Journal of Accountancy

General Interest

CFOs Earn Their Keep

January 2002

NEWS DIGEST

Source: Survey of 1,400 randomly selected CFOs nationwide, Accountemps, Menlo Park, California, www.accountemps.com , 2001.

General Interest

Employers Seek to Cut Prescription Plan Benefits

January 2002

NEWS DIGEST

Source: Survey of 264 benefit specialists nationwide, International Society of Certified Employee
Benefit Specialists, Brookfield, Wisconsin, www.iscebs.org , 2000.

Tax

Leave It to the Pros

January 2002

TAX MATTERS

Source: IRS, www.irs.gov .

General Interest

Men and Women Differ on Web Benefits

January 2002

BY THE NUMBERS

Both men and women owners use the Internet in their businesses, but women seem to place greater value on the flexibility and speed it provides.

Business owners say the Web allows

But its disadvantages include
Note: This October 2001 survey polled 356 women and 347 men who owned businesses with revenues that ranged from less than $500,000 (44%) to more than $1 million (24%).

Source: Center for Women’s Business Research, Washington, D.C., www.womensbusinessresearch.org .