Five minutes with Robert J. DeSantis, CEO of Financial Accounting
Foundation.(Robert J. DeSantis speaks on the management of Fin
Just after the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting
Foundation (FAF) announced the appointment of Robert J. DeSantis, CPA,
as president and chief operating officer, CPA Magazine Editor T. . . .
Sign your work with excellence.(PRACTICE ADVISOR)
All of us practicing as accountants and tax professionals produce
somewhat similar reports and work products--it's often the final
processes we go through that sets the high performing professional . . .
Tax planning issue for practitioners ... by
practitioners.
Frederic Katz is a "very nice man," says Jennifer
Urquhart. She should know: As the assistant to the executive director
and committee coordinator for the Massachusetts Society of CPAs . . .
Top 6 candidates in the 1041 preparation race.
As with most software buying decisions, choosing a 1041 fiduciary
tax preparation package requires thoughtful study. Here are four points
to consider when comparing the many choices.
. . .
Industry round-ups.(acoounting and taxation
services)(Directory)
Tax Planning
BNA Software BNA Income Tax Planner with 50 States 800.424.2938
BNA Tax Management BNA Tax Management Library 800.223.7270
CCH CCH Planner . . .
IRS boosts mileage rate, explains hybrid vehicle credit for
2005.(Client Report)(Internal Revenue Service)
Due to the dramatic increase in gasoline prices, the IRS increased
the standard mileage rate, effective Sept. 1, 2005 (IR-2005-99, 9/9/05,
amending Rev. Proc. 2004-64, IRB 2004-49, 898). If you use . . .
My family's brush with succession planning.
Although he grew up around the business started by his grandfather
in 1908, my teenage father was forced to grow up in the business when
his own father unexpectedly passed away. His entry into, and . . .
Software for Nonprofits require complex tracking, proof of
community benefit, donor contribution detail, multi-year expenses and
Anyone evaluating software for a nonprofit organization must
understand a basic premise: They require software with all the
functionality needed by for-profit companies plus additional . . .
2005 the NSA Scholarship Foundation announces the scholarship
& grant awards.(National Society of Accountants)
Thirty-nine students have been awarded scholarships by the National
Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation for the 2005-2006
academic year. More than 750 students applied for the 2005 . . .
The National Society of Accountants ... Committed to Your
Success.
As the National Society of Accountants begins its new
administrative year, it is time to select a suitable motto--a slogan
that will reflect the Society's goals for the year, an axiom around
which . . .
NSA calendar 2005-2006.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(National Society of
Accountants )(Brief article)(Calendar)
November 14-15, 2005
National Accounting & Tax Symposium, Las Vegas, NV
December 5-6, 2005
NSA/AFTPNJ National Tax Update, Atlantic City, NJ
December 9, 2005
ACAT's ABA and ATP exams . . .
$25 ACAT Buck$ for you.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(Accreditation Council for
Accountancy and Taxation)
ACAT is offering a $25 discount which you can apply to: (1) the
application fee for another ACAT credential for you; the ACAT credential
fee for one of your employees or colleagues; or the ABA or . . .
ABA and ATP exams.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(Accreditation in Accounting
)(Airline Training Programs )
December 9 is the date for the ABA exam and new ATP exam, which are
being offered concurrently. The ATP exam consists of the Ethics and
Taxation sections of the ABA exam and is scored separately. . . .
Awards.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(National Society of Accountants gives award
to Florida Society of Accountants)(Brief article)
The Awards Breakfast was again one of the highlights of the
convention. The ASO of the Year award was presented to the Florida
Society of Accountants, in part "for its" . . .
NSA elections.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(National Society of
Accountants)(Wanda L. Samek appointed as president)(Robert H. Fukuhara,
Jr. app
New officers, District Governors and State Directors were elected
at the 60th Annual Convention. Installed as officers for 2005-2006 were
Wanda L. Samek, President; Robert H. Fukuhara, Jr., First . . .
NSA and NASBA Center for the Public Trust.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(National
society of Accountants)(National Association of State Boards o
NSA has become an official founding member of the National
Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center for the Public
Trust. In making the announcement, NSA President Wanda Samek . . .
NSA proposes administrative entity to register tax
preparers.(ALLAROUNDNSA)(National Society of Accountants)
On July 20, 2005, the House Subcommittee on Oversight held a
hearing on the issues raised by S. 832. This legislation, which was
introduced by eight U.S. Senators, including the Chairman of . . .
Building a Bridge to the future.(Melvin Van De Ven's
accounting firm)(Cover story)
MELVIN VAN DE VEN PLANS TO CUT LOOSE IN IO YEARS FROM THE DAILY
RESPONSI-BILITIES AT THE ACCOUNTING FIRM HE STARTED WITH HIS THIRD SON.
THAT, HE SAYS, MAKES HIM "A VERY HAPPY CAMPER."
Even five . . .
Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
Greetings:
I enjoyed the Client Report article on page 38 about Section 179
Expenses of your August/September edition.
I believe that the Section 179 Depreciation Deduction for Passenger
Cars . . .
Accessories to go with the laptop.
When it's time to leave your desk, often (or always) you will
be taking your laptop computer with you. The personal computer, as an
office necessity, is no longer tethered to the desktop. Here are . . .
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