A Joint Venture
www.airacira.org
Here CPAs and financial advisers can get
current and archive issues of the e-newsletter AIRA
Journal with stories including Liquidations: Finding
Value, Creating a Success as well as bankruptcy and tax
cases for free. Visitors also can buy a copy of 2005
Bankruptcy Revisions: Implications for Businesses and
Financial Advisors, published jointly by the AICPA
and the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring
Advisors.
Get in the Know
www.invest-faq.com
Investment advisers and personal financial
planners looking for advice and analysis on bonds, CDs and
derivatives can find it here in articles about retirement
plans and stock options. Other categories have information
on education savings plans, insurance, mutual funds and tax
strategies. The links section offers charts, quotes and news
for U.S. markets as well as historical stock data.
Daily Dose of Data
www.investorguide.com
Find commentary, market news, snapshots and
the stock of the day at this e-stop. Register for any of
four e-newsletters to get current or archive editions with
daily or weekly stock market updates. Brush up on industry
vocabulary with the term of the day, courtesy of www.investorwords.com
, and check out Wit and Wisdom to find quotes by giants
including J.P. Morgan, who said, I owe the public nothing.
Know the Deal
www.mystockoptions.com
Interested in how to avoid common stock
option mistakes or information on restricted stock for
estate, financial and retirement planning? Register at this
Smart Stop for free articles, a global tax guide and a
glossary of investment terms. Test yourself with quizzes on
insider trading, restricted stock and tax, tap into
newsletter archives or Ask the Experts. Members can use
calculators to figure out restricted stock and SAR take-home
amounts after taxes, for example.
Savings for Seniors
www.retirement-income.net
Looking for new clients? Helpful Links at
this Web stop offers financial advisers marketing strategies
and how-tos on selling seniors your services. Visitors can
find advice on the four pitfalls of investing during
retirement and charts on portfolio success rates. Theres
also information on estate planning, mutual funds and
reducing taxes. Get a free subscription to the Senior
Finances newsletter and the Retiree Financial
Guide, or send your clients to the Retirement Income
Planning Basics section for the scoop on Social Security and
the risks of investing.
Tips, Tools & Trends
www.nextgenaccountant.com
This Robert Half Web site offers CPAs
looking to the future A New Outlook On a Timeless
Profession and research summaries on competencies for
a changing business climate. Users can find industry
statistics on the impact of new compliance regulations and
the most sought-after skills and specialties. Charts and
Graphs gives CFO opinions on increased corporate governance
and recommendations for accounting newcomers, who also can
find tips on interviewing, networking and writing cover
letters and rsums.
Success Strategies
www.mannersthatsell.com
Come to business etiquette trainer Lydia
Ramseys Web stop to take the workplace manners e-quiz and
sign up for a free monthly newsletter. Find keynotes and
seminars on how to make a good first impression and read
articles on working with the disabled. Avoid playing the
fool at office parties by listening to tips at a link on the
home page to NPRs Motley Fool radio show. Learn how to add
the polish that builds profits and mind your global manners,
as well as 12 e-mail mistakes that are surefire career
killers.
Insights & Opinions
www.smartpros.com
Accountants interested in ethics and
compliance issues will find articles on whether the SEC is
prepared to deal with fraud and the latest news on
enforcement and litigation proceedings. Other categories
include financial planning, HR and technology, with links to
related news and opinion polls where you can voice your
views on whether you could blow the whistle and whether your
business is prepared for a financial scandal.
Resources for Tax Time
www.yearendcentral.adp.com
CPAs and office managers doing payroll can
make this tax season easier with this ADP-sponsored Web
site. Find all state and federal tax forms, a guide to
penalty and interest rates and federal tax calculations.
Read case studies in the State Unemployment Insurance
section on employer liability and use a claim cost
calculator and glossary. Go to the Tax Compliance &
Financial Services Toolbox to find STATcentral with 2004,
2005 and 2006 payroll calendars, reporting forms and the
Payroll & Tax Monitor, which highlights and reports on
new and changing state tax rules. |