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Edward Estrin, CPA, Doubles as a Clown - His Way of Giving Back to the Community

12/09/2011 - 12:12 - 1554 reads

There's more on Edward Estrin's resume than his thirty-five-year career as a CPA and his tenure as president of the CalCPA. He's also a professional clown, who brings joy and laughter to sick children, senior citizens, and the men and women stationed at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

'Hey there, Bob Pozen' YouTube video addresses complexity in financial reporting

07/31/2011 - 22:09 - 2077 reads - 1 comment

Steven Zelin, aka "The Singing CPA," and Edith Orenstein, AccountingWEB blogger for Financial Executives International (FEI), have teamed up to create a music video celebrating the third anniversary of the SEC's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting.

AccountingWEB student scholarship winning essay: Secret agent accountant

07/26/2011 - 17:27 - 1864 reads

Howard G. Telson, AccountingWEB student scholarship winner from The College of New Jersey, shares a clever story about the possible use of smartphone applications.

Pennsylvania's CPA Players bring levity to accounting profession

04/19/2011 - 10:25 - 2881 reads

Darth Vader, CPA? Rick and Ilsa always having Paris and tax write-offs? Hannibal Lecter dining on his CPA with fava beans and Chianti? Memorable scenes from classic movies have all undergone a remake, thanks to the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Student tax preparers perform 'marriage' ceremony

03/31/2011 - 10:40 - 4927 reads - 1 comment

Accounting students preparing tax returns at Northeastern State University's VITA clinic got to say, "I now pronounce you... Married Filing Jointly."

Get through airport quickly by keeping your fashion sense at home

11/30/2010 - 11:28 - 4460 reads - 5 comments

Fellow travelers: Take a cue from Fergie, the latest victim of the Transportation Security Administration’s more aggressive airport screening procedures. The singer learned that being a celebrity didn’t earn her the privilege of avoiding the much-criticized tactics at LAX.

IRS Doghouse Web site enables consumers to rate IRS employees

11/29/2010 - 12:28 - 4090 reads - 3 comments

Consumers with a bone to pick with the IRS have the opportunity to share their experiences. Originally designed as an IRS profile database, IRSDoghouse.com has evolved into a free and anonymous Web site where anyone can rate agency employees.

Pigs might not fly, but for Somerset CPAs, they can drive a racecar

09/01/2010 - 15:09 - 3817 reads

Indianapolis is known as "The Racing Capital of the World," and it just so happens there are employees at Indianapolis-based Somerset CPAs P.C. who follow auto racing. So it’s no surprise that the firm created and entered a racecar-themed structure for the CANstruction event at the Indiana State Fair.

Laughter can be cure for workplace ills

08/27/2010 - 11:34 - 3488 reads - 1 comment

Employee satisfaction, worker productivity, and customer service continue to be priorities. The challenge for most organizations is to achieve high levels of productivity and customer service while maintaining a satisfied, motivated workforce.

The many personalities of tax returns (and the clients behind them)

08/11/2010 - 13:03 - 13533 reads - 1 comment

Anyone who has prepared tax returns for a number of years likely has come to the conclusion that individual income tax returns have their own personalities as do the taxpayers that they represent.