J.
Carlton Collins, CPA Biography
J.
Carlton Collins, CPA Biography
ASA Research,
Atlanta, Georgia
Carlton@ASAResearch.com,
770.842.5902
Summary of Selected Positions, Awards & Accomplishments:
1. Honored in 2011 as one of the CPA Industries Top 25 Thought Leaders by CPA Technology Advisor Magazine
2. Author of the monthly Technology Q&A column for the Journal of Accountancy.
3. Recipient of the AICPA’s Lifetime Technical Contribution to the CPA Profession Award.
4. Editor of Accounting Software News since 1998.
5. Chairman of the Southeast Accounting Show - the South’s largest CPA event.
6. Recipient of the Tom Radcliff Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.
7. Named “Top Ten CPA Technologists” by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
8. Named “Top 100 Most Influential CPAs ” by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
9. Has personally delivered over 2,000 technology lectures around the world.
10. Recipient of the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Georgia Society of CPAs.
11. Lead author for PPC's Guide to Installing Microcomputer Accounting Systems.
12. Has installed accounting systems for more than 200 companies.
13. Chairperson of the AICPA Technology Conference.
14. Recipient of the ACCPAC Partner of the Year Award.
15. Determined by SAP to be one of the country's "Top Ten Most Influential ERP Systems Consultants".
16. Has delivered keynote and session lectures at dozens of accounting software conferences including seven Microsoft Partner Conferences, five Sage Conferences, and multiple conferences for Epicor, Open Systems, Exact Software, Sage ACCPAC ERP, Dynamics.NAV, Dynamics. AX, SouthWare, Axapta .
17. Has provided consulting services to many computer companies (including Compaq, IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Novell, Peachtree, Epicor, Sage Software, Exact, ACCPAC, Intuit, Peachtree, Great Plains, and others).
18. Sworn in as a Certified Public Accountant on September 18, 1985.
19. Member of the American Institute of CPAs since 1985.
20. Member of the Georgia Society of CPAs since 1982.
21. Founder of the Atlanta based PC Advisory Group in 1987.
J. Carlton Collins, CPA is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in technology, tax, auditing, accounting systems, financial reporting, and bond financing. He is an author, lecturer, and technology & accounting systems consultant. He has published numerous books, articles, and web pages. Mr. Collins is the author of the monthly technology Q&A column for the Journal of Accountancy. As a public speaker, Mr. Collins has delivered more than 2,000 lectures in 44 states and 5 countries addressing more than 500,000 business professionals. His lectures include several dozen keynote lectures at national and international conferences. Key awards include: "AICPA Lifetime Achievement Award", "Tom Radcliffe Outstanding Discussion Leader Award", "GSCPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award", and "Accounting Technologies' Top Ten CPA Technologists Award". As a consultant, Mr. Collins has assisted 275+ large and small companies with the selection and implementation of accounting systems. Mr. Collins has a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia, is a 25+ year member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Georgia Society of CPAs, and is also a licensed realtor.
At the University of Georgia, Mr. Collins was elected President of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, was initiated into the BIFTAD Honor Society, served three years in the Judicial Defender/Advocate program, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity . At Glynn Academy High School, Mr. Collins was Senior Class President, Class Valedictorian (1 of 6), and received a principle nomination to Annapolis Naval Academy. Mr. Collins has been married for 27 years and has two children. He devotes his leisure time to family, travel, tennis, fishing, snow skiing, and riding motorcycles (both dirt and street). Mr. Collins is president of his home owners association, participates in the Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful program, and volunteers for Cooperative Ministries food drive.
As an auditor Mr. Collins has audited businesses in the areas of health care, construction, distribution, automobile dealerships, insurance, manufacturing, and general business. Mr. Collins' tax experience includes corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary, and estate tax planning work. In the area of finance, Mr. Collins has prepared (or assisted in preparing) feasibility studies and financial forecasts for nearly 300 projects seeking more than $3 billion in startup capital, including field work for 80 of those projects. Mr. Collins is familiar with bond issues, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, and conventional financing matters. In 1992, Mr. Collins contributed and demonstrated more than 500 pages of suggested design improvements to the Microsoft Excel development team - and many of those improvements are found in Excel today.
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