Tim Christen, CPA, CGMA, the AICPA’s 103rd chairman, has a passion for developing people and shaping the profession’s future through change.
November 2015 - Journal of Accountancy
TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
How to debug Excel spreadsheets
Small errors in a complex spreadsheet can cause huge problems. Learn how to find and fix those mistakes.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Maximize proceeds in accounting firm sales
Misconceptions about how to price and structure the sale of a practice can cost CPAs much of their equity. CPAs have many options to sell on their terms.
FRAUD
Highlights of fraud research
This review of recent fraud research covers such topics as auditor skepticism toward earnings reports, the effect of lawsuits on audit quality, the influence of incentives on whistleblowing, and more.
TAX
Startup costs: Book vs. tax treatment
CPAs should understand how to handle startup and organization costs and, especially, how they are treated differently for book and tax purposes.
TAX
Converting from C to S corp. may be costlier than you think
Gift or estate valuation of interests may be significantly higher, incurring more tax.
TECHNOLOGY
Expanding your app-titude
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