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Top Ten Ways to Find a Job: By: Jill Czeczuga

When the economy is in bad shape, the job market is usually worse. Those with jobs are trying to stay employed and people without jobs are desperately trying to find a new job, both can be extremely stressful.
If you put in the time and effort into finding a new job you will be rewarded no matter how fierce the competition is. Stay motivated and persistent – finding a new job is your new job right now.
These are the top ten ways to find a new job:
1. Use the Internet Daily – It i… Continue

Added by AJT on March 8, 2010 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Here he comes to save the day. The Barefoot Accountant is on his way!

The Barefoot Accountant comes to your rescue! He''s on his way to save the day!
Having problems with your taxes, accounting, QuickBooks? Do not fear, the Bearfoot Accountant is here!

Here he comes to save the day, the Barefoot Accountant is on his way. Mr. Trouble never hangs around, when he hears my mighty sound.

For all tax, accounting, a

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Added by William Brighenti on February 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

2010 Starts Off Strong With a Release of Denali 2.8 Accounting Software!

Boise, Idaho, February 9, 2010— Cougar Mountain Software (CMS) sets the right tone for 2010 with an early release of their Denali

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Added by Terri Rodger on February 19, 2010 at 10:26am — No Comments

How much is 2 plus 2?

$The Barefoot Accountant$ In a classic book about the accounting profession some forty years ago, Unaccountable Accounting: Games Accountants Play, Abraham Briloff recounts a supposedly true story suggesting the primary criterion corporations employed in selecting their public accounting firms. In the event that you may

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Added by William Brighenti on February 18, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

What Are Accountants Doing In Second Life?

Have you got a second, for me to tell you about Second Life? It's a virtual world, where you can interact with other through creating an 'avatar' or characterization of yourself that can range from being fairly realistic, to being fairly, shall we say, idealistic. General access to Second Life, which requires downloading to your PC/Mac/laptop, is available for free at http://www.secondlife.com.

If you'd like to know how accountants are us

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Added by Edith Orenstein on February 16, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Essentials of a Disaster Recovery Plan

Disasters come in many different forms: server crashes, hard drive failures, disgruntled employees and of course the all too unfortunate natural disasters. When the storm hits - how prepared are you and your clients. Every accou

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Added by Robert Chandler on February 15, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

My Solution to helping cash starved businesses.

Hello my name is Harvey Goldstein. I’ve been a practicing CPA for a very long time. I used to be the managing partner one of the largest CPA firms in Southern California. I’ve had quite a great professional successful career.

In 1980s I had the good fortune of being appointed by President Ronald Reagan to his National Productivity Advisory Committee. Our game plan was to provide suggestions to the president on how to improve the productivity of the United States.

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Added by Harvey A. Goldstein on February 9, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Is accounting really boring, or has virtually the entire human race just been getting it all wrong since the beginning of time?!

Spock the Vulcan CPA I've noticed on Twitter a bunch of tweets from younger people complaining that accounting is boring. This may very well be true for those who are not accountants. Non-accountants include those individuals who once loved accounting until they took, and were flunking, intermediate accounting in

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Added by William Brighenti on February 4, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

The Unbearable Lightness of Being a CPA

Am I the only CPA attracting whacko, cheap, mean-spirited, stupid, desperate, lazy, crooked, brain-dead, sloppy, crazed clients? Do you get those daily calls from cheapoes who, upon attempting to do their own tax returns, become stumped on a tax issue and wa… Continue

Added by William Brighenti on February 1, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Accounting and Taxes Simplified

Please visit my blog, Accounting and Taxes Simplified, for articles and op-eds on accounting, QuickBooks, and taxes. Thank you, William Brighenti, CPA Accountants CPA Hartford, LLC Continue

Added by William Brighenti on January 31, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Don’t be afraid of Alan

