We tallied the traffic on journalofaccountancy.com to determine 2012’s most popular JofA articles and news coverage. Use the lists below to catch up on important news and professional developments you may have missed in the past year, and to get practical tips from print articles.
Here are the most popular feature articles of 2012 from the JofA’s monthly print edition beginning with the most recent:
“Facing
the Tax Cliff,” Nov. 2012
by Alistair M. Nevius, J.D.
“Windows
8: Jump or Wait?,” Nov. 2012
by J. Carlton Collins, CPA
“Criminal
Minds: What CPAs Can Learn From the Way Thieves Think,” Aug.
2012
by Jeff Drew
“125
Technology Quick Tips,” June 2012
by J. Carlton Collins, CPA
“Tax
Planning for Parents of College Students,” March 2012
by
Joseph D. Beams, CPA, Ph.D., and John W. Briggs, Ph.D.
"Pricing,
Billing and Collecting Fees,” Feb. 2012
by Edward
Mendlowitz, CPA/ABV/PFS/CFF
“Three
Common Currency-Adjustment Pitfalls,” Feb. 2012
by Scott L.
Spencer, CPA, and Glenn E. Richards, CPA
“IRS
Audits of Small Business Software Files,” Jan. 2012
by Jim
Buttonow, CPA/CITP
“Tax
Relief and Health Care Acts Shape 2011 Returns,” Jan.
2012
by Paul Bonner
“The
Basics of S Corporation Stock Basis,” Jan. 2012
by Meredith
A. Menden, CPA
Of the 410 news stories published exclusively on journalofaccountancy.com in 2012, here are the top 10 most popular beginning with the most recent story:
“Standard Mileage Rates Go Up a Penny in 2013,” Nov. 21, 2012
“Failure to Enact AMT Patch Could Push Start of Tax Season to March for Millions, IRS Warns,” Nov. 20, 2012
“IRS Announces Inflation Adjustments for 2013,” Oct. 18, 2012
“U.S. Starting Salaries in Accounting and Finance Appear Headed for an Increase in 2013,” Sept. 27, 2012
“Special Per Diem Rates Updated for 2012–2013,” Sept. 26, 2012
“False Internet Rumors About ‘Real Estate Transaction Tax’ Worry Taxpayers,” July 30, 2012
“Self-Employed Can Deduct Medicare Premiums, IRS Chief Counsel Advises,” July 16, 2012
“Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law,” June 28, 2012
“President’s Budget Proposes AMT Elimination, Tax Reform,” Feb. 13, 2012
“New Tax Provisions for 2012,” Jan. 2, 2012
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Megan Pinkston (
mpinkston@aicpa.org
) is a JofA senior editor.
