In-House Training
| "Thanks again for presenting to our firm and the course was very informative and valuable to us. We appreciate the time and effort you put into your seminars"
Brian T. K., CPA, MPA "I drove 13 hours from Montana to South Dakota one way to attend Leah's courses on the New Revenue Standard and New Leases Standard. The trip was most value-added. I can return to my office and share my knowledge with my clients." “Leah Donti does an excellent job of teaching a course. She utilizes many examples during session. Would definitely take another course with this instructor,” Kathleen P., CPA “Leah did a great job sharing examples throughout the seminar to make the topic more interesting and show how it can affect your organization.” Bob M., CPA “Leah is fantastic! She keeps the audience engaged and is very knowledgeable about the subject matter. I wouldn’t hesitate to attend more of Leah’s seminars. Excellent seminar leader.” Chris A., CPA
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"Leah is wonderful. Bring her back!! Leah is an excellent instructor, explains well, gives examples that demonstrate the new concept, and covers a great deal of material effectively and efficiently." Mary B., CPA Leah, It was a pleasure attending your seminar about the new revenue recognition standard hosted by our CPA firm. I found your seminar to be a power pack of information no one else in the industry has demonstrated on the new standards. Thank-you! My staff raved about this seminar! Christine Bergold, VP Finance Leah, I just wanted to say that I think you are the best accounting instructor that I have ever had, and it is very clear that you could teach at any level. The energy and passion that you have while teaching is amazing and contagious, and it is very evident that you have found your calling in life. It is really good to see people do what they are meant to do, and it makes me want to ensure that I am following my interests/abilities. I have never seen anyone have the combined skills of material mastery as well as having the ability to make accounting material interesting by referring to the reasons for the changes as it relates to present day events. Everyone I talked to said the same thing. Well done! Take Care, and I hope we see you here again.
Leah, You have provided the very effective Accounting & Auditing sessions for us over the past several years that are geared to our client base which has been very productive. Brad Smith, CPA Leah, You are always a shoe-in for quality and effective learning for our accounting firm. You have been coming for years to our firm and we love to have you each year. Liz Alter Leah, It was an absolute pleasure having you over to conduct the in-house training course, and we are very impressed with your in-depth knowledge and great presentation skills. Thank you once again. Best regards, |
Professional Development
| I attended your 8 hour CPE seminar on the new lease standard this past Thursday. It was the most content-rich course I have ever attended and I've been attending CPE since the 1970s. Thank you for such a valuable day!
Jack G., CPA Leah possesses a wealth of knowledge - depth and breadth. She has the intimate knowledge of U.S. GAAP that one would associate with an academic and the ability to apply it that one would ascribe to a high-level practitioner. Ned O., CPA Leah - you have an outstanding presentation style that is engaging and informative - I have always enjoyed attending your sessions Marianne C., CPA It was such a privilege to be in your course yesterday. I learned so much yesterday from the beginning of the class until the end. You are so very knowledgeable and engaging. I was so very impressed by the wealth of information you shared with us based on your expertise in this subject area. I can’t wait to sign up for more of your course offerings. Jacqueline B., CPA I will be retiring this fall so I won't be doing any more PD courses. I have to say it has been a great privilege to take your courses for the last 12 years in a row and I always looked forward to the next one. Whatever the subject was I knew it was going to be interesting and enjoyable day. Keep up the great work, there are many professional business people and accountants who need you! Thank-you again. Wayne A., CPA, CMA Read More Thank you, Leah. I enjoyed the Leases course and learned a lot. Thank you for your effort to prepare and deliver a meaningful learning experience for all the attendees. Edwin L., CPA & CIA
I would like to say I am very impressed with your courses and the presentations. I always look forward to attending them. You are very prepared and very knowledgeable about the course contents and in answering all questions that may arise in the course. Thank you. Tammy M., CPA
Leah! I really appreciate your extra effort! Really enjoyed your ASPE seminar. I needed to go through those areas top to bottom. We always say we care going to do some research on new areas and it never gets done. You do a great job of the materials. I liked the value-added to a seminar with a smaller group size and everyone has experience, so the conversations are really helpful. I am sure we will be seeing each other in the future! Until then!!! Terry McTavish, CPA, CGA
