Prattedu is a web-based provider of courses on financial reporting and analysis. The courses, which at the beginning require no knowledge of business or accounting, consist of power-point, voice-over videos, including captions, followed by review questions and a final exam. Passing the final exam earns a certificate of completion that not only provides evidence of mastery of the subject area, but also counts for continuing professional education credits for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). Prattedu, under its official name (JP,LLC), is registered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a National Registry CPE Sponsor.

Jamie Pratt was the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He received his doctorate in business from Indiana University in 1977 and has held faculty positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Northwestern University and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France), returning to Indiana in 1991.Jamie’s research interests are in financial reporting and auditing, where he has published over 30 articles in the top academic research journals (including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Issues in Accounting Education), and he has taught courses in financial reporting and analysis at every level (introductory, intermediate, advanced) in every program (undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D.). He has received 30+ teaching awards and recognitions from the institutions listed above and also taught executive education courses throughout the world. Research and/or teaching recognitions have also come from the following organizations: American Accounting Association, American Taxation Association, Big 4 accounting firms (KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Indiana Society of CPAs, the Universities of Manchester (England), Kwansei Gakuin (Japan) and Kentucky, and Business Week magazine. His resume also includes two textbooks (one in its 10th edition), two computer-based interactive case platforms, a financial analysis casebook, and several instructor guides that support these products.