A&A news January 2009

A&A

Even small businesses can benefit from marketing systems

Barbara Bix and Melissa Josephson EdwardsSmall companies that implement marketing systems to identify their best prospects can dramatically increase revenue and reduce the time and cost of their sales cycles. "Best prospects" are those companies that need what you are selling the most, are ready to buy immediately, and will pay top dollar.Who needs what you're selling?
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A&A

New booklet helps small biz understand automatic 401(k) enrollment

The U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service have released a new publication to help small employers understand automatic enrollment for 401(k) plans offered to their employees. Automatic Enrollment 401(k) Plans for Small Businesses provides a comprehensive overview of the advantages of starting and operating this type of 401(k) arrangement.
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A&A

Ways and Means completes new tax plan

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee have released a tax plan that they hope will provide additional economic stimulus to taxpayers who have yet to demonstrate the effectiveness of last year's stimulus package.
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Tax

10 ways CPAs (and their assistants) recognize tax season

By Yvonne OlsonTax season already? Sometimes the obvious hits us between the eyes, but all too often it just sneaks up on us.
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Practice Management

Test your customer IQ

By Barbara BixIt will come as no surprise that customers want it their way (to paraphrase Burger King). Yet many companies don't have processes for figuring out what that means.Take this quiz to assess your customer "IQ" (or "Insight Quotient") and determine the necessary next steps for shortening your sales cycle.The Questions 
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A&A

Free Web chat focuses on small businesses and the credit crunch

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Web Chat series starts the new year with a focus on small businesses and the credit crunch.
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Voice of the Editor

What would you do if one of your clients won the lottery? We asked several accountants to weigh in with their advice for the lucky Powerball winner, and the tips we received are useful for anyone who receives a windfall, whether it's a lottery win, an inheritance, a big bonus on the job, or a killing in the stock market.
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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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This Week on AccountingWEB

CPAs Mira Finé, Scott Hitchcock, Rob Keasal, Kathy Scorcio, and Ken Travis offer ten pieces of financial advice for the newest Powerball winner.
Hang Bower of BDO USA and Dan Black of Ernst & Young share their perspectives on why their firms made the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads 2013 list.
Herbein + Company, Inc. firm members talked with AccountingWEB about their year-round employee wellness program.
Bill Walter of Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates and Harold Gaar of TravisWolff LLP weigh in on mobile technology use while employees are at work.
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