Leah, I Decided to write personally -- I attended your seminar today at ICPAS on FASB Update. I've attended your ICPAS seminars in past years. I've done what you do (although not as well) and I know that feedback is very important. I'm a retired CPA who didn't enter accounting until very late in life (I passed the CPA exam after I was 50). Prior to that I was in hospital management (two master's degrees in that area). You do an outstanding job in these seminars. Teaching is a tricky thing -- you clearly know that telling people how something that is complex, really is very simple (through stories and analogies) -- that's the key to getting your audience to buy into learning what you are teaching. I particularly really like the way you raise your hand -- asking the audience to show their hands - about something you want to get them to relate to. That's effective and it's fun. I'll close. Just wanted to say these things because you are one of the few presenters who really understands what you're doing. Best regards. Jim S., CPA Leah, I attended your seminar and I wanted to specifically thank you for the outstanding job you did. I've been attending these seminars for over 30 years and I believe you are the best instructor I've ever had. You were engaging, entertaining and simply a pleasure to listen to. You possess a very thorough knowledge of the subject matter and can articulate your message. Thank you. Sincerely, Chuck Christiansen, CPA Leah, Although this is long overdue, I'd like to thank you for doing such a wonderful job here in Minnesota in October. Comments included: "Easily the best I've ever seen! Fascinating and excellent speaker!" "She was incredibly knowledgeable and answered questions. Definitely very impressive." "Leah was amazing. Presentation skills and depth of knowledge -- great course!" Thank you again for contributing to the success of our programs. I look forward to seeing you in February and working with you again later this year! You are an excellent instructor and a joy to work with! You consistenly score near perfect in both presentation and knowledge. You are incredibly knowledgeable, relate Heidi Janssen, Education Manager Leah, Friday I was fortunate to attend the PD seminar taught by you. I want to thank you for being a top quality instructor. You are the best instructor I've encountered and I will happily attend almost anything you teach. Your manner of presentation, the quality of your instruction (using examples and encouraging class participation) and respect for the value of our time (by starting on time and controlling break time) all contributed to a very beneficial day. Thank you! Susan, CPA Leah, Thank you and I look forward to attending your seminars in the future. You made Accounting & Auditing really interesting. Have a great day. Kathleen Becker, CPA, Controller Leah, Again, we LOVE having you come and teach for us and look forward to many more opportunities in the future so we'll be talking again soon! Kate Cooper, Education Coordinator Leah, Congratulations on winning the Outstanding Discussion Leader award. It is obvious from the participant evaluations that the award is well deserved. We are happy to have you teaching in Pennsylvania again this year; it is 11 years now.
Leah, Thank you very much Leah, I enjoyed your seminar very much and my employer was impressed with the wealth of information I brought back to the office! I look forward to Best regards, Dianne Duffy, CPA, CGA, CFO
Leah, This was the best accounting update class I have attended ever since I got my accounting license. Being a tax person, I usually lose interest by the morning break. With your examples, vast knowledge and enthusiasm the day flew by. You are so knowledgeable on every topic presented and answered each question presented to you. Keep up the great work. Grant White, CPA, Public Practice Hi Leah, The Private Company Business Planning & Tax Issues seminar was excellent in that it covered many topics that are very practical to us as accountants and to us as individuals. Having partaken in several CRA audits (tax and GST) you offered some very good advice on how to prepare and deal with auditors when the time arises. Being in my 50's and a business owner you reminded me of some of the things I have to do in the future regarding tax planning through estate freezes and general retirement planning with an eye on minimizing tax. On a separate note, the Business Valuation seminar was quite detailed and provided some good insights into private company valuation. Your material has most definitely assisted my initial work of preparing our company's valuation as we are currently in discussion with a potential minority investor (10%) and we are negotiating on valuation and price. Bob Chorney, CPA, CGA Leah, With the fast pace that accounting and tax rules change one can easily be overwhelmed with the sheer volume of reading material. It becomes helpful to have a guide to point us in the right direction as to what we need to focus on - That guide : Leah Donti's seminars at Advantage Montreal Seminars. I have been attending them every year since I began my accounting career. Ms. Donti's PD courses are concise, straight to the point, and always stimulating. This makes learning new pronouncements much easier and enjoyable. Her presentations show that she has great knowledge and that she enjoys transferring that knowledge. We have all experienced dull lecturers who simply read notes in front of the class. This is not the case for Leah's seminars; after each seminar, not only do I feel that I have a greater understanding of the theory, I am also inspired to read and learn more. Thank-you, Leah. David Lee, CPA, CGA Leah, I continue to benefit tremendously from the PD courses you host. While PD courses are a requirement for maintaining the CPA designation, the real value I take away from yours is just how spot-on and relevant the topics are which you cover. I do relate to and apply both the theories and challenges via the practice exercises to the Real World Business environment. Your thorough knowledge of the material combined with confident presentation style make it an engaging and truly learning environment. Thank you Leah!! Des Rodrigues, CPA, CMA |
Webinars
| I participated in the 2021 & 2022 ASPE updates with Ms. Donti, presenter and author of her PD courses.
