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October 2, 2007

Featured News



The ten rules of effective team selling, by Allan Boress

There are several vital advantages to working as a team when attempting to bring in a new customer or client or to sell additional business to a customer. There are also several hazards of team selling of which one must be aware. In our Weekly Earful, Allan Boress provides 10 rules of team selling that are certain to help you work together effectively and create the desired result.


AICPA Study: Online marketers miss more than half of e-ad responses

U.S. spending on online advertising is growing at more than 20 percent per year and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15 percent through 2010. However, marketers are missing more than half of all responses.


IRS announces new national standards for food, clothing, and other items

The IRS has announced new national standards for five necessary expenses: food, housekeeping supplies, apparel and services, personal care products and services, and miscellaneous. The standards are derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey and are to be used to calculate a taxpayer's ability to pay delinquent taxes.




In-Depth News

IBM study paves way for the future of health care plans
A new report released by IBM paints an emerging picture of the future for U.S. health insurers. IBM is one of the largest self- insured U.S. employers, bearing financial risk for the health of more than 350,000 employees and their dependants.

Student News

AGA announces case challenge for undergraduate students
The deadline is approaching for the Association of Government Accountants' First Government Finance Case Challenge. Set to begin Oct. 15, 2007, the challenge will expose students to a thought provoking government financial management case that they could face in their professional careers.

Tech News

Virus Alert: Beware fake Microsoft patch e-mails
Microsoft Security alerts are such a part of computing life that virus writers have now created spoof security alert e-mails to trick users into activating a trojan horse program.

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