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Inside Views
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Improve Business Processes at Your Firm
March 11, 2010Accounting firms try to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their processes in all kinds of ways.
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Amazon Dumps Colorado Sites in Response to Tax
March 10, 2010Amazon.com has cut off its affiliates in Colorado in response to a new law that requires Web retailers to send a statement to their customers every year of how much tax they should be paying on their purchases.
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What Now for Internal Audit?
March 9, 2010Now that many companies have tackled Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, whats next for the internal audit function?
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Most Businesses See Few Signs of Recovery
March 5, 2010A number of economic surveys and indicators have surfaced in the past week, most of them mixed or uninspiring with regard to an economic recovery. But there are some positive signs.
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You Are Always Selling
March 4, 2010The accounting field may appear at first to be almost the opposite of sales, but that shouldn't be true for your firm.
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Federal Reserve May Get New Consumer Agency
March 3, 2010The wrangling over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency took another turn with the revelation that it may end up within the Federal Reserve.
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Tax Consequences of FBAR Filings
March 2, 2010To gather information for law enforcement, particularly drugs and organized crime, Congress has long required U.S. persons owning or having signatory authority over foreign financial accounts to file a report with the Department of the Treasury disclosing information about the accounts.
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Jobs Bill May Not Pack a Big Enough Punch
February 26, 2010The Senates latest stimulus effort, a jobs bill named the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, passed this week with a 70 to 28 margin.
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SECs IFRS Work Plan is a Work in Progress
February 25, 2010The Securities and Exchange Commission finally made its long-awaited decision on the IFRS roadmap, or did it?
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How to Get a Loan
February 24, 2010Nancy Exten did two incredible things recently. She sat through an entire episode of Two and a Half Men. And she secured a $2 million working capital loan for her business.
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Overcoming Social Media Objections
February 23, 2010Accountants are suddenly starting to show some interest in the phenomenon that is social media, much to the excitement of their marketing personnel.
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Technology Accelerates Competitive Advantages
February 18, 2010Technology is the accelerator for improving performance and meeting client requirements in todays economy.
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From Professional Accountant to Professional Triathlete
February 17, 2010Ten years ago, I was sitting in a training session at a Big Four accounting firm, thinking about my answer to a question on a self-evaluation form: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I remember exactly what I wrote: to be a professional triathlete winning the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.
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Textron Case Endangers Tax Workpaper Protection
February 12, 2010At last count, at least 11 parties have submitted amicus (friend of the court) briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers whether to hear an appeal from the First Circuit decision in Textron regarding a corporations tax accrual workpapers.
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Can You Predict an Ethical Lapse in Your Organization?
February 11, 2010How can we educate, monitor and begin to positively affect ethical behavior in business organizations?
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Financial Regulatory Overhaul in State of Uncertainty
February 10, 2010Theres a certain amount of suspense these days in our nations capital about whats going to happen not only with health care reform, but also financial regulations.
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The CPA Exam Can Be Like a Triathlon
February 9, 2010Check out that picture. Yes, its me. And yes, I finished a triathlon.
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Obamas Budget Plan Is More Like a Wish List
February 5, 2010Despite its massive tax increases, the Presidents 2011 Budget Plan contains a number of revenue provisions calculated to encourage business expansion and move the economy upward.
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Succession Planning for Accountants
February 4, 2010Accountants 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.
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Avoiding Bad Investments in Your Marketing
February 3, 2010Like your finances, your firms marketing efforts should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that your short- and long-term plans are in order.
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Googles Irrationally Exuberant Tax Strategy
February 1, 2010Google 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.
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What Obama Didnt Mention in the State of the Union
January 29, 2010While 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.
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Editors' Picks
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Crunch Season
Bad weather and a bad economy mean a slow start to 2010 tax season
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CPA Accused of Fleecing Elderly Couple
A Florida accountant and a stock broker have been arrested and charged with scamming an elderly pair of sisters out of their savings.
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Technology's Role in Winning Back Investor Confidence
Today's investors are understandably anxious, with continued market volatility and the waning performance of their retirement and college savings accounts.
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