Newsletters Archive - Page 38 of 40 - Journal of Accountancy

January 19, 2016

Owners’ hours directly impact the value of a practice: If all other things are equal, buyers prefer to buy an accounting practice with fewer owner hours.

January 19, 2016

This filing season, certain employers, as well as providers of minimum essential coverage, will have to meet significant information-reporting requirements.

January 11, 2016

This column seeks to dispel four fears that retirees have and share a six-step strategy for creating a life after work.

January 11, 2016

In order to ensure that you are engaging the best and the brightest employees in the firm, you must learn to handle and manage the underperformer.

January 4, 2016

These tips can help managers provide effective coaching and feedback to less-experienced tax preparers during busy season.

January 4, 2016

Measuring employee performance based on the number of charge hours worked is a practice that can create multiple problems for firms.

December 14, 2015

But when the “IRS” calls your client, it probably isn’t really the IRS.

December 7, 2015

This article offers tips on to how to handle the chronically late or absent professional employee in the typical workplace.

December 7, 2015

This column outlines five important retirement mistakes for CPAs to avoid.

November 30, 2015

What partners focus on during their first hundred days can set the tone for the rest of their career.

November 30, 2015

If a recruiter pushes you to take a job or accept a candidate that you’re not sure about, he or she is probably not the right person for you to be working with.

November 23, 2015

A firm needs a system to ensure it is taking on the right clients, carefully monitoring audits, and making sure employees are performing competently and ethically.

November 23, 2015

Even CPAs who are well-versed in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct sometimes have questions about how it should be applied.

November 23, 2015

Premium hikes will be much smaller than anticipated thanks to a new law.

November 19, 2015

Improving trust among team members could be the answer to an organization’s talent-related challenges.

November 16, 2015

An accounting background provides a helpful leg up for entrepreneurs or those who want to invest in an existing business.

November 16, 2015

Properly managing client relationships is a key to repeat business and to generating referrals.

November 9, 2015

To make sure you and your clients are on the same wavelength, start by getting a comprehensive look at their retirement goals and plans.

November 9, 2015

Account reconciliation may be a familiar task for many CPAs and CGMAs working in business and industry, but there is always room for improvement.

November 2, 2015

Brokerage firms’ practice of issuing late and amended Forms 1099 is causing many taxpayers provide data to preparers later than in prior years to avoid having to file amended returns

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Handling increased enforcement of unclaimed property notices

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