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Five things accounting educators need to know
2012-01-06 14:52:00 The top trends facing the CPA profession (almost none are technical). The profession has a vision (and students like it). There are more career opportunities than just the Big Four (business and industry, not-for-profits, government, and 40,000 firms). Students want... More About: Accounting , Things
Tax filing deadline extended to April 17
2012-01-05 18:51:00 If you're not already aware, here's some news you can probably use: You'll have a couple of extra days to work on those tax returns this year. The IRS has released its annual Kick-Off to Tax Season press release, and... More About: April , Deadline
Welcome to Tax Season 2012. Let's get busy!
2012-01-05 18:50:00 The holiday season is over. Welcome to tax season! Considering all the new rules, regulations and legislation floating around, it's going to be an eventful few months for CPAs. Let's get things rolling with a bunch of online resources that... More About: Season
The top 12 business books of 2011
2012-01-05 15:11:00 "You will be a different person five years from now based on two things: the people you meet and the books you read." -- Charlie "Tremendous" Jones "Feed your mind good stuff." -- Tim Sanders "Out-read the other guy." --... More About: Business , Books , Seth Godin
Social media's promise: Be nice, or pay a price
2012-01-03 14:11:00 The problem with social media isn't loss of control, or the ROI mystery, or privacy, or time management. The real problem is this: In a social world, you can't fake it. Humorist Dave Barry puts it this way: "A person... More About: Social , Price , Twitter , Nice
Happy New Year!
2012-01-01 07:05:00 "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man." -- Benjamin Franklin Here's to peace, love and happiness in 2012. Happy New Year , everyone! More About: Holidays , January , Happy New Year
Our top 25 posts of 2011
2011-12-30 14:00:00 Oh, man, I almost forgot. Not to be outdone by everyone else on the planet, here's our own "Best of 2011" list -- the 25 most popular CPA Success posts of the past year. Here we go, in order: Tax... More About: Holidays , Posts
Dodd-Frank: The best (or worst) is yet to come
2011-12-29 14:00:00 This one pretty much blew my mind. The Dodd -Frank Act, a package of financial reforms signed into law in July 2010 in the wake of the credit crisis, isn't even close to being completely enacted. In fact, The Washington Post's... More About: Congress , Economy , Corporate Finance
Behind the mess, a closer look at the payroll tax cut
2011-12-28 18:21:00 It's tempting to make jokes about Congress these days, but why bother? Congress is doing a great job of making a joke of itself on its own. The latest example is the spat over the payroll tax cut extension. It...
Data (and XBRL) is the new plastics
2011-12-28 15:45:00 Remember the Simon & Garfunkel song "Mrs. Robinson" from the movie, "The Graduate?" It follows the story of recent college grad Benjamin Braddock, who was trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. He then gets... More About: Data , Career Development , Intuit , Plastics
The top 10 trends to watch in 2012
2011-12-27 16:04:00 The top 10 trends to watch for 2012 (and the time to address is now), according to 1,200 CPAs in future forums around the United States, are: Changing demographics: Aging workforce, diversity, four generations in the workplace Increased globalization, economic... More About: Watch , Trends , Leadership
Season's greetings
2011-12-25 07:05:00 Warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season, from all of us at CPA Success, the Business Learning Institute, and the MACPA. More About: Holidays
The best of 'The Best of 2011'
2011-12-23 14:00:00 Is there anything more sacred than the annual end-of-year Top 10 list? OK, stupid question. Of course there is. Still, from mid-December to New Year's Eve, there's nothing more ubiquitous than Year in Review lists. You can't escape them. Heck,...
New opportunities bring a new look for the MACPA
2011-12-22 17:05:00 We've said it time and again: The only constant these days is change. Ignore it at your own peril. That goes for us as well. The MACPA has unveiled a new logo as part of a branding campaign designed to... More About: Opportunities
The health-and-wealth gap is disappearing
2011-12-20 20:00:00 Common sense tells us there's a correlation between wealth and health, but to actually be shown that correlation is pretty amazing. That's what Hans Rosling does for us in this eye-popping video. Rosling, a professor of international health at Karolinska... More About: Economy , Health , Wealth
5 tips for conquering the tax season marathon
2010-10-27 14:00:00 What do tax season and a 1,001-mile bicycle race have in common? More than you might think. So says Greg Conderacci. The Business Learning Institute senior fellow is also an accomplished long-distance cyclist, and he says weary tax preparers can... More About: Tips , Season , Marathon
Can't afford to grow? You can't afford NOT to
2010-10-26 14:00:00 Growth? Innovation? In an environment as uncertain and turbulent as this? What are you, nuts? Given the times, lots of companies are taking the safe route these days and concentrating not on growth, but on mere survival. Big mistake, says... More About: Leadership
IFRS: Hurry up or wait?
