2021 - Page 8 of 9 - Journal of Accountancy

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February 1, 2021

Finance professors receive innovative teaching award

Peter Bossaerts and Nitin Yadav, professors at the University of Melbourne, Australia, received the 2020 FMA Innovation in Teaching Award.

February 1, 2021

Modernizing SOX compliance

Management can get more out of its SOX assurance activities by incorporating automation and taking a fresh look at controls.

February 1, 2021

Tackle 5 tough job interview questions

We asked human resources experts for their insider knowledge. They share what they’re looking for when they ask certain tricky job interview questions and how job seekers can craft an impressive answer.

February 1, 2021

‘When everything became very real’

CPAs recall the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on their work.

February 1, 2021

Acquiring the tax benefits of a corporation

Tax losses in M&As can risk controversy.

February 1, 2021

Agreement with Jamaican accounting institute provides pathway to CGMA

The AICPA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) created a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer accounting and finance professionals the opportunity to earn the CGMA designation.

February 1, 2021

Searching within Excel comments

You can search for text that is contained within comments, hidden or unhidden, of an Excel spreadsheet.

February 1, 2021

A better way to save

You can specify a default location to save your Excel workbooks. You can also “pin” other locations so that they are quickly accessible every time you save.

February 1, 2021

Kristen Kociolek, CPA, CGMA

Project management is most successful when a solid plan is accompanied with the flexibility to change when needed, according to Kristen Kociolek, CPA, CGMA.

February 1, 2021

Career development in a virtual world

With employees now less centralized, organizations face greater challenges in growing the knowledge of the workforce.

February 1, 2021

AICPA honors service and professional contributions in tax

Roby Sawyers, professor of accounting and director of undergraduate programs at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management, received the AICPA’s Arthur J. Dixon Award.

February 1, 2021

3 tips for building remote-work policies that last

Working from home isn’t going away even after the pandemic finally abates, so employers need to ensure they have a strategy that can stand the test of time.

February 1, 2021

Taxpayers not allowed Ponzi loss safe harbor

The Tax Court holds that the taxpayers had not complied with the conditions of Rev. Proc. 2009-20.

February 1, 2021

Award celebrates powerful women in accounting

Twenty-five leaders in the accounting profession received 2020 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Awards, which were created by CPA Practice Advisor and are administered jointly with the AICPA.

January 1, 2021

3 tips for remote collaboration with OneDrive, Teams

Let’s take a look at three tips that could help you eliminate the problems associated with emailing copies of files for revisions.

January 1, 2021

Final regs. issued on foreign partnership interests

Rules govern withholding on transfers and ECI.

January 1, 2021

Filing season quick guide — tax year 2020

Download and print our annual quick guide, a tax season reference, highlighting dollar thresholds, tax tables, standard amounts, credits, and deductions.

January 1, 2021

CPA Exam gets refresh after practice analysis

Business processes and data analytics are receiving increased emphasis as a result of an analysis undertaken to maintain the Exam’s relevance.

January 1, 2021

Enlist an ally in TAS

The Taxpayer Advocate Service stands ready to assist taxpayers and their representatives.

January 1, 2021

Tomato processor’s accrued production costs fail all-events test

The Tax Court holds that the fact of the liabilities was not yet established to currently deduct costs to restore, rebuild, recondition, and retest manufacturing facilities.

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.