The 20 most popular stories of 2011
We tallied the traffic on journalofaccountancy.com to determine 2011’s most popular JofA articles and news. Use the lists below to catch up on important news and professional developments you may have missed in the past year.
Here are the most popular feature articles of 2011 from the JofA’s monthly print edition in chronological order:
- “Maximizing Tax Season Efficiency,” Jan. 2011by Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/ABV/PFS/CFF
- “Dashboard Your Scorecard,” Feb. 2011by Mark W. Lehman, CPA, Carol M. Lehman and Jim Feazell
- “Increase Productivity With Multiple Monitors,” Feb. 2011by J. Carlton Collins
- “Corporate Finance Salary Outlook,” March 2011by Connie R. Gentry
- “How the CPA Exam Is Scored,” May 2011
- “Estate Tax or Carryover Basis?” July 2011by Justin P. Ransome, CPA, J.D., and Frances Schafer, J.D.
- “Pivotal Advance Boosts Excel’s Power,” Sept. 2011by Jeff Lenning, CPA/CITP
- “The iPad Decision,” Oct. 2011by Jeff Drew
- “A Quick Guide to QuickBooks,” Dec. 2011by J. Carlton Collins
- “The Lowdown on High Potentials,” Dec. 2011by Yasmine El-Ramly, CPA/CITP
Of the 341 news stories published exclusively on journalofaccountancy.com in 2011, here are the top 10 most popular in chronological order:
- “2011 Tax Filing Season Gets Under Way With Many Changes,” Jan. 14, 2011
- “House Committee Sends 1099 Repeal to the Floor; Senate Passes Its Own Version of Repeal,” Feb. 17, 2011
- “House Passes 1099 Repeal,” March 3, 2011
- “IRS Issues Final Regs and Guidance on Mandatory E-Filing Requirements,” March 29, 2011
- “President Signs Repeal of Expanded 1099 Requirements,” April 14, 2011
- “IRS Raises Standard Mileage Rate for Second Half of 2011,” June 23, 2011
- “President’s Jobs Bill Contains Many Tax Proposals,” Sept. 12, 2011
- “Inflation Adjustments Made to Many Tax Items for 2012,” Oct. 20, 2011
- “Standard Mileage Rates for 2012 Released,” Dec. 9, 2011
- “Many Tax Provisions Set to Expire at Year-End,” Dec. 22, 2011
And for our readers interested in topics other than tax—which dominated our list of top news stories last year—here are the top five most-read nontax news stories published on journalofaccountancy.com in 2011:
- “CPA Exam Slated for International Debut in August,” March 1, 2011
- “FASB Chairman: No Retreat on Leases,” April 7, 2011
- “PCAOB Considers Four Approaches to Changing Auditor’s Reporting Model,” June 21, 2011
- “PCAOB Opens Discussion on Audit Firm Rotation,” Aug. 16, 2011
- “European Commission Proposes Regulatory Changes for Audits,” Nov. 30, 2011
—Megan Pinkston (mpinkston@aicpa.org) is a JofA senior editor.
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