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James Doty: New PCAOB chairman works to increase audit enforcement initiatives

03/21/2011 - 14:03 - 3476 reads

To say that James Doty has had a lot on his plate during his first six weeks as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) would be an understatement.

Conrad Davis: Creating a mentoring climate at CalCPA

08/09/2010 - 13:39 - 2995 reads

Realizing the full benefits and rewards of being a Certified Public Accountant comes when the CPA is involved with the profession and its future, said Conrad Davis, newly appointed chairman of the California Society of CPAs.

Fear factor: Networking is scarier than death

08/06/2010 - 12:20 - 3454 reads - 3 comments

In a New York Times survey of peoples’ greatest fears, death came in third, following walking into a room full of strangers and speaking in public – a fact that makes Andy Lopata's job a bit more difficult.

Follow three Ps to make the most of events

07/22/2010 - 15:57 - 2172 reads

Conferences, association meetings, trade shows, and other social events can provide excellent opportunities to network with peers, clients, and prospects – and, thereby, develop leads, referrals, and new business.

Exclusive interview: Joanne Barry, executive director of NYSSCPA

06/30/2010 - 11:02 - 3005 reads

The voice of CPAs in New York has just become stronger because of the broadened scope of practice established by the Accountancy Reform Act of 2009, according to Joanne Barry, the newly appointed executive director of the New York State Society of CPAs.

Accounting recruiter Todd Goldstein discusses employment outlook

10/20/2009 - 10:27 - 3611 reads

Find out how to make the new tools in hiring and job search work for you.

A Conversation With: Barry Melancon - Intacct and Cloud Computing for AICPA members

06/04/2009 - 23:42 - 3380 reads

AccountingWEB's managing editor, Gail Perry, spoke with AICPA President and CEO, Barry Melancon, at the AICPA Practitioner's Symposium in Las Vegas la...

A Conversation With Hadassah Baum: Executive Director of Beta Alpha Psi

05/20/2009 - 20:54 - 2303 reads - 2 comments

Some people let barriers - like glass ceilings - determine their career paths. Then there is Hadassah (Dassie) Baum who meets a hurdle, revs her engin...

A Conversation with Jeff Arnol, managing partner of Kessler Orlean Silver & Company, P.C.

05/13/2009 - 19:18 - 1987 reads

It's no ordinary CPA firm that would send out holiday cards where the partners are depicted as turkeys or sled dogs. But then, nobody ever said the De...

A Conversation with John Sharbaugh of the Texas Society of CPAs

05/07/2009 - 00:03 - 2129 reads

When you're born in Hershey, Pennsylvania and grow up in a town close enough that you can small the chocolate whenever the wind blows, you just know t...