2020 - Page 10 of 11 - Journal of Accountancy

The magazines

February 1, 2020

A future-focused path for CPA licensure

A model proposed by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the AICPA would require candidates to display core skills plus deeper knowledge in one of three disciplines.

February 1, 2020

‘New’ payment apps CPAs should know

A monthly look at applications, gadgets, and other technology that can improve a CPA’s job and life.

February 1, 2020

Boardroom advice for handling disruptive risk

Unforeseen, fast-moving risks call for new models of risk management.

February 1, 2020

The easy way to join text in Excel

If you have Excel 2019 or Excel 365, you can use the function TEXTJOIN to quickly join text in one cell and separate the text with any delimiter, even if you have many rows or columns of data to join.

February 1, 2020

What’s your fraud IQ?

Are you effectively preparing your employees to guard against cyberfraud? Take this month’s quiz and find out.

February 1, 2020

Managing risk related to consulting engagements

Consulting can be a lucrative and rewarding addition to your firm’s offerings. Consider these risks and steps before taking on a consulting engagement.

February 1, 2020

AICPA honors service and professional contributions in tax

Jane T. Rubin received the Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award, and Blake Vickers received the Tax Division Distinguished Service Award.

February 1, 2020

Replace Excel errors using this function

IFERROR can be used to eliminate formula errors and replace those errors with something else.

February 1, 2020

Taxpayer-favorable changes in the bonus depreciation regs.

The rules apply to the 100% additional first-year depreciation deduction in Sec. 168(k), which is in effect through 2022.

February 1, 2020

Depression and the CPA

A CPA who lives with mental illness explains how getting help can make a difference — and how the support of colleagues can help, too.

February 1, 2020

Finance priorities for post-merger integration

Management accountants can take a lead role in post-merger integration with the right planning and execution of key steps.

February 1, 2020

Flexible work strategies for public accounting

Worker-friendly policies — when executed correctly — can assist CPA firms in retaining valuable people.

January 1, 2020

Fellowships support minority doctoral students

The AICPA Foundation granted fellowships to 25 minority doctoral students.

January 1, 2020

No deduction for paying corporate parent’s expense

A subsidiary fails to show that it received the primary benefit from its payment to an adviser incident to a merger.

January 1, 2020

2020 tax filing season preview

CPA firms venture into the new decade of serving taxpayers.

January 1, 2020

Inaugural program provides scholarships and internships to ethnically diverse students

Five students received the inaugural George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship and Internship.

January 1, 2020

How to guard client finances against dementia

Cognitive impairment adds a difficult layer of complexity to a client’s financial plans. Here are steps CPAs can take to protect clients with dementia against fraud.

January 1, 2020

Taxpayers may deduct casualty losses in prior years

The final regulations allow more time to make the election.

January 1, 2020

Proceeding into retirement

CPAs describe how they made a successful transition at the end of their careers.

January 1, 2020

4 ways CPAs can manage their stress

Busy season is here, bringing with it compressed deadlines and rising pressure. What can accountants do to deal with stress? This article offers some ideas.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

4 ways solo practitioners can stand out

Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.