2017 - Page 10 of 20 - Journal of Accountancy

The magazines

June 1, 2017

Expanding your app-titude: Scanbot and Photomyne

Digitize documents with Scanbot … Quickly capture images with Photomyne

June 1, 2017

Jim Koerber, CPA/ABV/CFF

Jim Koerber, CPA/ABV/CFF, a shareholder with The Koerber Company PA, a valuation and litigation services firm in Hattiesburg, Miss., is passionate about a job that requires integrity and transparency.

June 1, 2017

To my mentors and mentees: Thank you

A top consultant to the accounting profession offers her view on how mentors have helped her career and the key traits great mentors share.

June 1, 2017

Tax Court denies trust fund recovery penalties assessed against restaurant ‘gofer’

Despite making a few payments and performing incidental tasks and errands for the business, a man is held not responsible for its unpaid payroll taxes.

June 1, 2017

Planning to mitigate risk in tax planning engagements

A professional liability claim may occur if a client’s expectation and the results of the tax services do not coincide.

June 1, 2017

Disbarred tax preparer is not subject to OPR jurisdiction

A district court applies the Loving decision.

June 1, 2017

GASB omnibus addresses wide range of accounting issues

The new requirements take effect this month.

June 1, 2017

Line items

Car and truck depreciation limits for 2017 … Comments requested on FASB revenue
standards … Procedures for refunds of FICA and RRTA taxes clarified

June 1, 2017

Closed years are fair game in exam of NOL carryovers

Audit risks persist past the otherwise applicable limitation period.

June 1, 2017

How financial statement audits deliver key business insights

Increased use of data analytics is helping auditors find more information that could be helpful to clients.

June 1, 2017

Expectations and paths don’t always align for controllers

Seizing a more strategic role can be a challenge.

June 1, 2017

Microsoft Word: A simple solution to a new issue with Word’s speech recognition tool

By default, later versions of Microsoft’s speech recognition tool record your dictation into a dialog box called the dictation scratchpad.

June 1, 2017

The business reasons to take a vacation

Organizations can benefit from encouraging employees to take time away from work.

June 1, 2017

The single factor of most concern in the cloud

Our annual technology roundtable explores the importance of multifactor authentication and solutions for securing clients’ data in the cloud.

June 1, 2017

Microsoft Word: How to number your items in a paragraph format

How to number a large quantity of bullets horizontally in Microsoft Word.

June 1, 2017

Amazon wins multimillion-dollar transfer-pricing dispute with IRS

Retailer successfully defends its cost-allocation method for buy-in payments from its Luxembourg subsidiary.

June 1, 2017

Microsoft Excel: How to evaluate complex formulas

How to use Excel’s Evaluate tool to understand complicated formulas.

June 1, 2017

The growing trend of soda taxes

Policies to curb consumption of sugary soft drinks spur wave of new excise taxes.

June 1, 2017

FinREC issues revenue recognition drafts for 4 industries

Airlines, gaming, hospitality, and time-share are addressed.

June 1, 2017

No unrestricted right to fraudulently obtained income

A receiver suing on behalf of fraud victims is denied a refund of taxes paid by the taxpayers who defrauded the victims.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

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.