Weekly Business Bite
Featured News
The Friendship Strategy, by David Maister
In trying to understand how to build business relationships, we should draw upon what we already know from relationships in our personal lives. People often don't do this. It sometimes seems as if, when they come to work, people leave behind everything they have learned about interacting effectively with others.
It's nearly October 15 - do you know where your tax clients are?
The Internal Revenue Service wants to remind everyone of the impending October 15 deadline for extended tax returns. This is the first year of October 15 being the date for automatically extended federal returns. E-filing is still a viable option for extended returns. A record 58 percent of the 135.3 million returns received by the IRS so far this year have been filed electronically.
AICPA's Melancon named to Treasury panel
Barry C. Melancon, President and CEO of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, has been appointed to the U.S. Treasury Department's new Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession.
In-Depth News
Personal liability for sales tax - not just for corporate officers anymore!The so called "corporate officer liability" statutes have been in the law for many years and were, for the most part, rarely enforced. But don't let the name of these statutes confuse you. In most states, the personal liability that attaches to these responsible persons is not limited to only officers.
Student News
Top business and law schools ranked by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review - known for its college rankings based on
how students rate their schools - has released the 2008
editions of its annual law and business school guidebooks which
also feature rankings uniquely based on student surveys.
Subscriptions
Update your subscriptions by visiting your profile page and selecting the "My Newswires" link.
Latest News
SEC suspends trading on three companies in Anti-Spam Initiative Health insurance premiums rising faster than wages and inflation Record number of corporations jump on the e-file bandwagon
Editor's Note
It's October and that can only mean one thing: corn mazes! I
have to admit, the only time in my life I can recall having a
really nasty claustrophobic reaction was once when I couldn't
find my way out of a corn maze. The enchanted maze in Harry
Potter IV had nothing on the Harvest Wonder Corn Maze of 1993.
But seriously, we all know that this October is significant as
the first year that the automatic extension switched from four
to six-months, making this just like another tax season for
accountants who thought they were going to get some sleep this
month, and also it appears that October is International
Starman Month, so there you go....
Meanwhile, we'd like to thank David Maister for sharing an
excerpt from his latest book, "Strategy and the Fat Smoker:
Doing What's Obvious but Not Easy." The excerpt, "The
Friendship Strategy," explores how friendship skills can
translate into good business relationships. Read the text or
listen to the audio version in this week's Weekly Earful.
Gail Perry
Editor
editor@accountingweb.com
Lite News
Strange interview experiences: "I've got an unemployment allergy"Conducting job interviews can be time consuming, but for many employers these meetings are far from boring. Executives were recently asked to describe the strangest pitches they've heard from potential hires. The responses ranged from a person who noted that he'd be a great addition to the company softball team to the candidate who sang her responses to interview questions.
P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252
"Resources to help you grow"
If you know someone who would like to read this news wire,
please forward it to them.
Copyright © 2007 AccountingWEB. All rights reserved.