CPA Letter back issues from May 2006:
AICPA Tells House Subcommittee New Financial Reporting Model Offers Investors Better Information
May 01, 2006; ... news update Barry C. Melancon, the AICPA's president and chief executive officer, testified in Mar. before Congress on the need for a new financial reporting model that gets more quality information into the hands of investors faster, thereby enabling them to make informed decisions ...
AICPA Launches Online Center for Reporters
May 01, 2006; ... In its continuing efforts to reinforce media relationships and serve as an outlet of information for the press, the AICPA last month unveiled a new online resource center for reporters (www.aicpa.org/mediacenter/welcome.htm). The media center is designed to educate and update the press on the ...
AICPA Career Opportunities for CPAs
May 01, 2006; ... news briefs If you are interested in serving the profession, the AICPA has a variety of career prospects for CPAs in its new Durham, N.C., location. As reported in Oct. 2005, to lower operating costs and enhance member services, the AICPA is relocating select operations from Jersey City, ...
PCPS Relocks Its Premium Web Content
May 01, 2006; ... This month, PCPS is relocking all the free premium content (anything marked with a padlock icon) at the online Finn Practice Center (www.aicpa.org/pcps). May 15 is the last day for visitors to view this information without joining PCPS or, in the case of PCPS members, without logging onto the ...
AICPA Insurance Trust Relocates to Streamline Operations, Boost Savings
May 01, 2006; ... In May 2005, the AICPA Life Insurance and Disability Plans Committee approved a proposal to relocate AICPA Insurance Trust operations from New York City to Hatboro, Pa. The move, which began last Aug., was completed on Apr. 1. The Hatboro relocation will create a more economic, efficient ...
CPA Letter Supplements Available
May 01, 2006; ... To obtain the public accounting, business and industry, government or education member-segment supplements ...
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES
May 01, 2006; ... Accounting & Review Services Committee: May 30-31, New York Auditing Standards Board: June ...
FASB Issues Proposal to Improve Financial Reporting on Pension Plans, Three EITF Draft Abstracts
May 01, 2006; ... accounting & auditing news The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposal that it believes would improve financial reporting by requiring employers to recognize the overfunded or underfunded positions of their defined benefit postretirement plans, including pension ...
CPA Financial Planners Demonstrate Expertise with PFS Credential
May 01, 2006; ... CPA financial planners have an advantage over non-CPA financial planners because they possess a broader range of experience and follow the AICPA's strict code of ethics. To assist CPAs with demonstrating that breadth of expertise, skills and integrity, the AICPA introduced the Personal Financial ...
AICPA Interactive Recruitment Game Wins Internet Advertising Award
May 01, 2006; ... The Turnaround Game, an interactive online game designed to teach students about the accounting profession as they save a failing record company, has won the Best Non-Profit Interactive Application in the Internet Advertising Competition Awards. The game (The CPA Letter, Mar.), part of the ...
No Significant Problems Arise During 2006 Tax Filing Season, AICPA Tells Congress
May 01, 2006; ... No significant problems have arisen during the 2006 tax filing season, the AICPA told Congress last month as the end of the tax filing season approached. Tax practitioners are "generally pleased" with the IRS's performance this year, Tom Purcell, chair of the AICPA's Tax Executive Committee, ...
AICPA Informs Public About 10 Common Tax Filing Mistakes
May 01, 2006; ... As this year's tax filing deadline approached, the AICPA reminded taxpayers of 10 of the most common mistakes made each year by individual taxpayers on their federal tax returns. A press release, which drew the attention of several media outlets (including NBC Nightly News, ABC World News ...
Recommendations Made to Congress to Reform Subchapter S
May 01, 2006; ... Last month the AICPA made recommendations to members of the Senate Finance Committee about provisions the Institute believes should be included in the S Corporation Modernization Act of 2006. In its letter, the AICPA said the recommendations are designed to assist smaller businesses that ...
Tax Day Public Service Announcement
May 01, 2006; ... Tax Day is always a fright but this year screams of angst were kept to a minimum, thanks to a humorous public service announcement reminding Americans that Tax Day this year was Apr. 17 (in most states), not Apr. 15. The PSA, produced by the Disneyland Resort in Southern California in ...
AICPA Partners with Daubert Tracker to Provide Financial Testimony Tool
May 01, 2006; ... member news Through a partnership with Daubert Tracker (www.dauberttracker.com), the AICPA now can provide members of the AICPA Business Valuation and Forensic and Litigation Services Section with discounted access to the Daubert Tracker online database. Critically acclaimed as one of ...
CPE news
May 01, 2006; ... Shaping Up Your Accounting Function: Trimming the Fat and Going Lean (No. 733040CPA05). Gain insight on the tools and techniques that can be used to streamline your financial, operational and managerial accounting operations. Prerequisite: Responsibility for planning and budgeting. Recommended ...
disciplinary actions
May 01, 2006; ... As a result of investigations of alleged violations of the Codes of Professional Conduct of the AICPA and/or state CPA societies, the following ethics cases have been resolved by settlement agreement under the Joint Ethics Enforcement Program: * Steven S. Gallers of Tamarac, Fla., ...
AICPA/Harris Poll: Tough Retirement Years Ahead for Americans Unless They Take Control Now
May 01, 2006; ... Many Americans are headed for tough retirement years and may not be able to maintain their current standard of living, suggests a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the AICPA. Harris Interactive surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults during Mar. 2006 under the aegis of the Institute's 360 Degrees ...
AICPA tells House subcommittee new financial reporting model offers investors better information.(news update)
May 01, 2006 ... Barry C. Melancon, the AICPA's president and chief executive officer, testified in Mar. before Congress on the need for a new financial reporting model that gets more quality information into the hands of investors faster, thereby enabling them to make informed decisions based on current, ...