The presentations were very informative and gave me tips that I had not considered as a professional. Being a sole practitioner, it is increasingly difficult to keep up with the never-ending and ever-changing standards by our profession’s governance. I do not have the resources of major firms to keep track of the seemingly never-ending changes to our standards. Indeed, Ms. Donti’s updates and recommendations, with practical examples made the experience much easier to deal with. Once I tried to implement the new items into my practice, her personal recommendations saved me tremendous amounts of time in applying them in a time efficient and effective manner. She “cut through the window dressing “ of some minor items and honed in on the main items that were involved. Her suggestions were to the point and easy to apply immediately. It would be a pleasure to strongly support Ms. Donti and her seminars - she makes accounting, tax and audit principles and procedures almost fun to deal with. James Kromida, CPA As always, the ASPE course was very informative with great current business examples to support the content. Maria C., CPA, Calgary As always, I learn so much from your courses. Thank you for being such an engaging and thorough presenter/instructor! John P., CPA Calgary Hi Leah, I very much enjoyed the Business valuation course (it is now one of my favorites!) Cassandra W., CPA, Edmonton Yes, it was a fantastic seminar. I wish I knew about you sooner! In the past, I was taking the tax update course from another provider and it was very dry and it was difficult to concentrate. With your course, I was really paying attention to all the information as you made it engaging with discussions and questions. It was amazing course. Irene B. CPA, Calgary The courses were fantastic as always - you bring so much value-added information to the sessions --- I truly learn something new each time eve though I have been working in tax so many years! Thank you and thank you for what you do! Mary, CPA Vancouver "The course was fantastic. I loved the fact that it was so practical and applicable to things I'm dealing in my practice." Brian M. CPA, Calgary I enjoyed the revenue recognition webinar very much, almost all of it was applicable to the construction projects I account for. I found it a lot easier to be engaged in something that I deal with every day. Plus I enjoyed the ASPE update as I found out about all the changes that I needed to adopt for my private company. Your courses are always very informative and having the course booklet to refer back to is invaluable. Thanks again Leah, see you in October for the next one. Mary-Anne, CPA, CMA Alberta I found the course to be very informative and moved along from topic to topic with great "real business" examples And, I agree with you 100% to present "Journal Entries" for transactions, as this is an "Accountant's Language" that we understand collectively! More presenters should follow your lead!
