Practice Management
Meyners + Co.’s practice development initiative is almost four years old. Here’s a look at where the plan has and hasn’t worked.
For managing partners.
Technology
Cyberscams lure you into giving criminals your passwords—literally opening your financial accounts. Fighting such “phishing” requires vigilance. This article tells you how and includes some software products that can help.
For all CPAs.
Bankruptcy / Career Development
New regulations have brought new job opportunities for CPAs as chief accounting officers charged with diverse responsibilities, from corporate tax planning to financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
For CPAs considering a career as a CAO or helping their company hire one.
Professional Issues
Candid comments on the profession, the politics and the people who made up the world of the chief accountant retiring from the SEC.
For all CPAs.
Fraud
The combination of a feared CEO and a flawed fraud detection system proved an expensive lesson for a large public university. The CPA who uncovered the misappropriation of funds had the courage and conviction to go against a powerful and vindictive leader who thrived on the intimidation of her staff.
For all CPAs.
Tax
In response to the costliest catastrophe in American history, President Bush signed into law significant federal tax relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina. All CPAs must be aware of these new tax provisions because while most of them require a relationship with the disaster areas, there are provisions that any taxpayer can take advantage of.
For CPAs in public practice.