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February 2016 - Journal of Accountancy
EDUCATION
‘Why are you not a CPA?’
An accounting professor went on sabbatical and took the CPA exam, learning valuable lessons that he is using to help students in the classroom.
TECHNOLOGY
New client services top list of CPA firm priorities
The recent CPA.com Innovation in Public Accounting Survey says practices that have adopted or investigated cloud-based technologies are more likely to perceive a need for faster innovation.
CAREER MANAGEMENT
How to ace the most challenging job interview questions
Learn how to answer tricky questions about salary requirements, your greatest weakness, and why you’re leaving your current job—and find out what to do if you get stumped.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING & TAX
Profit shifting: Effectively connected income and financial statement risks
Multinational corporations may face high levels of tax on effectively connected income.
TAX
Overview of the ECI rules
This sidebar provides a brief explanation of the Internal Revenue Code’s effectively connected income (ECI) rules that may impose direct U.S. tax on certain income earned by any foreign corporation.
TAX
Congress extends expired tax provisions and makes some permanent
Some tax breaks are extended for two years, some for five, and a few are made permanent in Congress’s annual year-end extenders legislation. (Plus: An updated version of the JofA’s annual quick guide
PDF that includes changes related to the legislation.)
TECHNOLOGY
Expanding your app-titude
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