Sylvia D., CPA This was my first webinar experience. It was nice attending, very interesting, as usual. Plus I liked how each attendee can participate interactively with other attendees and share their personal experiences. This is such an interesting way to get 8 hours PD in 1 day! Carmie C., CPA As usual, all your courses (whether in person or by webinar) are interesting. I have always enjoyed them as there is always something new. I always get amazed and impressed at the amount of knowledge you have for every topic. I have been attending for over 15 years. May W., CPA It was great! It's always great. You have a special way of keeping everyone's attention and keeping it interesting. I was a little worried about not being focused because of the webinar aspect and not attending in-person, but you held my attention, even from the comfort of my couch!! Thanks! Brandon K. CPA Always love Leah's presentations. Appreciated updated materials for COVID. Excellent speaker, good examples very clear and concise. Fantastic as usual! John M. CPA I really enjoyed the webcast and it was so interactive and that kept it interesting. Plus the amazing real life examples made the day fly by. Cynthia W. CPA Always enjoy Leah's presentations. Great as always. The pace at which Leah speaks makes it be easy to think about your own situation while listening, i.e., she doesn't talk too fast. Great info presented well - thank you! Melissa C. CPA Great information. Leah always does a great job of explaining complex topics. Great update. I especially appreciated the COVID impact discussion. Ben S. CPA Read More Leah always does a great job. Leah is an excellent and very knowledgeable presenter. Lots of data and very technical, but Leah does a wonderful job distilling the info into easily digested terms. I've been to a number of sessions with her and she always does a great job. Thanks! Mary G. CPA She really presents this stuff appropriately. Very technical and Leah Donti did a great job with real examples and talking slow enough to digest. Elena O. CPA. Thank you for two excellent webinar sessions yesterday and today. They were so interactive with lots of examples! Maryann P. CPA Leah, I attend the PD courses by live webinar. The simultaneous webinars are easy to follow, Leah explains the issues in an easy to understand format. I can ask questions during the webinar and participate in the discussions. Staying current in personal and corporate tax and financial issues is critical to my clients. The webinars save travel time and encourage me to do my PD in 1 day with 8 hours CPD. Laura W. FCPA, FCGA
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IFRS
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You did a fantastic job, especially given that IFRS is such a dense topic, added to the fact that you were the last presenter on the day after the gala dinner. Phew! That would be tough even for Brad Pitt! However, your evaluations were all 4s and 5s. In the interim, I share speaker information with other executive of several accounting organizations, and have already submitted your name with FIVE STARS! Thanks Again, Maureen Schwartz Read More
Leah, Just to give you a little feedback ... we presented our "Mock" IFRS Financial Statements (we redid our fiscal 2009) to our audit committee at the end of July. It was accepted and so all of our positions have been approved. It was a large team effort here, with a project manager, and I was assigned Foreign Exchange, Consolidation, Investment in Subs and Minority interest, Joint Ventures and Fixed Assets. The 2 days of IFRS training you conducted provided me with a lot of help to get through this ardous process. We will be going live in parallel as of Octobrt 1st this year, and I can almost say I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again, Joey Mitchell, CPA, CMA You are the accountant's dream professor! You are an IFRS encyclopedia with your mastery of the standards including the number of each one. You are very specific - go into details about the debits and credits. You are truly an IFRS expert and outstanding instructor. You kept us involved over the 2 days. I look forward to doing more training with you and recommending you to my collegues and friends. Suzanne Cunningham, CPA Leah, Thanks for the great class on Wednesday on IFRS. I have a hard time remembering a better class I have taken over the years. I can see that there is much to learn on IFRS and that knowledge will put those accountants who have it well ahead of those who don't. That class can't be the end for Donald Jones, CPA Leah, Thank you again for such an awesome IFRS seminar. I go to lots of seminars, but I can't remember one that I not only learned a lot, but also enjoyed so much as yours today. Again, thank you. Bonnie Macklin, CPA, CGA |
IQEX
