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• Ten Factors of Entrepeneurial Excellence - Tip #3

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  # 3 (make sure you have a) Good Accountant (make that a Certified Public Accountant)/"Wise-man (-woman)" / 50-50 Partner = from Tom Peters While we are on that subject, recent research shows that both Investors and BDMs (Business Decision Makers or C-level executives, including small business) rank CPAs 3 to 9 ...
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• Whats wrong -- and right -- about our financial system

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  This financial crisis has been one long headache brought on by deception, confusion and incomprehension. Unless you have a Ph.D. in economics, your eyes probably glazed over long ago at long-winded descriptions of credit default swaps , collateralized debt obligations , mortgage-backed securities and the like. ...
  4 days ago

• What are the top six things on the minds of CPAs?

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  We are almost to the end of our town hall / Professional Issues Update tour this fall and here is what almost 1,500 MACPA members have said are the top six issues on their minds: Generations (and how to deal with 4 generations in the workplace) IFRS  globalization XBRL Social Networking as a tool for ...
  5 days ago

• A billion and counting: Md. budget cuts mount

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  Look on the bright side, Maryland. At least youre not California. Or Michigan. Or Arizona. A recent report from the Pew Center on the States found that those three states and seven others are in imminent danger of economic crisis , "raising the likelihood of higher taxes, more government layoffs and deep cuts in ...
  6 days ago

• Five steps to choosing the right customers

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  Your customers = your future. One of the hardest things for CPA firms and small businesses to do is target and carefully select customers. Add to this the current challenges of the recession and it gets even worse. Successful firms and organizations are taking time to develop "ideal customer profiles" and ...
  6 days ago

• Attention, tax pros: IRS issues new guidance

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  In the "In Case You Missed It" department, the IRS has issued a few new pieces of technical guidance. They include: Notice 2009-89 , which provides guidance on how manufacturers of qualified plug-in electric-drive motor vehicles can certify that the vehicles comply with § 30D of the Internal Revenue Code. ...
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• SOX 404: Does small biz exemption mean more fraud?

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  It all sounds like a great idea on the surface, doesnt it? Im talking about a proposal floating around Congress to exempt small public companies from having to comply with the onerous and expensive requirements found in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . You remember Section 404, right? Thats the one that ...
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• Lawsuit pits CPAs vs. FTC on Red Flags Rule

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  Theres plenty of action these days surrounding the Federal Trade Commissions "Red Flags Rule," a privacy mandate that requires certain organizations to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs. In late October, the FTC announced it had delayed the enforcement deadline for the rule to June ...
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• Creating a social media strategy: Map it out first

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  I just read Rick Telbergs Five Things CPAs Need to Know About Social Media  and, as ususal, he is right on point. His fifth "thing" is, "Social media marketing needs to be driven by objectives, not tactics." In other words, it all starts with strategy. Why are you getting into social media? Social media can be ...
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• Jack has it right: It truly is an accounting vortex

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  Jack Ciesielski is dead-on in his post "An Accounting Vortex,"  in which he describes the turbulent, spinning changes in accounting regulations and standards. Specifically, he is referring to the SECs quick reversal from a slowdown to a race to get to IFRS fast.  Then there is the House bill exempting ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tipping point arrives for private co. standards

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  After hitting a few roadblocks, potholes and caution signs earlier this year, IFRS is back in the express lane . In the last few weeks alone, weve seen SEC Chief Accountant James Kroeker promise additional clarity on the SECs IFRS roadmap , the IASB and FASB renew their commitment to hitting their convergence ...
  2 weeks ago

• New math: Risk management + strategy = strength

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  The corporate battlefield is littered with little risk bombs these days, isnt it? New regulation , data protection , network security , economic recovery  ... its a mine field out there, and every step brings considerable risk. If you plan your route and know what to look for, though, mitigating that risk gets ...
  2 weeks ago

• Eight best practice tips CFOs cant live without

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  "You cannot predict the future, but you can create the future." -- Peter Drucker These essential best practices for CFOs come from Cynthia Jamison (Tatum LLC), writing for the AICPA Insider in her article titled, "Planning During Uncertain Times." Here are her eight tips for savvy CFOs: Formulate ...
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• Celebrating our history and our historians!

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  "If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development." - Aristotle How many of us know the history of our Profession? Last Friday we had the opportunity to recognize a few of Marylands leading accounting educators for their service to the CPA Profession above and beyond their ...
  3 weeks ago

• FTC delays enforcement deadline for Red Flags Rule

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  If you and your business are scrambling to meet the Nov. 1, 2009 deadline to comply with the Federal Trade Commissions "Red Flags Rule," relax. Youve got a little more breathing room. At the request of Congress, the FTC is delaying the enforcement deadline for the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010. The FTC ...
  3 weeks ago

• FTC delays enforcement deadline for Red Flags Rule

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  If you and your business are scrambling to meet the Nov. 1, 2009 deadline to comply with the Federal Trade Commissions "Red Flags Rule," relax. Youve got a little more breathing room. At the request of Congress, the FTC is delaying the enforcement deadline for the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010. The FTC ...
  3 weeks ago

• The key to recovery? Make em laugh

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  Theres a charming Halloween tradition in St. Louis unlike any other Ive come across. When St. Louis kids come to your door on Oct. 31, theyre expected to tell you a joke before they get any candy. Younger kids usually stick with something simple like, "Why did the chicken cross the playground? (Answer: "To get to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Is it time to pay attention to social media?

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  I know you are not looking for one more thing to add to your plate, but this could be an investment that can save you time and help you or your firm or company actually make money. How, you ask? Getting you found via SEO (thats search engine optimization). Getting you noticed: Clients and prospects will ...
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• New FAQs examine IFRS for small, mid-size companies

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  IFRS is hot again, and public companies arent the only ones getting in on the act. Equally hot of late is IFRS for Small and Medium-Size Entities , a 230-page standard from the International Accounting Standards Board designed to meet the reporting needs of smaller businesses. Released in July 2009, IFRS for SMEs ...
  4 weeks ago

• Protect your data ... or pay the price

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 492
  We took a closer look recently at the Federal Trade Commissions "Red Flag Rule," which requires many businesses to enact plans to, in the FTCs words, "detect the warning signs –- or red flags –- of identity theft in their day-to-day operations." When it comes to privacy protection, though, thats just the ...
  4 weeks ago

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