Articles from Journal of Accountancy (December 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A solid pact.			136
Add graphics to excel headers.	Zarowin, Stanley		212
AICPA conferences.		Calendar	500
Americans leave vacation days on the table.			168
As part of its effort to increase the participation of financial information users in the standard-setting process, FASB is consulting the professional investment community on accounting issues.			55
Back to school: www.scc.losrios.edu/~burbagg.			75
Become a convert: www.onlineconversion.com.			68
Client Seduction: A Step-by-Step Lead Generation System for Professional and Technology Service Firms.			50
COSO guides small companies on internal controls over financial reporting.			159
CPA exam top scorers.			119
Creative capital gains.	Schnee, Edward J.		568
Directory of AICPA selected services.		Directory	702
Do Your Homework: www.rezamaze.com.			65
Don't fear the reaper.			64
Economic indicators to watch and why: here's a primer on the most common and vital economic indicators. Use it to advise clients on the health of the economy and the strength of their investments.			594
Exposure drafts outstanding.			1871
FASB requested comments on selected issues relating to assets and liabilities with uncertainties (www.fasb. org/draft/ltc_assets_liablllties_with_ uncertainties.pdf).			143
FBI exec named best Government CPA.			85
Feng shui for beginners: an organized, harmonious work environment is a business asset.	Hayes, Michael		1811
Financial lessons learned this Hurricane season.			233
Find a job directly: www.work.com.			65
Gallup Poll results released in 2005 showed that accountants are steadily regaining the public's confidence.			51
Get back on track: an IRS program helps correct retirement plan defects so tax benefits are not lost.	Schmutter, Steven		1863
Get thumbs out of the way.	Zarowin, Stanley		201
High tech for the small office: hardware and software to improve your efficiency.	Johnston, Randolph P.		2113
Higher pay = longer commute.			149
How to "excel" at options valuation: build a flexible, spreadsheet-based lattice model for better calculations.	Briggs, John W.		2737
How to fix a scrambled registry.	Zarowin, Stanley		340
In concert with its national financial literacy outreach, the AICPA is collaborating with the IRS to improve the quality of service in volunteer tax-return-preparation clinics for low-income families.			68
In response to an SEC request, XBRL International--of which the AICPA is a founding member--proposed three ways the commission could increase XBRL use in U.S. capital markets.			101
In the public interest.	Thomadakis, Stavros		134
Innocuous question.	Porter, Robert Lester		76
Instinct over information.			68
Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest to Turn Around the Most Unpopular Organization in America.	Shildneck, Barbara J.	Book Review	827
More hired for 4th quarter.			112
Network on the Net: www.microsoft.com/ smallbusiness/accountants/partnerprog.mspx.			75
New resources.		Advertisement	95
Off to a good start.			51
Official releases: SOP 05-1 ... ethics interpretation and rulings.			10445
Prepare a workpaper stamp.	Zarowin, Stanley		275
Preview of EBR for private companies.			86
Resources for resident workers: www.soho.org.			73
Shortcuts.	Zarowin, Stanley		86
SoHo issues for small firm CPAs: big company techniques for handling small company growing pains.		Panel Discussion	3277
Starting in 2006: Roth 401(k)s: another way to save for retirement.	Laffie, Lesli S.		530
Step by step: www.sbanetwork.org.			88
Taxing workers' comp.	Nash, Claire Y.		674
Tech Taboos.			116
The AICPA Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) issued Statement of Position (SOP) 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts, effective for replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.			84
The AICPA has established an online Disaster Recovery Resource Center that offers a wide range of practical tools members can use to assist their employers and clients (www.alcpa.org/news/ 2005/disaster_recovery_resources.htm).			101
The AICPA invites state CPA societies and individuals to nominate accounting educators for the 2006 AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award.			61
The AICPA is seeking CPA volunteers to develop simulations, or condensed case studies, to enhance the auditing and attestation, financial accounting and reporting, and regulation sections of the CPA exam (www.cpaexam.org/download/CPA_volunteer_sim_ concepts.pdf).			51
The change game: a review of FASB Statement no. 154.	Morris, Joseph L.		4046
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued an exposure draft, Sales and Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues.			78
The hardware and software for a high-tech office.			779
The Institute also is accepting nominations for the 2006 Outstanding CPA in Government Award.			93
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) approved International Standard on Auditing 230 (Revised), Audit Documentation.			263
The IRA Trust.	Goldberg, Seymour		377
The IRS announced that taxpayers affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita can request relief simply by writing "Hurricane Rita" or "Hurricane Katrina" in red ink.			81
The last word.	Rosen, Cheryl		717
The SEC and the North American Securities Administrators Association waived--through October 31, 2006--various system fees certain investment advisers and their representatives pay for mandatory registration in the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD).			74
The SEC is seeking to fill up to four professional accounting positions in the Office of the Chief Accountant.			69
The SEC let insurers temporarily follow abbreviated securities registration procedures that maintain the capital and liquidity they need to quickly pay claims from hurricane victims.			58
The tale of the two accountants.	Rosen, Cheryl		220
To consolidate or not: for some companies, that is the question.	Ratcliffe, Thomas A.		3538
Unallocated support payments as alimony.	Reichert, Charles J.		928
Up close and personal: Landers & Landers AC Huntington, WV 25701.		Interview	786
Upcoming AICPA conferences.		Advertisement	64
Upcoming AICPA Webcasts.		Advertisement	81
What CPAs are buying now.		Advertisement	201
What's going on inside an excel formula?	Zarowin, Stanley		274
What's news? www.smallbizbitsnews.com.			80
What's the big idea? www.ahbbo.com.			58
When the bold shortcut doesn't work.	Zarowin, Stanley		161
When to be credit wary.	Zarowin, Stanley		80
Who is responsible?			62
Why CEOs get fired.			68
Working couples: small firm solutions: six husband-and-wife partners share their secrets of success.	Millner, Lyn		2815
Yearend deadline for nonqualified plans.			211