Here’s the list of the JofA’s most-watched videos of 2011:
1.
Why
the iPad Is a Game Changer
Debbie Lambert, CPA,
managing partner of Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP, details why she
thinks Apple’s iPad, when combined with advantages of moving
accounting software to the cloud, will change the way CPAs do business.
2.
Disappearing
Workers: What You Need to Know About the Shrinking Entry-Level
Talent Pool
In an unpredictable world, there are
certain things you can count on, such as a looming decrease in the
relative size of the entry-level workforce. Futurist David Pearce
Snyder outlines the demographic trend and what it means for businesses.
3.
The
Role of CPAs in Public Office
Level-headed
financial acumen makes CPAs well suited to serve in the current
political climate, in which financial challenges abound. J. Clarke
Price, president and CEO of The Ohio Society of CPAs, discusses the
value CPAs can offer elected officials and government organizations
and how to get involved.
4.
The
Revamped Internal Control Framework
Bill
Schneider, CPA, an AICPA board member and director of accounting for
AT&T, gives a quick overview of the work of the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) to update
the internal control framework and explains what the project might
mean for CPAs’ day-to-day work.
5.
Three Key
Steps for Managing Young CPAs
Troy Waugh, CPA,
says that to keep young CPAs engaged and to polish their communication
skills, start by setting expectations right out of the gate about the
number of hours they will spend on soft skills training and client service.
—Megan Pinkston (
mpinkston@aicpa.org
) is a JofA senior editor.