AICPA launches online center for reporters.
May 01, 2006 ... In its continuing efforts to reinforce media relationships and serve as an outlet of information for the press, the AICPA last month unveiled a new online resource center for reporters (www.aicpa.org/mediacenter/welcome.htm). The media center is designed to educate and update the press on ...
AICPA career opportunities for CPAs.
May 01, 2006 ... If you are interested in serving the profession, the AICPA has a variety of career prospects for CPAs in its new Durham, N.C., location. As reported in Oct. 2005, to lower operating costs and enhance member services, the AICPA is relocating select operations from Jersey City, N.J., to ...
PCPS relocks its premium web content.
May 01, 2006 ... This month, PCPS is relocking all the free premium content (anything marked with a padlock icon) at the online Firm Practice Center (www.aicpa.org/pcps). May 15 is the last day for visitors to view this information without joining PCPS or, in the case of PCPS members, without logging onto ...
AICPA Insurance Trust relocates to streamline operations, boost savings.
May 01, 2006 ... In May 2005, the AICPA Life Insurance and Disability Plans Committee approved a proposal to relocate AICPA Insurance Trust operations from New York City to Hatboro, Pa. The move, which began last Aug., was completed on Apr. 1. The Hatboro relocation will create a more economic, ...
Public meeting notices.(Calendar)
May 01, 2006 ... Accounting & Review Services Committee: May 30-31, New York Auditing Standards Board: June 20-22, ...
FASB issues proposal to improve financial reporting on pension plans, three EITF draft abstracts.(accounting & auditing news)
May 01, 2006 ... The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposal that it believes would improve financial reporting by requiring employers to recognize the overfunded or underfunded positions of their defined benefit postretirement plans, including pension plans, in their balance sheets. The ...
CPA financial planners demonstrate expertise with PFS credential.
May 01, 2006 ... CPA financial planners have an advantage over non-CPA financial planners because they possess a broader range of experience and follow the AICPA's strict code of ethics. To assist CPAs with demonstrating that breadth of expertise, skills and integrity, the AICPA introduced the Personal ...
AICPA interactive recruitment game wins Internet Advertising Award.
May 01, 2006 ... The Turnaround Game, an interactive online game designed to teach students about the accounting profession as they save a failing record company, has won the Best Non-Profit Interactive Application in the Internet Advertising Competition Awards. The game (The CPA Letter, Mar.), part of the ...
No significant problems arise during 2006 tax filing season, AICPA tells Congress.
May 01, 2006 ... No significant problems have arisen during the 2006 tax filing season, the AICPA told Congress last month as the end of the tax filing season approached. Tax practitioners are "generally pleased" with the IRS's performance this year, Tom Purcell, chair of the AICPA's Tax Executive ...
Recommendations made to Congress to reform Subchapter S.(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... Last month the AICPA made recommendations to members of the Senate Finance Committee about provisions the Institute believes should be included in the S Corporation Modernization Act of 2006. In its letter, the AICPA said the recommendations are designed to assist smaller businesses that ...
Tax Day public service announcement.
May 01, 2006 ... Tax Day is always a fright but this year screams of angst were kept to a minimum, thanks to a humorous public service announcement reminding Americans that Tax Day this year was Apr. 17 (in most states), not Apr. 15. The PSA, produced by the Disneyland Resort in Southern California in ...
AICPA informs public about 10 common tax filing mistakes.
May 01, 2006 ... As this year's tax filing deadline approached, the AICPA reminded taxpayers of l0 of the most common mistakes made each year by individual taxpayers on their federal tax returns. A press release, which drew the attention of several media outlets (including NBC Nightly News. ABC World News ...
AICPA partners with Daubert Tracker to provide financial testimony tool.(member news)
May 01, 2006 ... Through a partnership with Daubert Tracker (www.dauberttracker.com), the AICPA now can provide members of the AICPA Business Valuation and Forensic and Litigation Services Section with discounted access to the Daubert Tracker online database. Critically acclaimed as one of the best legal ...
Shaping Up Your Accounting Function: Trimming the Fat and Going Lean.(CPE news)
May 01, 2006 ... Shaping Up Your Accounting Function: Trimming the Fat and Going Lean (No. 733040CPA05). Gain insight on the tools and techniques that can be used to streamline your financial, operational ...
Employee Benefit Plans: Audit and Accounting Essentials.(CPE news)
May 01, 2006 ... Employee Benefit Plans: Audit and Accounting Essentials (No.733000CPA05). Master the fundamentals in accordance with AICPA and EBSA standards and avoid the ...
Tax Research Techniques for an Effective, Efficient Practice.(CPE news)
May 01, 2006 ... Tax Research Techniques for an Effective, Efficient Practice (No. 733160CPA05). Develop "best practices" in tax research through the use of time-tested methods ...
Section 199: Benefiting From the Production Activities Deduction.(CPE news)
May 01, 2006 ... Section 199: Benefiting From the Production Activities Deduction (No. 186491CPA05). Make the most of the new production activities deduction. This new CPE videocourse is ideal for ...
Disciplinary actions.
May 01, 2006 ... As a result of investigations of alleged violations of the Codes of Professional Conduct of the AICPA and/or state CPA societies, the following ethics cases have been resolved by settlement agreement under the Joint Ethics Enforcement Program: * Steven S. Gallers of Tamarac, ...
AICPA/Harris poll: tough retirement years ahead for Americans unless they take control now.
May 01, 2006 ... Many Americans are headed for tough retirement years and may not be able to maintain their current standard of living, suggests a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the AICPA. Harris Interactive surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults during Mar. 2006 under the aegis of the Institute's 360 ...