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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

The Red Carpet Treatment

         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Statistics show strong job prospects for CPAs are likely to continue well into the next decade. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) anticipates employment for accountants and auditors to grow by at least 22% between 2004 and 2014. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Managed Accounts

         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A growing number of companies are beginning to offer employees professionally managed accounts for 401(k) assets. In these managed accounts, an independent investment manager handles investment decisions, makes portfolio changes as needed based on each participant’s specific needs and risk tolerance, and rebalances the

LITIGATION SUPPORT

Wading Into Litigation Support

         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CPAs can provide valuable services as litigation support consultants in lawsuits involving business damages. This analytical role allows CPAs to enter the litigation support business before taking on the greater challenge of being an expert witness. Before accepting an engagement, the CPA should ask

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Getting a Handle on Loan Fees

         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Due to increased regulatory scrutiny and improved controls following Sarbanes-Oxley, financial companies are paying closer attention to the recognition of fees from loan origination. Recognition of fees from loan origination is subject to FASB Statement no. 91, which requires that these fees be netted

EDUCATION

Eight Special Women in Accounting

Among the AICPA-donated volumes at Ole Miss are two binders containing photographs of individuals appearing in the JofA or at accounting conventions from 1887 to 1979. Of the 446 individuals featured, eight are women—Christine Ross, Ellen Libby Eastman, Miriam Donnelly, Mary E. Murphy, Helen Lord, Helen H. Fortune, Mary E.

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

Add Muscle to Excel

         » Key to Instructions To help readers follow the instructions in this article, we used two different typefaces: Boldface type is used to identify the names of icons, agendas and URLs. Sans serif type shows the names of files and the names of commands and instructions

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

ABCs of Batch Processing

         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In batch processing, if costs are not isolated, high-volume customers and products tend to subsidize lower-volume ones. This article reviews different types of batch activities and how they would be handled under traditional costing and two different variations of activity-based costing (ABC). Traditional costing

EDUCATION

A Treasure Trove of Accountancy’s Past

     here else would you find a complete set of back issues of the journal The Management Accountant of India? Or photos of the 1907 staff baseball team of Haskins & Sells, a predecessor firm of Deloitte & Touche? Or you might want to go back to where it

COLUMNS

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AI risks CPAs should know

Are you ready for the AI revolution in accounting? This JofA Technology Q&A article explores the top risks CPAs face—from hallucinations to deepfakes—and ways to mitigate them.