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Leah's 3 full day webinar gave me everything I needed to pass the IQEX exam with flying colors. After the 3 days, I had a strong baseline and used the IQEX license material included with the course to practice doing lots of questions to gain the speed to pass the exam. I passed on my first try, with a score well above the required 75! Corey R, CPA, CA, Boston Thank you for such great IQEX webinars for all four days! JingJing T. CPA Canada Leah, I took your IQEX prep course back in Feb/March, and I just wanted to let you know that I just got my results back last Thursday and I passed. Because of the new exam, even though I wrote back on May 9, the results weren't released until just last week, so quite a long wait compared to anyone writing going forward. There is no way I would have been successful in this exam without your course and guided study strategy, so thank you very much for your time and effort. Blessings, Keryn Sulimma, CPA, CA Read More Leah, As a 54 year old FCA from Nova Scotia, embarking on the process of writing exams again to qualify as a CPA was a bit daunting. Especially since I had already located to the USA and travel was difficult. After some research I landed on your live webinar program and contacted you with my situation. You were so very informative and helpful that the decision to sign up was an easy one. The live webinar course was very professionally run, very well coordinated. All material came on time. The extra materials and questions were very helpful and your support through the whole process invaluable. The end result was I followed your advice (maybe a bit light on the follow up study) and passed the IQEX exam. I am on my way to qualifying as a CPA mostly as a result of your efforts and course. Thank you for everything. I highly recommend your program to anyone, at any age, who wants to attempt this exam. Stan Spavold, FCA I took the 4 day IQEX webinar with you in late June, wrote in late August. I passed the IQEX exam with a score of 85%. Leah's IQEX webinar course is a great starting point for anyone preparing for the IQEX exam. Leah goes through various important topics with multiple choice and simulation examples in class. Practice is the key to success in this exam therefore having an overview of IQEX material in 4 days can save you hours and hours of reading. She is also available after the course to answer any questions that you may have, whether it is exam material, exam registration or CPA application process. Thanks Leah! Winnie CPA,CA I passed the IQEX exam in November 2013 and couldn't have done it without taking the IQEX preparation course with Leah Donti. It was a good kick start to the studying process and gave me a clear idea of what to expect on the exam. Carmen Manhas, Leah, Thank you so much Leah for providing me with all the tools and insights for passing the IQEX exam. Through your seminar and material, you gave me a clear path to follow and the confidence I needed to pass the exam once and for all. I will make sure I recommend yor seminar with other Institute of Mexico Public Accountants. Alejandra Haselwood, The IQEX seminar that Leah put together is a comprehensive course that will enable you to understand the process of the exam and how to deal with the challenges of multiple choice Erez Bahar, CPA, CA, Vancouver My experience with the IQEX program prepared me greatly for the challenging CPA Regulations examination. The program prepared me for the style of exam and questions which were going to be part of the examination and gave me a clear understanding of the nature of the exam and the appropriate methods for preparing and completing the examination. The program provided instructor led simulations of questions which prepared me for studying and ultimately the examination itself. The IQEX program was a significant component in my preparation and a key contributor to my passing the examination. Marco Parente, CPA,CA, I attended Leah Donti's IQEX preparation course in the summer of 2012. My experience was very pleasant and extremely helpful in preparing me for the IQEX exam, Leah has a very good way of integrating theory with hands on activities to keep you focused throughout the day as well as retain the information you learn. Spencer Leakey, CPA, CA Leah's IQEX Seminar was the only reason I was able the IQEX exam. Going into the seminar I had no idea of what to expect in terms of exam structure, exam content and basically everything to do with the IQEX exam. After taking the seminar I was provided with all the required information I needed to learn and a clear direction for what I needed to do in order to pass the IQEX exam. Leah provided her own proprietary material and additional valuable resources (summaries, multiple choice and simulations) for studying at home as part of the seminar. Leah always was available to respond to questions and even after passing the exam she was still a valuable resource in order to find out which states to licence with. I am very confident that without Leah"s IQEX seminar I wouldn't have had a chance to pass the exam. Thank you Leah!! Irfalani Moledina, CPA, CA Leah, Horray!! passed the IQEX exam, Leah! I was frustrated waiting for the results by mail so I logged onto NASBA and found it online. Now I don't have to ask you what your policy is regarding 2nd year exam retakes! I am sooooo excited! I am SURE I couldn't have passed without you! Thanks again for all your great coaching! ~a smiling Samuel Glustein, CA~
Leah,,,,just received my results and I passed the IQEX!!! Thank you very much for all your help. You certainly made the difference for me!!! It would be my pleasure to be added to your reference list. You also helped me succeed on my CMA exams, Regards, Nick Iannotti, CPA, CA, CMA, CPA I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful IQEX seminar. You made things clear and concise and if I have any questions I definitely know who to turn to. Thank you for your time and knowledge!!
Lacey Wells, CPA, CA
Leah, Just keeping you updated - I passed the Exam! Thanks for all your assistance! Tyler Pocsik, CPA, CA |
