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March 7, 2012 

A Look Inside the 2nd Annual Thought Leader Symposium

In mid-February, the second annual Thought Leader Symposium launched in Dallas at the Omni Mandalay with a focus on core issues affecting the profession. This group is comprised of seasoned professionals that live and breathe practice management, technology, and best practices everyday…so there’s definitely something to learn here.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

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March 7, 2012 

2012 Review of Sales and Use Tax Compliance Systems

SU Tax Intro – April 2012  I’ve written about the volatility and challenges of sales and use tax compliance for more than 10 years and, despite movements like the Streamlined Sales Tax Initiative and increased efforts from states to recoup lost tax revenues for their battered budgets, I’ll probably be writing about sales taxes for...…

 The Tyranny of a Tiny Minority

March 6, 2012 

The Tyranny of a Tiny Minority

It began with a petition to stop members of Congress from passing a set of flawed copyright bills.  By the time the bills were withdrawn from consideration a few weeks later, untold thousands of signatures had been collected and presented in opposition to the bills – a fact that may in future consideration of copyright...…

Dave McClure

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March 3, 2012 

The New ‘Fru’

As professionals, it is very easy to have all of our attention taken by the realities of today. The changes in tax laws. New best practices. The needs of our clients. But the reality is that we must also watch the more general trends in society and how they will affect us.

Dave McClure

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March 3, 2012 

How Secure is Your Paperless Process?

Whether using an online service for general data backup and recovery purposes, or using other paperless document utilities, such as online document management systems or workflow productivity tools, there are several security issues that users should be aware of.

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March 3, 2012 

Managing Partner 101 — Just What Exactly is the Job?

  By Gary Adamson, CPA Most of us are thrust into the Managing Partner role in our firms with little or no training or coaching. Who teaches you to be an effective MP? How do you know if you’re performing well? Your partners won’t tell you. If you’re new to the job, do you just...…

Gary Adamson