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Inside Views

• The CPA Exam Can Be Like a Triathlon

  February 9, 2010

  Check out that picture. Yes, it’s me. And yes, I finished a triathlon.

• Securities and Sexchange Commission

  February 8, 2010

  A Capitol Hill obscenity

• Obama’s Budget Plan Is More Like a Wish List

  February 5, 2010

  Despite its massive tax increases, the President’s 2011 Budget Plan contains a number of revenue provisions calculated to encourage business expansion and move the economy upward.

• Succession Planning for Accountants

  February 4, 2010

  Accountants are often considered the trusted advisor to business owners. Yet, when it comes to their own practices, we often find they have not paid enough attention to critical issues at the office.

• Avoiding Bad Investments in Your Marketing

  February 3, 2010

  Like your finances, your firm’s marketing efforts should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that your short- and long-term plans are in order.

• First Impressions

  February 2, 2010

  You don't always get second chances

• Google’s Irrationally Exuberant Tax Strategy

  February 1, 2010

  Google has contrived a convoluted way to determine its income tax responsibilities to the U.S. and other taxing jurisdictions, in part by shifting income to its operations in Ireland.

• What Obama Didn’t Mention in the State of the Union

  January 29, 2010

  While there were no real surprises in the State of the Union speech, it did flesh out some tax proposals that will be acted on in the days ahead, according to observers.

• If You Can't Beat 'Em...

  January 28, 2010

  MS and Intuit Make Nice in SMB Pact

• Spending Freezes and Deficit Reductions

  January 27, 2010

  President Obama is widely expected to call for a three-year spending freeze on key areas of his discretionary budget during the State of the Union address on Wednesday evening, but critics are already warning that now is not the time to cut spending just as the country is emerging from a recession.

• Let's Return These Two Words

  January 25, 2010

  It took a crisis to realize the blunder of 1999

• Watch Out for More State and Local Taxes

  January 22, 2010

  The effects of the economic downturn have been particularly hard on states, which will make life interesting in the year ahead for firms that sell services in the state and local tax area.

• The Latest Gadgets for Accountants (and Their Clients)

  January 21, 2010

  Each January more than 100,000 people flock to the premier technology show in the U.S., the Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas. And this year was no different.

• Haiti Donations Could Be Deductible This Tax Season

  January 20, 2010

  The devastating earthquake in Haiti last week is spurring relief efforts from countries around the world, but the U.S. is playing a key role in providing both help and security, along with much-needed funds.

• Recovering Lost Retirement Income

  January 19, 2010

  With middle-class families taking big losses in their 401(k) and other investments, many are concerned that they might not have enough money to retire without running out.

• IFRS 9 — A Perspective on Financial Instrument Accounting

  January 18, 2010

  IAS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement,” is arguably the most complex of International Financial Reporting Standards.

• Tax Preparer Testing May Discourage Registration

  January 15, 2010

  Although most observers are on board with the new proposals to register, test and license tax return preparers, some questions about the goals and the process remain.

• Warning to Managing Partners

  January 14, 2010

  Many of us have had that visit to the doctor when we are told that if we don’t make some changes in our lifestyle, the consequences will be significant.

• Central Bankers Want Less Fair Value

  January 13, 2010

  A group of top central bank governors is calling for accounting standard-setters to develop a provisioning approach for troubled loans based on an expected-losses model rather than fair value.

• What to Expect from SAS 70 Audits in 2010

  January 12, 2010

  I have performed over 700 SAS 70 audits, but they are hardly ever the same.

• Debits and Credits - Digital Edition

  January 11, 2010

  Accounting Today comes of digital age

• New Tax Preparer Requirements Have Drawbacks

  January 8, 2010

  The Internal Revenue Service proposals for registration, testing and continuing education of tax preparers has won praise from most stakeholders.

• The Truth About Being a Millennial

  January 7, 2010

  Everywhere you turn, people are talking about the next generation: Millennials, Generation Y, Nexters.

• OO Decade or Eww Decade?

  January 6, 2010

  Call it what you like, but the first decade of the millennium has passed with many a whimper.

• Drowning in Delinquencies?

  January 5, 2010

  When the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization, officially declared the U.S. was in the midst of a recession, the news was of little shock to the countless number of companies that have seen their delinquencies go up in recent months.

• The CPA General

  January 4, 2010

  New House Bill Would Require GAO Head to be CPA

• Direct Depositors Beware

  December 31, 2009

  Technological advances have made direct deposits of refunds, paychecks and other items enormously popular in recent years. However, if something goes wrong at any point in the process, my experience has shown that correcting the matter can be almost impossible, and chances are very good that someone will lose his money.

• Biggest Tax and Accounting Stories of 2009

  December 30, 2009

  Everybody has to have a Top 10 list around the New Year, and looking back over the past year, we found that WebCPA readers clicked the most on stories about taxes and accounting firm rankings.

• Security Standards That Will Make Your Firm Hot

  December 29, 2009

  Ask many accounting firms why the door to their server room isn’t closed and you’ll get an all too common response of “it gets too darned hot in there.”

• Same Time Next Year

  December 28, 2009

  Will 2010 be the year for private company standards?