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Things you can't say ever again

published 59 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 61 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago

It's official: Everyone is sick of this economy ... even the wordsmiths and grammarians. The Jan. 18 edition of Time summarizes the 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. (more)

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tags: accounting, banished, banned, CPA, CPAs, economy, finance, Lake Superior State University, MACPA, phrases, words

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Report takes the 'service' out of IRS

published 59 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 63 days, 7 hours, 21 minutes ago

Customer service at the IRS remains a big problem -- the biggest problem, in fact, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, customer service, finance, IRS, MACPA, Nina Olson, report, tax, taxation, Taxpayer Advocate, taxpayers

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IRS seeks to regulate tax preparers; CPAs excluded

published 59 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 65 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

IRS seeks to regulate tax preparers; CPAs excluded

The regulatory crackdown on tax preparers continues, and just in time for tax season. And once again, CPAs apparently have dodged the bullet. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, finance, IRS, legislation, MACPA, regulation, tax preparers, taxation

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Five steps to choosing the right customers

published 107 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 111 days, 9 hours, 58 minutes ago

Five steps to choosing the right customers

One of the hardest things for CPA firms and small businesses to do is target and carefully select customers. Add to this the current challenges of the recession and it gets even worse. (more)

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tags: accounting, client retention, CPA, customers, MACPA, marketing, seth godin, strategy

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Attention, tax pros: IRS issues new guidance

published 107 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 113 days, 7 hours, 18 minutes ago

Attention, tax pros: IRS issues new guidance

In the "In Case You Missed It" department, the IRS has issued a few new pieces of technical guidance. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, finance, guidance, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, MACPA, tax, taxation, taxes

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New FAQs examine IFRS for small, mid-size companies

published 132 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 133 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes ago

New FAQs examine IFRS for small, mid-size companies

IFRS is hot again, and public companies aren't the only ones getting in on the act. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, FASB, finance, financial reporting, GAAP, IASB, IFRS, MACPA, private companies, SMEs, standards

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Knowledge of IFRS is no longer optional

published 153 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 162 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes ago

The SEC is sold. Finance executives are sold. And now the AICPA is sold on IFRS, too. (more)

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tags: accounting, AICPA, CBT-e, convergence, CPA, CPA exam, CPAs, finance, IFRS, international financial reporting standards, MACPA

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AICPA adds a few directions to profession's roadmap

published 181 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 182 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes ago

AICPA adds a few directions to profession's roadmap

There have been a few interesting announcements from the AICPA lately. (more)

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tags: accounting, AICPA, CPA, CPAs, ethics, finance, independence, internal control, MACPA, revenue recognition

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Happy Labor Day: CPAs buck employment trends

published 181 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 185 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes ago

Happy Labor Day: CPAs buck employment trends

The Department of Labor released its latest employment figures recently, and they aren't good. As of Sept. 4, 2009, the unemployment rate stood at 9.7 percent, its highest level since June 1983. The news is considerably better if you're working as (or studying to become) a CPA. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, employment, finance, jobs, labor, Labor Day, MACPA, recession, unemployment

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Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson : The New Yorker

published 209 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

JulieMcKown 212 days, 7 hours, 30 minutes ago

Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson : The New Yorker

BooksPriced to Sell: Is free the future? by Malcolm Gladwell “In the digital realm you can try to keep Free at bay,” Chris Anderson writes, “but eventually the force of economic gravity will win.”Keywords“Free: The Future of a Ra... (more)

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IFRS showdown: Will it be U.S. vs. the world?

published 209 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 211 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes ago

IFRS showdown: Will it be U.S. vs. the world?

The conventional wisdom tells us that IFRS is inevitable, that the global nature of business demands it, that the rest of the world thinks the United States is dragging its heals and needs to commit to convergence now. Then there are others who say, "Nonsense." (more)

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tags: accounting, convergence, CPA, CPAs, finance, financial reporting, GAAP, global, IFRS, MACPA, standards

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CPA Success: It's open season on economic recovery scams

published 209 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 215 days, 11 hours, 27 minutes ago

CPA Success: It's open season on economic recovery scams

The IRS's latest warning includes words of caution about a scam that targets the "Making Work Pay" tax credit that's included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (more)

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tags: CPA, CPAs, fraud, IRS, MACPA, phishing, scams, stimulus, theft

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It's time to learn some lessons ... but will we?

published 209 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 218 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes ago

It's time to learn some lessons ... but will we?

