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TECHNOLOGY
Rate
Yourself in the Paperless Race
by Stanley
Zarowin
Surveys by the Association for
Accounting Administrators show that CPA firms big and
small are converting many different parts of their
operations to paperless electronic processes. The pace
of the changeover is mixed in some areas and quickening
in others, but on average accountants are using more
paperless methods to save time and money.
For all CPAs.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Be a Great
Manager
by Anita Dennis
Executive training programs are
booming. Many alternatives are available to CPAs who
want to expand their management skills—and enhance their
careers.
For all CPAs.
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT/STAFFING CASE STUDY
Recruiting Made Easy
by
Deborah J. Sessions
One of the best
ways to get good people is to hire them
directly from college. That way you can
train staff in the unique aspects of your
firm from the very beginning. Here’s
how one firm does it.
For firms of all
sizes.
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT/STAFF RETENTION
Build a Better Career Path
by
Joseph A. Tarasco and Nancy A. Damato
Meeting
employees’ need to learn and grow in
their work will help you keep them,
perhaps even long enough to develop them
into partners.
For firms of all
sizes.
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY
Small Firm Technology Tips
by
Ed McCarthy
You don’t have
to have big firm resources to take
advantage of the latest technology. This
article profiles tech tips and strategies
small CPA firms can use to enhance their
operations.
For small firms and sole
practitioners.
AUDITING
The
New World of Auditing Standards
by
Robert Tie
The AICPA’s
Auditing Standards Board (ASB) is
ensuring that generally accepted auditing
standards continue to have the strength
and scope necessary for high-quality
audits. While PCAOB standards apply to
audits of public companies, the ASB
standards continue to apply to audits of
all other entities
ForCPA auditors in industry
and public practice, educators and
auditing students.
EDUCATION/RECRUITING
CASE STUDY
Accounting Academy
by
Charles E. Frasier, Susan Coomer
Galbreath and Perry G. Moore
In the fall of
2001, the board of directors of the
Tennessee Society of CPAs established a
summer accounting program to attract
academically gifted high school juniors
and seniors to the accounting profession.
Here’s what they learned in four
successful years of conducting the
program.
For CPAs and state societies
interested in recruiting high-quality
students to the profession.
TAX
Tax Reporting for Houses of
Worship
by
Frances E. McNair and Charles R. Pryor
Answering to a
higher authority doesn’t exempt
houses of worship from also being
responsible to the IRS. Even though
churches, synagogues and mosques are
tax-exempt, they still might have to file
a tax return every year.
For CPAs and other tax
professionals.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS DIGEST
Accounting…Auditing…Financial
Literacy…Financial
Reporting…Professional Issues…FYI.
THE
INTERNET
Smart stops on the Web.
AT A
GLANCE: CHARTS AND GRAPHICS
Risk-e mail.
Help wanted.
An unhealthy outlook.
Unwelcome interruptions.
A hearty stock.
Quicker to walk?
(Estate) size matters.
Over-“stated”
collections.
A higher standard.
TOP
LINE
News, people, trends and other
noteworthy items.
CHECKLIST
Write on.
TAX MATTERS
Tax Case: Allocating tax
deficiencies.
Tax Case: Toll phone services
not subject to excise tax.
Tax Case: Is disputed
partnership income taxable?
FROM THE
TAX ADVISER
General
welfare exclusion.
TECHNOLOGY
Q&A
A drop-down list to the rescue…Dispose
of old computers…Add
more colors to your background…Useful
information…Did
you know?…A
better way…Excel
shortcuts.
THE LAST
WORD
A
closer look at some of the intriguing,
inspiring and imaginative folks who are
the heart of the AICPA.
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