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Issue # 012 January
15, 2003 |
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| Weekly
Poll Results |
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asked our readers an interesting question which was tackled
recently through his article by one of our contributors. The writer put the
question what should be the top priority in your practice?
This is how
our readers have answered uptil now.
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Acquiring new clients |
27% |
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More business
from existing clients |
23% |
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Increasing productivity and efficiency |
35% |
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Reducing overhead |
11% |
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Something other than the above choices |
3% |
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In this week's issue:
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| In the News |
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| Featured Articles |
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| The truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth: this may be the case in our
justice system, but is it true in our financial systems?
Managers and investors alike question the relevance and
timeliness of traditional financial reporting systems. Add to
that the Internet and its new economy, as well as market
capitalization run wild — you have a mess waiting for an
answer. Part of that answer may be a new specification from
the accounting industry: XBRL.
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the full article |
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Yesterday's accounting scandals are
going to produce a lot of today's accounting reforms.
Investors have clamored for change. And now, many of the
nagging issues that not long ago looked hopelessly stuck in
the status quo -- accounting for stock-option compensation,
among them -- finally seem on the fast track to change.
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the full article |
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| Articles for Students |
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| Accountants and
accountancy is about communication. But communication is not
just sending messages or emails, or indeed producing
management reports or final accounts. It is about
understanding the nature of the communication process,
especially for the management of people. If people do not
communicate then the accountants work can never succeed.
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| Not withstanding all
of the marketing literature to the contrary, the selection,
installation, and operation of accounting software is not
easy. In fact, it can be one of the most frustrating
experiences any company will ever undertake. In the extreme,
it can be a complete catastrophe.
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the full article |
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