It's funny what time, a little perspective, and a comprehensive report from a high-profile advisory group will do to popular opinion. (more)

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tags: accounting, CPA, CPAs, economy, fair value, FASB, finance, Financial Crisis Advisory Group, IASB, MACPA, standards

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Stimulus advice: Four tax breaks you need to know

published 212 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 220 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes ago

Stimulus advice: Four tax breaks you need to know

This great resource from Small Business Labs is chock full of info about the stimulus and small business. (more)

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tags: Small Business, Small Business Labs, stimulus, tax

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Regulate tax preparers? Make sure you do it right

published 224 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 225 days, 22 hours, 18 minutes ago

Regulate tax preparers? Make sure you do it right

Considering all the recent headlines, it's apparent that the IRS is serious about heading down this path. If that's the case, the agency needs to do this the right way. (more)

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tags: accounting, compliance, CPA, CPAs, finance, IRS, legislation, license, MACPA, returns, tax preparers

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More accounting grads than ever. Anyone hiring?

published 224 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 225 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes ago

More accounting grads than ever. Anyone hiring?

Accounting's staffing crisis may be nearing its end. (more)

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tags: accounting, AICPA, CPA, CPAs, economy, graduates, MACPA, recession, recruitment, retention, staffing

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Idea: Activity-based costing | The Economist

published 231 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by

DonDea 232 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago

Idea: Activity-based costing | The Economist

Activity-based costing (ABC) is a method of assigning costs to products or services based on the resources that they consume. Its aim, The Economist once wrote, is “to change the way in which costs are counted” (see article). ABC is an alternative to traditional accounting in which a business’s overheads (indirect costs such as lighting, heating and marketing) are allocated in proportion to an activity’s direct costs. This is unsatisfactory because two activities that absorb the same direct costs can use v... (more)

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Recession: The mother of innovation?

published 239 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by

BillSheridan 248 days, 6 hours, 25 minutes ago

When you are forced to do more with less, you're going to come up with some pretty innovative solutions. (more)

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Study: Free-Cash Rise May Signal Start of Economic Turn - Working Capital - CFO.com

published 247 days, 5 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by

DonDea 249 days, 18 hours, 3 minutes ago

Study: Free-Cash Rise May Signal Start of Economic Turn - Working Capital - CFO.com

Revenue Recognition: Will a Single Model Fly?Banks Take Aim at RevolversInternal Auditors: Mission Unaccomplished?CFOs on the Move: Week Ending July 3Will Whopping Goodwill Hits Hurt Deals?Revenue Recognition: Will a Single Model Fly?Banks Take Aim at RevolversFor Good Cash Forecasts, Use the 80/20 Rule Twice the Effort for a Revolver: A Good DealWill Whopping Goodwill Hits Hurt Deals? (more)

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The Fallacy of Financial Metrics - Anthony Tjan - HarvardBusiness.org

published 273 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes ago posted by

DonDea 275 days, 19 hours, 5 minutes ago

The Fallacy of Financial Metrics - Anthony Tjan - HarvardBusiness.org

It is true that people behave based on what they are measured by. Here are some guidelines on setting a culture driven by operating metrics and measuring your team on the right stuff: Ensure management understands the difference between operating metrics and financial metrics - operating inputs versus financial ratios. The latter is for number-crunching analysts to focus on, the former is for managers and it is what will make the latter automatic. Clearly communicate across the organization a small number... (more)

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Finance

Things you can't say ever again

Report takes the 'service' out of IRS

IRS seeks to regulate tax preparers; CPAs excluded

Five steps to choosing the right customers

Attention, tax pros: IRS issues new guidance

New FAQs examine IFRS for small, mid-size companies

Knowledge of IFRS is no longer optional

AICPA adds a few directions to profession's roadmap

Happy Labor Day: CPAs buck employment trends

Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson : The New Yorker

IFRS showdown: Will it be U.S. vs. the world?

CPA Success: It's open season on economic recovery scams

It's time to learn some lessons ... but will we?

Stimulus advice: Four tax breaks you need to know

Regulate tax preparers? Make sure you do it right

More accounting grads than ever. Anyone hiring?

Idea: Activity-based costing | The Economist

Recession: The mother of innovation?

Study: Free-Cash Rise May Signal Start of Economic Turn - Working Capital - CFO.com

The Fallacy of Financial Metrics - Anthony Tjan - HarvardBusiness.org

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