Brad, a long time reader of this blog who has his practice in the outskirts of Chicago, made the decision to take the steps necessary to upgrade his book of business to include a greater percentage of larger, more profitable clients. As a result of some low key, one-in-one marketing, he subsequently met a business owner who was just beginning the process of finding a new accounting services provider. Along with two other candidate firms, he asked Brad to make a presentation to him and his execu… Continue

Added by Craig Weeks on January 24, 2010 at 10:36am — No Comments

Factory / Dealership Audit of Sales Incentive & Service Warranty claims

Any Automotive Dealership concerned regarding current or potential future Factory / Dealership Audit of Sales Incentive and Service Warranty claims submitted to Factory by Dealer for reimbursement; I'd encourage your review of below information -- To: Any Automotive Dealership (Domestic and/or Import -- anywhere, USA) From: Ben Plymale -- Automotive Dealership Consultant 503-886-9100 bplymale@aol.com www.AutoAuditHelp.com I provide Automotive Dealersh… Continue

Added by Ben W. Plymale on January 22, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

Is It Time to Give Your CPA the Boot?

It’s that time of year again to assemble all of your financial information and bring it to your Certified Public Accountant. However, some of you may be dissatisfied with your current Certified Public Accountant and are contemplating a change. In a mailing to business o… Continue

Added by William Brighenti on January 21, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

C’mon, admit it. Don’t you just hate QuickBooks?!

Everybody’s using it, and so are you, but c’mon, admit it, don’t you hate QuickBooks? Well, maybe not QuickBooks, but Intuit? Every year, Intuit forces us CPAs to buy a new version of QuickBooks for ~$500, if we want payroll included. And much more, for additio… Continue

Added by William Brighenti on January 21, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Time for a New Hat?

Greetings on this Friday before a three-day holiday weekend. For MyAccountingLife members only...I have new AccountingWEB ball caps that I would like to give anyone who wants one. Simply e-mail me at rnance@accountingweb.com with "MyAccountingLife Hat Offer" in the subject line. Include your postal address in the note. This is just another benefit of being involved with the MyAccountingLife community! Continue

Added by Rob Nance on January 15, 2010 at 3:16am — No Comments

Nothing is certain but death. no estate taxes for 2010!

I wonder if the powers-that-be have remembered there is that loophole for the year 2010 before estate taxes come back in 2011? I expected it to get repealed or adjusted before the year ever got here. Guess I need to send my crystal ball in for an overhaul. Marci Continue

Added by Marci Grossman on January 14, 2010 at 11:26am — 1 Comment

Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Balances in QuickBooks Cash Basis Reports

Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Balances in QuickBooks Cash Basis Reports Do you have balances in your accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts when you print a balance sheet or a trial balance on the cash basis? Learn how to fix these problems. Have a tax or an accounting question? Please feel free to submit it to… Continue

Added by William Brighenti on January 13, 2010 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Job Board Scams

We all get emails everyday asking us to be a broker is transferring millions of dollars from some royal subject in a far away land or to just click here to receive the lottery money we just one, well just when you thought it was bad enough there is another online scam happening and one that is very near and dear to me, Job Boards. When I started Accounting Jobs Today over 2 years ago, I wanting to take my passion f… Continue

Added by AJT on January 11, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

stretching the law

Helping clients with Filing Back Taxes can be difficult. Some have attempted to claim everything from Health Insurance to eating out as business expenses. They have stretched their home based business to include more than they should. The first step is to get them to see their busines… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on January 10, 2010 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Can You Deduct Worthless Goodwill on Your Tax Return? Internal Revenue Code Section 197 Creating Illwill.

Can You Deduct Worthless Goodwill on Your Tax Return? Internal Revenue Code Section 197 Creating Illwill. If after applying SFAS No. 142's Goodwill Impairment Test you discover that the company has no goodwill, can you then write it off on your tax return? See the above article for a discussion. This article is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal, ac… Continue

Added by William Brighenti on January 8, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments