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March 2017 Issue

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Publisher's Column

ICYMI | Continuing the March toward a More Diverse Profession

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

March 2021 0

I started working for the NYSSCPA in the 1980s, when staffing a committee meeting meant I was likely the only woman in the room. Even…

Feature Articles

ICYMI | Opinion: AICPA Proposal Raises the Ethical Bar

Incorporating International Standards into the Code of Professional Conduct

By  Cathy Allen, CPA and Lisa Snyder, CPA

April 2018 0

In February 2017, the AICPA's Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) agreed to propose modifications to the Code of Professional Conduct that would require certain actions…

MYP | How to Protect a CPA Firm in the Digital Age News & Views

ICYMI | How to Protect a CPA Firm in the Digital Age

By  Jason L. Ackerman, CPA, CFP, CGMA

April 2018 0

Three years ago, the server at the author's firm was hacked by a Russian scammer who got into the system by sending a phishing email…

Analysis

ICYMI | Developing Ethical Leaders for the Accounting Profession

Finding Inspiration from the Coast Guard Academy

By  Patrick Kelly, PhD

March 2018 0

The public relies on professionals. Medicine, teaching, law, accounting, the military, the clergy, and public safety, among many others, have all been regarded as honorable…

Feature Articles

ICYMI | Applying the AICPA’s Professional Standards to Tax Practice

Best Practices for Minimizing Risk and Penalties

By  James J. Rigos, JD, LLM (Tax), CPA

March 2018 0

The AICPA's Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) are now an authoritative part of the Code of Professional Conduct. As such, they are now…

Featured

How to Protect Against Common Cyberattacks and Insure Against Potential Losses

By  Randy R. Werner, JD, LLM (Tax), CPA

March 2017 0

Cybercrime is as ubiquitous as the Internet itself, and CPA firms and their clients are as vulnerable as anyone else to being hacked, scammed, or…

Letters to the Editor

Thoughts on Lone Dissenters and Accounting Firm Rotation

By  Ron Murray

March 2017 0

I enjoyed the joint interview with Tony Menendez and Steven Mintz, “The Ethical State of the CPA Profession” (December 2016). I would like to expand…

News & Views

Tax & Accounting Update

By  CPAJ Staff

March 2017 0

Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…

News & Views

Insureon and Landy Insurance

By  Susan B. Anders, PhD, CPA/CGMA

March 2017 0

Insurance companies are firsthand witnesses to losses and lawsuits incurred by professional accounting firms. While insurance companies obviously want to minimize payouts, it is certainly…

Publisher's Column

Continuing the March toward a More Diverse Profession

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

March 2017 0

I started working for the NYSSCPA in the 1980s, when staffing a committee meeting meant I was likely the only woman in the room. Even…

Featured

AICPA Proposal Raises the Ethical Bar

Incorporating International Standards into the Code of Professional Conduct

By  Cathy Allen, CPA and Lisa Snyder, CPA

March 2017 0

In February 2017, the AICPA's Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) agreed to propose modifications to the Code of Professional Conduct that would require certain actions…

Analysis

Developing Ethical Leaders for the Accounting Profession

Finding Inspiration from the Coast Guard Academy

By  Patrick Kelly, PhD

March 2017 0

The public relies on professionals. Medicine, teaching, law, accounting, the military, the clergy, and public safety, among many others, have all been regarded as honorable…

Analysis

Applying the AICPA’s Professional Standards to Tax Practice

Best Practices for Minimizing Risk and Penalties

By  James J. Rigos, JD, LLM (Tax), CPA

March 2017 0

The AICPA's Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) are now an authoritative part of the Code of Professional Conduct. As such, they are now…

Featured

Forensic Accountants and Calculation of Value Reports

Recent Court Observations

By  James A. DiGabriele, PhD/DPS, CPA/ABV/CFF and Peter L. Lohrey, PhD, CVA, CDBV

March 2017 0

Litigation matters often require that the value of specific assets or business be determined. The standards by which such valuations are arrived at can be…

March 2017 Issue

In This Issue: March 2017

By  CPAJ Staff

March 2017 0

  Cybersecurity has been a key ingredient in recent business and political news. For CPA firms, this means that any effective risk management program must…

MYP | How to Protect a CPA Firm in the Digital Age Featured

MYP | How to Protect a CPA Firm in the Digital Age

By  Jason L. Ackerman, CPA, CFP, CGMA

March 2017 0

Three years ago, the server at the author's firm was hacked by a Russian scammer who got into the system by sending a phishing email…

Columns

TFA | Paying Off Student Loans

By  James R. Grimaldi, CPA, James A.J. Revels, CPA and Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA

March 2017 0

According to the Federal Reserve (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/), there was nearly $1.4 trillion in student loan debt outstanding in September 2016. About 60% of all college graduates…

Columns

PFP | Assisting Insolvent Clients

By  Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV and Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA

March 2017 0

It is always better, from a billings perspective, to have wealthy clients rather than poor ones. Sometimes, however, more satisfying work can be done for…

Columns

SLT | Proper Utilization of Cellphone Records to Determine Statutory Residence

By  Corey L. Rosenthal, JD and Fred R. Komarow

March 2017 0

An individual who lives outside New York and maintains a place of abode in New York, even for occasional use, may be selected by the…

Columns

AUD | The Costs of Running Employee Benefit Plans

A Flaw in FASB’s Standards

By  Howard B. Levy, CPA

March 2017 0

Accounting guidance formerly contained in early editions of the AICPA's Audit and Accounting Guide, Employee Benefit Plans, has been replaced by FASB's ASC Topics 960,…

News & Views

What Were They Thinking?

By  Arthur J. Radin, CPA

March 2017 0

Much has been written on white-collar financial fraud. There are myriad books and articles on how to protect oneself from fraud, how to detect fraud,…

News & Views

Accreditations and Designations for the Practicing CPA

Friends or Foes?

By  Christopher Mella and John F. Raspante, CPA, MST, CDFA

March 2017 0

Aspiring CPAs work diligently to attain the CPA designation and to maintain that designation through mandatory continuing professional education (CPE) courses. Several issues often arise…

News & Views

The Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Standard Questions for CPAs

By  Joseph Wolfe and Stanley Sterna, JD

March 2017 0

In April 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the long-awaited final Fiduciary Rule amending the definition of the term “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement…

Feature Articles

What CPAs Need to Know about Cyber Insurance

Understanding the Threats and Policy Provisions

By  Daniel Hudson and Joseph Brunsman

March 2017 0

No business of any kind can operate in the modern digital environment without some risk of cyber attack or data breach. CPA firms are especially…

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