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• Improve Business Processes at Your Firm

  March 11, 2010

  Accounting firms try to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their processes in all kinds of ways.

• Amazon Dumps Colorado Sites in Response to Tax

  March 10, 2010

  Amazon.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.

• What Now for Internal Audit?

  March 9, 2010

  Now that many companies have tackled Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, what’s next for the internal audit function?

• Skilling Remains a Constant

  March 8, 2010

  Will Supreme Court Rule for Retrial?

• Most Businesses See Few Signs of Recovery

  March 5, 2010

  A 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.

• You Are Always Selling

  March 4, 2010

  The accounting field may appear at first to be almost the opposite of sales, but that shouldn't be true for your firm.

• Federal Reserve May Get New Consumer Agency

  March 3, 2010

  The 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.

• Tax Consequences of FBAR Filings

  March 2, 2010

  To 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.

• Getting Transparent

  March 1, 2010

  A new bill demands accurate accounting for Fannie and Freddie

• Jobs Bill May Not Pack a Big Enough Punch

  February 26, 2010

  The Senate’s latest stimulus effort, a “jobs bill” named the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, passed this week with a 70 to 28 margin.

• SEC’s IFRS Work Plan is a Work in Progress

  February 25, 2010

  The Securities and Exchange Commission finally made its long-awaited decision on the IFRS roadmap, or did it?

• How to Get a Loan

  February 24, 2010

  Nancy 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.

• Overcoming Social Media Objections

  February 23, 2010

  Accountants are suddenly starting to show some interest in the phenomenon that is social media, much to the excitement of their marketing personnel.

• Waste You Can Count On

  February 22, 2010

  Census Bureau Needs Remedial Math

• Hidden Gotchas of Roth IRA Conversions

  February 19, 2010

  What’s not to like about a Roth IRA?

• Technology Accelerates Competitive Advantages

  February 18, 2010

  Technology is the accelerator for improving performance and meeting client requirements in today’s economy.

• From Professional Accountant to Professional Triathlete

  February 17, 2010

  Ten 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.

• Jobs Buster

  February 16, 2010

  The new budget will help create jobs - NOT!

• Textron Case Endangers Tax Workpaper Protection

  February 12, 2010

  At 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 corporation’s tax accrual workpapers.

• Can You Predict an Ethical Lapse in Your Organization?

  February 11, 2010

  How can we educate, monitor and begin to positively affect ethical behavior in business organizations?

• Financial Regulatory Overhaul in State of Uncertainty

  February 10, 2010

  There’s a certain amount of suspense these days in our nation’s capital about what’s going to happen not only with health care reform, but also financial regulations.

• 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