2008 Archive 

 

Building Bridges
New Peer Review Standards for the New Year
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Train for the Top: Assess the Value of Executive Coaching
CPAs’ Quick List: 2008 Virginia Tax Toolkit
Keep a Watchful Eye: Tax Avoidance Can Lurk in Employee Benefit Plans
Opportunity Still Knocking: XBRL Is on Your Doorstep
Is Accounting Education a Going Concern?
Addressing the Ph.D. crisis   By Paul A. Copley, CPA, Ph.D., and Bradley M. Roof, CPA, Ph.D. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) created unprecedented demand for graduates of accounting programs. This demand filtered through the profession,...
Conquer the CPA Exam: Two Members Offer Advice
Help Clients Pay for College With the CollegeFAST Solution
Addressing Hunger One Month-End Variance Report at a Time
The IFRS Train Is About to Leave the Station
Giant Anacondas Attack CPAs!
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Filling the Pipeline: Accounting Grad Supply and Demand
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CPAs in Office: VSCPA Members Win Local Elections
Senators Ready to Study Single Sales Factor
Virginia Board of Accountancy to File Regulatory Package Increasing Licensure Fees
BOA Cracks Down on Unlicensed CPA Activity
Challenges Ahead for ERISA Audits: The “Great Eight,” SAS 114, Form 5500
So You Want to Fight Fraud…
Becoming a forensic accountant By William C. Barrett III, CPA/ABV, CVA, CTP, CCFM In the July/August 2007 issue of Disclosures , I wrote an article, “My Life in Crime,” detailing my chronicles as a forensic accountant. It turns out many of you...
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Test Your Professionalism With 30 Questions
This “Professionalism Quick Test” aims to stimulate your thinking about the importance of professionalism and identify quick and easy steps you can take to polish your professional image and behavior. Simply go through the questions and answer...
Comfort Letters Cause CPAs Consternation
The House the Nonprofit Built
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Quick Tips for Practice Continuation
Quick Tips for Practice Continuation May 1, 2008 12:00 AM Small CPA Firms: Are You Prepared for the Future? By Suzanne M. Holl, CPA No one likes to think about it, but we are all subject to illnesses and injuries — some of which can...
The Road to Acquisition
The Road to Acquisition   May 1, 2008 12:00 AM How Practice Continuation Agreements Lead to Mergers & Acquisitions By Brian Swanson Did you know that practice continuation agreements can act as the “courting” phase between a...
Take Your Business Coast to Coast
Successful Legislative Session for Virginia CPAs
LifeSkills: Coming to a Campus Near You
Money Worries Plague Gen Y
Spreading the Wealth: Financial Fitness
VSCPA Urges Senators to Support Tax Patent Legislation
VSCPA Supports California Mobility Legislation
VSCPA Comments on HUD Proposal
VSCPA License Plate Now Available
VSCPA Sponsors FBLA High School Accounting Award
Virginia Supreme Court Rules Vehicle Repair and Labor Tax Unconstitutional
Decoding the VSCPA Ethics Process
By Robert J. Cochran, CPA, Ph.D. CPAs strive to offer high-quality service by adhering to high professional standards. But first, they must know what constitutes professional conduct and understand the consequences of unethical behavior...
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Industry Panel: Six CPAs, Six Top Issues
Straight Talk On Lean Accounting
Nonprofits: Get 990-Ready!
Tax Planning Patents: A Trap for CPAs
By Rep. Rick Boucher Taxpayers should not have to pay a royalty to a patent holder for doing nothing more than paying their taxes. Over the past decade, approximately 60 patents have been granted on tax planning methods. An additional 85 tax...
2007 Virginia Tax Filing Changes
Branching Out Into Peer Review
It’s easy to get started in this rewarding field. By Robert M. Moore Jr., CPA Are you looking for a niche to add to your repertoire as a CPA? If so, consider becoming a peer reviewer. Being a peer reviewer is one of the most rewarding services...
Bill to Commission Study on Single Sales Factor Prefiled in Virginia General Assembly
A (Money-Minded) Toy for Each Girl and Boy
Private Company Stock Options & Section 409A: The Road to Compliance
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Should You Excel-erate to 2007?
By James P. Davis, CPA, CITP and Haven S. Pope, CPA, MBA, CFE Software users typically want to upgrade to the latest version of a critical software application as soon as it is available — especially when it comes to Microsoft Office...
BOA Investigates Fee Increases
How Are We Doing? 2007 Communications Survey