2015 - Page 15 of 22 - Journal of Accountancy

The magazines

April 13, 2015

Egg donor’s payment for pain is taxable income

Payments a woman received under a voluntary egg-donation contract could not be excluded from income as damages for physical injury or sickness under Sec. 104(a)(2).

April 13, 2015

10 situations when a CPA should call “timeout”

This article highlights situations when a tax accountant needs to recognize that it’s time to call in legal counsel.

April 13, 2015

How to make flexible working work

As work/life balance becomes a higher priority for professionals worldwide, more companies are offering staff the opportunity to work remotely.

April 13, 2015

The importance of tax quality control

Quality control (QC) is of utmost importance when delivering professional services, including tax planning and compliance services.

April 13, 2015

Not-for-profit

Not-for-profit news from “News Digest.”

April 13, 2015

Small businesses excused from filing Form 3115 to comply with repair regs.

IRS provides relief requested by AICPA and numerous others for accounting method changes.

April 13, 2015

Goodman earns award for PFP service

Michael Goodman, CPA/PFS, founder of Wealthstream Advisors Inc., received the 2014 Personal Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award.

April 13, 2015

IRS issues new and revised passenger automobile depreciation limits

New figures for 2014 reflect the retroactive extension of bonus depreciation.

April 13, 2015

Wendy Tietz, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D.

A conversation with Wendy Tietz, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting at Kent State University.

April 13, 2015

My favorite quotes

How to restore the stock quote query functionality in MSN MoneyCentral Stock Query.

April 13, 2015

Maher receives Lifetime Contribution Award for teaching, research, and practice

Michael Maher, professor at the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, received the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award from the AICPA and the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association.

April 13, 2015

News highlights for April/May 2015

A proposal FASB expects to issue for public comment in mid-April is aimed at enhancing the usefulness of the financial statements of not-for-profit organizations.

April 13, 2015

Employee benefits

Employee benefits news from “News Digest.”

April 13, 2015

Send cash so I’ll know you are OK

Is there an electronic payment solution for reimbursing friends or giving money to my children so I don’t have to carry as much cash, and also so I can track my personal transactions?

April 13, 2015

Government

Government news from “News Digest.”

April 13, 2015

Carlton’s pondering

Why is it that as CPAs we mastered the 10-key calculator with number pads numbered from the bottom up, but our smartphones display number pads numbered from the top down?

April 13, 2015

Researchers recognized for work in management accounting

Scott B. Jackson, professor at the University of South Carolina; Timothy M. Keune, assistant professor at the University of Dayton, Ohio; and Leigh Salzsieder, assistant professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, received the Greatest Potential Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award for their research into bias that affects investment decisions, and its implications for global business.

April 13, 2015