2010-10-20 16:02:00 There's been a lot of chatter about IFRS out there recently, and it all seems to boil down to two themes: (a) It's coming, and (b) we're not ready. Take a recent AICPA survey, for example. In it, CPAs recognize...
Our strategy for uncertain times? Back to the basics
2010-10-20 14:00:00 Attention, AICPA members: Meet your new volunteer leader. His name is Paul Stahlin, and he was elected chair of the Institute's Executive Board during the AICPA governing Council's annual fall meeting in New Orleans. Stahlin, of course, comes on board... More About: Strategy , Leadership , Back , Times
Failure's fine, but get better along the way
2010-10-19 04:45:00 The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Tell me about it. I'm a lifelong Detroit Lions fan. Sunday after Sunday I tune in, expecting the Lions to win. Sunday after Sunday... More About: Leadership
CPA: Ninth best job in America?
2010-10-16 05:09:00 That's what Money Magazine and PayScale.com say. They rank the top careers based on pay, projected job growth and quality of life, among other factors. To which I say: Only ninth? Heck, CPAs came in sixth in 2009. Given all... More About: America
A little perspective on those 18,000 XBRL errors
2010-10-15 05:24:00 XBRL -- the data tagging language that's supposed to save the world (or at least make it easier to understand) by delivering accurate, timely, transparent and standardized financial information -- is back in the news, thanks to one of those... More About: Errors , Corporate Finance
CPAs see signs of life in a down economy
2010-10-13 14:00:00 Considering the pain the rest of the workforce is feeling these days, CPAs have to be counting their blessings. Consider: Accounting and finance professionals should see a 3.1 percent increase in compensation next year, according to Robert Half's 2011 Salary... More About: Economy , Life , Signs
Private co. standards: 'Everyone is around the table'
2010-10-12 15:36:00 So the blue-ribbon panel has had its say -- or, more accurately, a majority of the panel's members have had their say -- about what a private company reporting model should look like. Specifically, they say it should look pretty... More About: Standards , Dell , Private , Table , Corporate Finance
Panel supports GAAP with exceptions for private cos.
2010-10-10 19:14:00 For years now, the profession has been debating the need for a separate set of reporting standards for private companies. That debate is speeding toward resolution. Most of the members of a blue ribbon panel studying the issue say we... More About: Panel , Private , Corporate Finance
Fun (and mind-blowing) stuff, courtesy of Windows 7
2010-10-09 17:58:00 It's been a while since I've written one of these fun tech posts, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share this awesome article from PC Magazine. It's called "Windows 7: The Top 10 Hidden Features," and man, is... More About: Stuff , Mind , Windows 7
PTIN registration system offline this weekend
2010-10-08 05:57:00 If you haven't registered for your preparer tax identification number (or PTIN) yet, you'll have to wait a few more days to do so. The IRS has announced that its new online PTIN registration system will not be available this... More About: System , Offline , Weekend
States' financial woes: Trouble for CPAs?
2010-10-06 19:08:00 The nation's economy is a mess, but it looks positively beautiful compared to what's happening at the state level. Forty-six states had budget deficits when they adopted their spending plans for fiscal 2011, according to the Center on Budget and... More About: Politics , Economy , Financial
Business development: The basics still apply
2010-10-05 15:14:00 We've spent a lot of time here recently talking about change -- burdensome new regulations, overwhelming complexity, the overall rate of change, the so-called "new normal." It's comforting to know, though, that some things never change. I sat down recently... More About: Business , Development , Leadership
Leadership ain't what it used to be ... thank God
More articles from this author:2010-10-05 06:31:00 The more things change, the more they ... well, change some more. That's no surprise to you CPAs out there. Things have been changing pretty drastically recently, haven't they? Let's run down the list. In the last decade alone, we've... More About: Leadership 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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