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December 15, 2014 

AICPA Issues Advisory to Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors

The AiCPA has prepared a new advisory to provide plan sponsors, administrators and trustees with an understanding of the importance of hiring a quality auditor to perform employee benefit plan financial statement audits

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December 15, 2014 

10 Credit Predictions for 2015

A crystal ball is a valuable thing. After all, if any of us truly had one, we could make a killing in the stock market. But while 20-20 vision is ultimately reserved for hindsight and no one can actually predict the future, we can indeed make some educate

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December 5, 2014 

The Future is Easy to See, If You Create It!

Every year at this time, I reflect on the success and failures of the past year, and the opportunities of the year to come. It is also the time that I reflect on the recent introductions of new products and announced strategies from vendors to determine i

Randy Johnston

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December 3, 2014 

Edi Osbourne, CSPM, CPVA – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Edi Osborne, CSPM, CPVA, CPBA CEO, Mentor Plus Carmel Valley, CA www.MentorPlus.com Education: City College, San Francisco Professional Associations: Target Training International Associate, Member Consulting Accountants’ Round Table; Member, CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice...…

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December 2, 2014 

Awards Honor Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Who are the most influential leaders in professional accounting? Increasingly, they are female professionals who are engaged in public practice, consultants or developing the technologies that help all accounting pros be more efficient and productive.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 25, 2014 

GAO Weighs in on Mega IRA Controversy

Mega IRAs – the moniker given to retirement saving accounts with over-inflated values -- have become a popular target of critics and a potential revenue source for a cash-strapped Treasury Department. Now a new report by the Government Accountability ...

Ken Berry, JD

 How to Build a Fraud-Resistant Business

November 18, 2014 

How to Build a Fraud-Resistant Business

Financial reporting fraud can prove costly for investors and other capital market stakeholders. A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration takes a fresh look at best practices for fraud deterrence and detection, highlighting the critical importance of