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Welcome to the Accounting Newsletter (8/31/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AccountingHelper.org.

Accounting News

Audits Double This Decade
The number of audits is likely to continue rising as the IRS beefs up enforcement, nearly doubling its tax law enforcement budget next year. (More)

Accountant ‘Prestige’ Drops by 4 Points in Harris Poll
Firefighters, Scientists and Doctors Seen as Most ‘Prestigious’ Occupations. via Harris Interactive ROCHESTER, N.Y. -  Every year at this time, The Harris Poll asks whether an occupation can be considered to have very great prestige or hardly any prestige at all. This year there are some changes as well as some stability in what occupations are considered [...] (More)

SURVEY RESULTS: Accounting Firm Marketing Strategies
Biz dev takes center stage. Both because of and despite the business downturn, tax and accounting firms are maintaining and even increasing their marketing and business development activities, according to topline findings from a new CPA Trendlines survey by Bay Street Group LLC for the AICPA. Join the survey; get the results as they develop. A surprising [...] (More)

Five Ways How NOT to Implement a System of Partner Accountability
And seven ways to build the right culture. August Aquila, a veteran practice management consultant, thinks deeply and works broadly with CPA firms on leadership and management issues. If you’re thinking about the quality of leadership at your firm, think on this: Five WRONG ways to make partners more accountable: Let’s make it into a checklist. One thing [...] (More)

Accounting Videos

Accounting Lecture 1 - Basic Concepts

Introductory Accounting Lecture. First in a series.

Accounting Articles

Interesting Facts About Accounting History
Businesses changed from something small and home owned to something larger, the capital markets grew with it. Now, success was subject to an accurate financial records and a good track record of financial responsibility. Such, the modern accounting was born. (More)

Things to Look For in a Bookkeeping Service
Trying to get the bookkeeping chore off of your overflowing plate? Here are some things a bookkeeping service might be able to offer. (More)

For Continuing Education Consider an Online CPA Course
Finding a CPA course for continuing education is not hard. CPAs are critical to the modern business world so there is a great infrastructure in place to see that they get the support and contin… (More)

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Dear AccountingHelper.org Readers,

Welcome to the Accounting Newsletter (8/23/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AccountingHelper.org.

Accounting News

Tax Matters - Mike Warburton, senior partner with and business advisors Grant Thornton.
ANOTHER day, another way in which the government is trying to collect more tax from us. We should not be surprised, witnessing the first ever government financial deficit for the month of July, normal… (More)

Recession Weighs on Work-Life Balance
CPAs share some of their best time-management tips. How hard are YOU working? Join the survey, compare the answers. by Rick Telberg With the days of summer rapidly dwindling, accountants and finance managers across the nation are grabbing their last vacation days. But it’s not always easy. Many finance and accounting professionals are working harder than [...] (More)

SURVEY RESULTS: Are CPAs Just Guessing about Client Satisfaction?
Many CPA firms are surprisingly casual about how they acquire new clients or about how to keep them happy. As part of our “Seven Keys to Successful CPA Firm Management” program, we’ve been surveying accountants and clients to learn the clues for effective marketing, business development and client satisfaction and retention. Do you know what it takes [...] (More)

Recession Adds to Workloads, Stress; Sends CPAs Looking for New Jobs
Almost half of all CPAs say they’d quit for a job with better working conditions — even if it means a pay cut — even in this economy. How hard are YOU working? Join the survey, compare the answers. And then add your comments here. by Rick Telberg At Large While the CPA profession is proving remarkably recession-resistant, the [...] (More)

Accounting Articles

How to Use QuickBooks For Job Costing - Working With Estimates
Many businesses think estimating is useful to only construction companies. But any company that produces estimates, quotes, bids, and proposals can use QuickBooks to get a handle on their job costing. The accuracy of your estimating process can make or break your project success. (More)

Watch For Bookkeeping Service Fees
Bookkeeping is one of the most important aspects of business development. If you are doing your bookkeeping yourself, then you obviously understand the frustration that is involved in trying to get your accounting in order. (More)

Accounting For Small Businesses
Owners of small business may have the tendency of not focusing on accounting concerns because it does not produce direct results on business. However, many good managers and finance people would recommend that a system, whether manual, or automated or a transition of both must be put in place. (More)

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Welcome to the Accounting Newsletter (8/16/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AccountingHelper.org.

Accounting News

Internal Auditor Magazine Receives 12 Awards
Best Service Feature â?? Trade/Technical Silver Award - â??The Multigenerational Workforceâ? (October 08 issue) Best Feature â?? Trade/Technical Charlie Award - â??Keeping Greed at Bayâ? (Fe… (More)

Is the Paperless Office Finally Happening?
Are the forecasters finally right? Small Business Labs reminds us that “for at least 3 decades futurists and tech forecasters have declared the imminent decline of paper due to digital technology. And for three decades they’ve been wrong.” Now, citing an IDC study: for the first time the number of printed pages in the U.S. will decline [...] (More)

SURVEY RESULTS: Is CPA Tech Spending Set to Surge?
Early results suggest CPAs haven’t cut technology spending as much as some have feared. As we posted a little while ago, accounting firms and finance organizations are reacting, like many businesses, by curtailing or postponing expenditures on technology. But how much, exactly, is the question we’re trying to answer in this week’s new survey. Join the [...] (More)

