Online resource launched in personal financial planning.

A new AICPA AICPA

See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). online resource has been launched offering CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. financial planners a comprehensive set of tools and educational materials on a full range of financial planning Financial planning

Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against practice areas, from disaster recovery and investment planning to ethics and fiduciary responsibility and more. Information for consumers seeking financial planning guidance also is available on the Web site, which is available at www.aicpa.org/PFP.

All the content on the PFP PFP - Plastic Flat Package Community Web site is organized under six tabs: Home, Resources, Community, Events, Membership and Products. The site offers CPAs comprehensive guidance on offering investment planning, insurance and risk management, personal income tax planning Tax planning

Devising strategies throughout the year in order to minimize tax liability, for example, by choosing a tax filing status that is most beneficial to the taxpayer. , disaster preparedness and recovery, retirement and estate planning, and eldercare services.

Moreover, the Web site includes a database of all CPAs in the United States who hold the AICPA's Personal Financial Specialist credential, enabling individuals to find a CPA/PFS in their areas to help them with their financial needs.

For more information on the new PFP community, see this month's public accounting supplements in The CPA Letter.

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