all versions of Excel, as well as certain advanced functions. I regularly use pivot tables, SUMIF, SUMIFS, COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH and linked worksheets within a workbook. I am most familiar with Excel for Windows.
Microsoft Outlook,

Microsoft Outlook

I regularly use Microsoft Outlook at work, including the Calendar and Task functions. I also create custom signatures and set up custom mailboxes.
Microsoft PowerPoint,

Microsoft PowerPoint

I have used PowerPoint to create presentations as part of my job since 2002 and to create educational slides for students since 2008. I regularly create slides with speaker notes, and I have added audio to a slide presentation.
Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Word

I teach basic functions in all versions of Word, as well as certain advanced functions. I have also assisted students in writing papers in APA format. I am most familiar with Word for Windows.
QuickBooks

QuickBooks

I am a Quickbooks Online Certified ProAdvisor and I use it in my two businesses every day. I also have performed bookkeeping on, and trained others in using, Quickbooks desktop since 1997. I have used it for clients in a variety of industries, from retail stores to professional service firms, and for all types of business entities (sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations). Finally, I am a Xero certified advisor.

Corporate Training

Business,

Business

In addition to holding a Master's degree in Accounting, I consulted with small businesses on everything from financing to hiring employees in my CPA firm for almost 7 years. I regularly tutor students on strategic management, including Porter's Five Forces analysis, Porter's generic strategies, PEST analysis, SWOT analysis, and product life cycle management.
Finance,

Finance

I teach the principles of corporate finance. I have a great deal of experience teaching capital budgeting using net present value, internal rate of return, and discounted payback period; computing the weighted-average cost of capital; stock valuation using the Gordon Dividend Growth Model and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; and bond valuation using discounted cash flows. I teach using Excel's Time Value of Money function.
General Computer,

General Computer

I regularly use personal computers at work and on my own. I use the Windows operating system and regularly load, update and remove applications as necessary. I also use File Explorer and Cortana to search for applications.
Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Excel

I teach basic Excel functions in all versions of Excel, as well as certain advanced functions. I regularly use pivot tables, SUMIF, SUMIFS, COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH and linked worksheets within a workbook. I am most familiar with Excel for Windows.
Microsoft PowerPoint,

Microsoft PowerPoint

I have used PowerPoint to create presentations as part of my job since 2002 and to create educational slides for students since 2008. I regularly create slides with speaker notes, and I have added audio to a slide presentation.
Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Word

I teach basic functions in all versions of Word, as well as certain advanced functions. I have also assisted students in writing papers in APA format. I am most familiar with Word for Windows.
Tax Accounting

Tax Accounting

In addition to being a certified public accountant, I emphasized income tax law in my master's degree program. I prepared income tax returns from 1982 to 2003, most recently in my certified public accounting firm. Additionally, I worked as an internal revenue agent at the Internal Revenue Service from 2003 to 2007. Finally, I taught income tax classes for the University of Maryland University College in 2009 and 2010.

Math

Tax Accounting

Tax Accounting

In addition to being a certified public accountant, I emphasized income tax law in my master's degree program. I prepared income tax returns from 1982 to 2003, most recently in my certified public accounting firm. Additionally, I worked as an internal revenue agent at the Internal Revenue Service from 2003 to 2007. Finally, I taught income tax classes for the University of Maryland University College in 2009 and 2010.

Other

Finance

Finance

I teach the principles of corporate finance. I have a great deal of experience teaching capital budgeting using net present value, internal rate of return, and discounted payback period; computing the weighted-average cost of capital; stock valuation using the Gordon Dividend Growth Model and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; and bond valuation using discounted cash flows. I teach using Excel's Time Value of Money function.

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Extremely Knowledgeable and Thorough in his Approach

I had several tutoring sessions in the last weeks and Barry was extremely patient and effective. He will explain the concepts with examples and ensure that you have grasped the information. Anyone would benefit from his services. Highly recommended.

Marianne, 9 lessons with Barry

Excellent with Managerial Accounting

Barry explains information in detail, but gets right to the point. I have tutors who chit chat too much and I am here to learn! I am not an accounting major, so this topic is somewhat foreign to me and Barry explains each question and problem thoroughly. Barry even reviews why the wrong answers are wrong, I LOVE THAT! He knows his information. I tried other tutors for Managerial Accounting, but they did not know the content, Barry is a pro and gets it! THANK YOU.

Michelle, 3 lessons with Barry

Barry did an amazing job.

I will definitely use Barry again. He was extremely thorough, patient and knowledgeable. He had a vast knowledge of all things finance, and it would apparent that he had been doing these things professionally for many years.

Chris, 2 lessons with Barry

Knowledgeable and Thorough

We went over problems I had gotten wrong. He told me how to do each one, explaining the concepts and why the procedure is the way it is. He also explained each solution and told me what I was thinking when I got the problem wrong. It was very helpful.

Patricia, 1 lesson with Barry

Very knowledgeable

Barry is a great at explaining and giving examples. He is easy to understand. I went over a Accounting assignment. His available times are flexible which worked out great for being I work full time and good to school. I will definitely used in the near future.

Hayley, 5 lessons with Barry

Help For Financial Managerial Accounting

Split Stock. Definition of credit, asset, liability. How debits increase assets. How credits increase equity. Debits must always equal credit. This helped me focus on how to record the transactions for each problem.

Ramonia, 5 lessons with Barry

Very Patient & Extremely Knowledgeable,

First of all tutoring with Barry is a joyful experience! He makes the lessons easy, engaging, and comfortable. I was struggling in a finance class and found Barry as a tutor on WyzAnt. After each lesson Barry sent excel documents to help with each word finance problem I had for homework. I learned how to compute the finance problem and increased in excel formula knowledge. Overall, my experience with Barry was five (5) stars! I completed my finance class with an A for a final grade! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Sherry, 5 lessons with Barry

Awesome Tutor

Barry is an awesome tutor. He is very patient, easy to work with, arrives on time and has a few tricks up his sleeves! Awesome Finance tutor.

Jennifer, 4 lessons with Barry

Best tutor I've ever had

By far the best tutor I've ever had, he helped me through my work step by step until I understood and felt comfortable with the work.

Heather, 4 lessons with Barry

As always, Barry's knowledge was amazing

A great thing about Barry is he doesn't rush through the student session, always to be sure the work is correct.

Steve, 17 lessons with Barry

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