Accountants Tough Out the Recession
What’s your best recession-busting idea? Add your suggestion here; then join the survey and get all the results. by Rick Telberg CPAs are grappling with the nation’s credit crisis with innovation, discipline and, mostly, a stiff upper lip. But no one ever said it was going to be easy. One mid-level financial manager at a large company tells [...] (More)

Accounting Videos

Accounting Songs

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Accounting Articles

Use Accounting to Identify Business Trends
With proper accounting, you can identify key business trends quickly so that they can help you plan for the future. Monthly and quarterly accounts are very useful to pick up trends quickly. (More)

Accounting Software For Agriculture - Five Steps to Take Right Now to Start Increasing Profits
There are things you can do now that will benefit your agricultural operation for years to come, regardless of a recession or anything else that comes your way. Here are five things you can do with your accounting software to start increasing the profitability of your operation right now! (More)

Tax and Accounting solutions for Freelance Journalists
As the media marketplace has become ever more fragmented, hundreds of traditional media jobs have been axed, yet with more opportunities than ever before for freelance journalists, an increasing numbe… (More)

How to Use QuickBooks for Job Costing: Working with Estimates
Many businesses think estimating is useful to only construction companies.  But any company that produces estimates, quotes, bids, and proposals can use QuickBooks to get a handle on their jo… (More)

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Dear AccountingHelper.org Readers,

Welcome to the Accounting Newsletter (8/9/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AccountingHelper.org.

Accounting News

Three steps to get global accounting standards back on track
Chief executives of accountancy bodies within the Global Accounting Alliance, meeting in Edinburgh, have welcomed the greater spirit of dialogue between the International Accounting Standards Board (I… (More)

Legal and accountancy experts to help resolve commercial disputes
Highly qualified legal and accountancy experts to help resolve commercial disputes The ICAEW and the ADR Group (ADRg) have joined together to launch a mediation service that brings together a highly-q… (More)

Kingsway International Announces Change of Auditor
The Board of Directors of Kingsway International Holdings Limited announced today that KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants , resigned as auditor of the Company and that Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has been appointed as the Company’s successor auditor. (More)

Accountants Tough Out the Recession
What’s your best recession-busting idea? Add your suggestion here; then join the survey and get all the results. by Rick Telberg CPAs are grappling with the nation’s credit crisis with innovation, discipline and, mostly, a stiff upper lip. But no one ever said it was going to be easy. One mid-level financial manager at a large company tells [...] (More)

Accounting Articles

What to Expect From Outsourced Accounting Services
Businesses that outsource accounting functions are more productive and better prepared to weather economic difficulties. They are saving time and money by using accounting services that offer the best award-winning software, coupled with the accounting and clerical staff to maintain it. (More)

10 Tips For Choosing a Contractor Accountant
Once a contractor has decided that the best trading option for the current stage of their contracting career is a limited company, then choosing a contractor accountant is the next step. It is also a hugely important one, as a good accountant can save a contractor many times their accounting fees by efficiently managing their tax affairs. Here are 10 tips for choosing a contractor accountant: (More)

Factoring - Unlocking Capital Within Your Accounts Receivable
By using factoring, your company can receive an advance on your invoice usually within 24 to 48 hours of the customer approving it. The advance amount is dependent on a number of variables, primarily on your invoiced customer’s ability to pay. (More)

Business Financial Reporting - 4 Common Questions
If you are starting out in business you are probably wondering what financial reporting entails and how you go about it. Financial reporting/statements allow you to provide an overview of your financial condition in the short and long term. (More)

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Welcome to the Accounting Newsletter (8/2/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AccountingHelper.org.

Accounting News

SMBs and CPAs share same tech goals: application integration, cost cutting
Forrester SMB study mirrors activity in accounting market. It looks like many small and medium-size businesses are acting a lot like many accounting firms… which makes sense when you consider that most accounting firms are working hard to keep up with their clients and yet not stray too far ahead to the bleeding edge, nor fall [...] (More)

Rodman and Rodman CPA Advises Businesses that New Sales Tax Rate Impacts Accounting, POS Systems -
Governor Patrick recently signed legislation that increases the sales and use tax rate and makes other tax changes that may significantly impact businesses. (More)

Accounting grads up 3.5% to new record
It’s official: The talent shortage is over. If you’re still having trouble finding qualified recruits, you can’t blame the economy anymore. The number of students who graduated with accounting degrees in the 2007-08 school year surpassed the previous year’s record level. According to a new report by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, more than 66,000 [...] (More)

Accounting Articles

Choosing the Best Accountant For Your Business
Deciding on and employing the right accountant or accountancy firm for your business, be it large or small, is an important decision. Not many people realise that almost anyone can set themselves up in business and advertise and label themselves as an accountant. (More)

Record Keeping in Your Daycare Business
Every 6th day of December, we celebrate St. Nicholas Day. Saint Nicholas was once a priest who later on became a bishop. He had always loved children and the poor. Saint Nicholas Day is a great opportunity to teach the child about Santa Claus’ origin. Surely, with these preschool activities, children will enjoy the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day. (More)

Managing Your Business Cash Flow Successfully
Either a multi-billionaire conglomerate or a start up business, cash is the lifeblood of every business. As the money is defined as a ticket for transacting business, so it’s important in our day to day business activities. Just like today’s economic meltdown, when old business are losing their life line, so many more business will crash their asset as they didn’t recognize the important of their cash flow. (More)

Advantages of Off Supporting Bookkeeping and Statement
With fast Step in telecommunication, offshore performing process outsourcing is proving to be a important way to more companies. Hiring a company that is settled in other state may seem minuscule odd,… (More)

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