Smita Rao
EDUCATION
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MS Accounting, UNLV, December 1996
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Passed CPA Exam, 1995
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MS accounting ,
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BS Accounting, Osmania University, June 1984
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Diploma in Computer Applications, National Center for Computing
Techniques, October 1985
EXPERIENCE
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Currently teaching ACC 201: Financial Accounting including Distance
Education classes
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Taught: ACC 105 – Taxation for Individuals; IS 101 –Introduction to
MIS; IS 115-Introduction to Programming ;and CIT 130B-Beginning Java
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Served as a member on the Distance Education Advisory Committee
Southwest Gas Corporation,
Tax
Analyst, Corporate Tax Department
Preparation of federal consolidated return Form 1120
for Southwest Gas Corporation and its subsidiaries using Fast-Tax software; Preparation
of separate state returns for subsidiaries in about 20 states; Preparation and
filing of partnership returns for Southwest Gas Corporation subsidiaries using
Pro-series software; Extensive use of
Microsoft Excel to download data from networked computers and prepare
them to be used with various tax software and reports; Extensive use of
Microsoft Word to write reports and company wide memos; Presented several
seminars using Microsoft Power Point software.
Graduate
Research Assistant, Department of Accounting
Assist professors in research using Commerce
Clearing House CD-ROM; Online research on tax issues; Evaluate student tests
and home work; Department representative to Graduate Student Association
Wesley
College, Hyderabad, India (8/88-9/94)
Instructor, Business College
Taught five classes a
semester in Accounting, Computerized Accounting,
Statistics and Business Organization; Curriculum development and lesson
planning; Student Advisor and Mentor; Served on various campus wide committees;
Responsible for Class Schedules and Teacher assignments; Prepared students for
state wide standardized tests; Evaluate students applications for admission to
the college
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA),
· Was a member of Toastmaster International
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
· Java, BASIC, COBOL, Windows NT, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Word Perfect, Lotus, Dbase, Fast-Tax, Quick Books, Acufile, Pro-series.