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Practice Management

How accounting firms can make 2011 better than 2010

Your company can position itself for further growth and prosperity in 2011. Strong or weak economy, it doesn’t matter. But in a weak economy, the services of an accounting firm are needed more than ever.
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IMA Foundation announces Emerging Scholar Competitive Manuscript Award

IMA’s Foundation for Applied Research recently announced a new awards program for academics: the IMA FAR Emerging Scholar Competitive Manuscript Award. IMA is accepting entries for the 2010 program through January 31, 2011.
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PCAOB establishes new Office of Outreach and Small Business Liaison

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced yesterday the establishment of the Office of Outreach and Small Business Liaison.
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SEC has five prominent fraud cases in one month

July was a busy month for the SEC. Five of the enforcement cases charged or settled that month involved large, well-known companies, including KBR, Goldman Sachs, Dell, General Electric, and Citigroup.
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Business confidence remains high among CFOs; recruiting challenges rise

A net 2 percent of chief financial officers interviewed for the Robert Half Financial Hiring Index said they plan to hire full-time accounting and finance professionals in the first quarter of 2011.
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Panel works on final recommendation for separate standards board for private companies

The Blue Ribbon Panel continued its discussion on how to modify existing standards-setting process for private companies during its meeting last week.
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When violence affects the workplace, what liabilities do employers face?

Workplace violence risks are real and employers face legal liabilities when employees or customers are victims. Employers must understand how they could be vulnerable to a lawsuit after an incident of workplace violence, and what they can do to prevent such incidences.
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Practice Management

It's about time: New Year’s resolutions to maximize time

Don’t let the stubborn consistency of time get you down. If you’re smart about it, there are plenty of ways that you can get more per hour in 2011. We asked some of your forward-looking colleagues to chime in with their time maximization plans for 2011.
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Accountant/serial killer is the focus of Stephen King short story

If you notice clients looking at you suspiciously this tax season, it could be because they have just read Stephen King’s "A Good Marriage," one of the tales in his latest collection of short stories, Full Dark, No Stars.
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IRS watchdog: Six months of work saved taxpayers nearly $3 billion

The watchdog over costs and efficiency at the Internal Revenue Service has saved taxpayers almost $3 billion over six months, according to a new report to Congress.
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IRS assists small employers claim new health care tax credit

The Internal Revenue Service recently released final guidance for small employers eligible to claim the new small business health care tax credit for the 2010 tax year.
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Deciphering key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act

As regulators begin the rule-making process for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), it is estimated that the act mandates nearly 250 regulations and 70 studies.
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Hobby or business? Tax preparer due diligence (Part 1)

This is the first of two articles about expenses incurred by clients who are engaged in an activity, and whether such activity can be considered a business or a hobby. In the first article, the scenario of a freelance writer is used to discuss the business vs. hobby issue.
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Intuit offers chance to win Lacerte or ProSeries for a year

Intuit is offering free Lacerte Tax or ProSeries Tax for one year to two winners. Participants enter by registering for and watching one of two webinars featuring Intuit’s new Web-based products, ProLine Tax Research powered by BNA or ProLine Tax Import.
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Technology

Mint.com personal finance service launches in Canada

Mint.com, an online personal finance service from Intuit Inc., is now available to Canadians at mint.com/Canada. Canada is the first country outside of the United States to have a unique version of Mint.
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Top 11 accounting technology productivity features

If you can improve your earnings or profit by adopting technology with the productivity features that matter, it is an obvious and sensible approach.
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Deloitte CFO Vision Poll: Midterm elections improve business outlook

Despite the fact that more than 70 percent of chief financial officers at Deloitte's annual CFO Vision conference believe current government financial policy has either had no effect or negatively impacted their business, the tide is turning toward a more positive outlook.
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Business traveler's guide to making the best of bad weather

It's December, and, in many parts of the country, this means that weather is a factor in commuting as well as in business travel. Weather-induced chaos presents an ideal opportunity for technologists to remind businesses that we now have the means to lessen the impact of bad weather.
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Accounting for expenses: There’s an app for that

Whether you have an iPhone, Motorola Droid, or a BlackBerry, there are several applications that can organize and keep track of your travel expenses. Jason Bramwell reports on seven applications ranked high by technology experts that can benefit accountants on the go.
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Get through airport quickly by keeping your fashion sense at home

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.
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