Schedule of Topics
| May 22
6:30 pm |
Introduction – set expectations, get to know each other, pick topics and dates for student presentations, overview of state and local sales tax on Internet sales |
| May 29 | No class – University Holiday |
| June 5
6:30 pm |
Sales Taxes and the Internet – sales and use tax and public policy issues such as Internet Tax Freedom Act. Class outline at http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-tax.htm |
| June 12
6:30 pm |
Accounting software for
ecommerce – integrating enterprise applications, such as SAP or Oracle,
with ecommerce. Class outline at http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-software.htm
Presentations: Shelly Chrestman - valuation of intangibles |
| June 19
5:00 pm |
5:00 pm start time
Valuation of ecommerce businesses. Class outline at http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-valuation.htm Presentations: Bill Barna - B2B ecommerce Katie Robbins - ecommerce tax issues for non-profit organizations |
| June 26 | No class – instructor out of town |
| July 3
6:30 pm |
Retail ecommerce.
Class outline at
http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-retail.html Presentations: Michael Malakoff - acquisitions of Internet professional service businesses |
| July 10
6:30 pm |
Business-to-business (B2B)
ecommerce. Class outline at
http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-b2b.html Presentations: Bruce Amendt, Internet Architect for Texas Instruments, "Building Your Extranets on a Foundation of Security" Dario Nappa - global tax and trade issues of ecommerce Giovanni Tripodi - European taxes on ecommerce |
| July 17
6:30 pm |
Telecommunications and
ecommerce. Class outline at
http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-telecom.html Presentations: Chip Miller - revenue recognition Steve McCrann - sales tax nexus Jeff Kreibel - revenue recognition |
| July 24
6:30 pm |
Financial services.
Class outline at
http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-finservices.html Presentations: Brian Nutzman - valuing digital copyright Krishna Velaga - earnings management Ke Liao - ecommerce software Course evaluation forms |
| July 31
6:30 pm |
Final meeting – update
on current issues, summarize course, final exam due. Class outline
at http://www.willyancey.com/smu-ecat-final.html
Tentative guest speaker from EDS. |