CPAs IN
ACADEMIA
Teaching for the Love of It
by
Randy Myers
Got a secret desire
to teach? Times have never been better
for accountants to consider such a career
change. Higher education schools
everywhere have more openings for faculty
than available candidates. From aspiring
PhD candidates headed for top
universities to adjunct teachers at
community colleges, CPAs with a yen for
the academic life will find just the
right place looking for them.
 For all CPAs.
TECHNOLOGY
WORKSHOP
Skip
This Article (If You Don’t Back Up
Your Computer)
by
Simon Petravick
Many CPAs have paid
the price for failing to maintain copies
of their computer data. Whether
you’re too busy or simply forgetful,
this article shows how easy it is to
safeguard your data files.
For all CPAs.
TECHNOLOGY
How Not to Hate Your Computer
by
Stanley Zarowin
You don’t have
to be a high-tech CPA to turn your
computer into the most efficient office
tool. This article lists low-cost,
easy-to-implement steps to improve its
operation.
For firms of all
sizes.
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY
Get
Close to Your Clients
by
Michael Hayes
A database of
firm-client interactions does more than
just help you stay in touch. Use it to
figure out what services to offer
tomorrow.
For managing partners.
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT/BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Katrina’s
Harsh Lessons
by
Randy Myers
Hurricane Katrina
has provided one of our country’s
most dreadful experiences and hardest
preparedness case studies. CPAs in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas share
war stories and details about how they
coped and got back to work.
For all CPAs.
PRIVATE
COMPANY AUDITING
Advancing the Audit
Documentation Standard
by
Ray Whittington, Lynford Graham, Gretchen
Fischbach and John Ahern
SAS no. 103, Audit
Documentation, strengthens the
provisions SAS no. 96 established for
private company audits not long ago.
Auditors don’t have much time to
absorb and implement the new provisions,
which are effective for audits of
financial statements for periods ending
on or after December 15, 2006. 
For CPAs on audits of private
companies and other nonissuers.
BUSINESS
& INDUSTRY/NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Cherry-Picking Sarbanes-Oxley
by
Richard S. Savich
Nonpublic companies
and other entities are in the enviable
position of being able to choose which
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act they
adopt as best practices. Here are some
they should consider.
For CPAs who advise
organizations of all kinds.
TAX
Made in America
by
Rizvana Zameeruddin
Taxpayers such as
manufacturers, retailers and individuals
can claim the deduction for qualified
domestic production activities under IRC
section 199. Here are provisions of the
tax code section and practical examples
to help your clients maximize the
deduction.
For CPAs in public practice
and private industry.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS DIGEST
Accounting…Business
Valuation…Financial
Literacy…International…Professional Issues…XBRL…FYI.
THE
INTERNET
Smart stops on the Web.
AT A
GLANCE: CHARTS AND GRAPHICS
Is time on your side?
Cheaper to keep ’em.
Musical jobs.
Paper or plastic?
Big Uncle is watching.
Fewer tax crimes.
Delinquent filers, beware!
What’s up with Uncle Sam?
TOP
LINE
News, people, trends and other
noteworthy items.
CHECKLIST
Jump on the blog wagon.
TAX MATTERS
Tax Case: Innocent spouse
provisions and community property.
Tax Case: Appealing innocent
spouse relief.
Tax Case: Is Antarctica a
foreign country?
FROM THE
TAX ADVISER
New
rules for vehicle donations.
INSIDE
AICPA
Institute briefs Congress on its
financial reporting innovations.
SIX-MONTH
INDEX
JofA articles by author
and subject.
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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