Small businesses represent over 80% of today's American economy. Based on my experience as a business leader, I know you are receiving pressure from all directions and as a result must wear many hats, most of which fall outside of your core expertise. Our mission at BSSI is to help fuel the economy by helping organizations such as yours. I know that IT in smaller environments can be just as complicated as the largest corporation. With all of the other responsibilities you face, I don't think it is necessary that you learn how to implement an IT computer environment and manage it yourself, but I do believe it is important that you understand the concepts, your areas of exposure and manage your financial and security risks by communicating effectively with your IT provider. This book is not designed to discuss which products to use or not; it focuses more on how to incorporate safeguards at a leadership level into your organization by managing your weakest security links and exposures. I try to present this data in the sexiest way possible! ..Regardless, IT should be just another tool for you and not another business!

IT 101 - A 101 IT tips & tricks crash course to help small business owners & executives secure their organizations and avoid costly mistakes that could jeopardize its existence!

Diana L. Spurgus

CITP

Fidlar Doubleday, Inc.

Accountant&#39s Flight Plan is filled with practical, time-tested strategies designed to help you take your practice to a higher level ... while enjoying your work.  Using real-world scenarios, practice owner testimonials, and written exercises, CPA and author Brannon Poe offers keen insights for developing customized, straightforward approaches to help you:  hone your focus, eliminate frustration, and grow your bottom line; achieve meaningful work-life balance while increasing profitability; add more value for your clients; better manage or eliminate difficult and slow-paying clients; improve billing rates; increase new business through referrals; and enhance the value and salability of your practice.   You gotta have a plan. Whether you are a prospective practice owner or seasoned veteran, Accountant&#39s Flight Plan will help you reach your destination with greater surety, success, and satisfaction.

Accountant's Flight Plan: Best Practices for Today's Firms

Brannon Poe

Brannon Poe, CPA

Current through GASB-58, GASB Technical Bulletin 2008-1, and GASB Concepts Statement No. 5, CCH s Governmental GAAP Practice Manual demonstrates, in a detailed manner, how governmental entity can implement the complex standards established by GASB-34 and beyond through a worksheet approach. (A companion publication, Governmental GAAP Guide, discusses financial accounting and reporting standards necessary to prepare the basic external financial statements of a governmental entity.) The emphasis of Governmental GAAP Practice Manual is on the process of preparing financial statements. Chapter 1 of the Governmental GAAP Practice Manual provides a detailed analysis of the interrelationship between the modified accrual basis of accounting and the accrual basis of accounting. Included is a comprehensive checklist of transactions and events that typically require a worksheet entry. Starting in Chapter 2 is a comprehensive illustration that continues through the remaining chapters of the book. For governmental funds, a variety of transactions are illustrated and journalized in Chapters 2 through 6, which result in a year-end trial balance for each individual fund based on the modified accrual basis of accounting. In Chapter 14, these trial balances are used as the basis for developing the information needed to prepare the fund financial statements. Chapter 16 illustrates the worksheet methodology for converting the information to the accrual basis. A similar approach is used for proprietary funds and fiduciary funds. Chapter 17 uses the information developed in previous chapters to present management's discussion and analysis, notes, and other required supplementary information mandated by the GASB standards.

Governmental GAAP Practice Manual (2011)

Eric S. Berman

Business & Money

CCH, Inc.

CCH's Guidebook to Texas Taxes is the perfect resource for concise and reliable information for practitioners working with state taxation in Texas. Designed as a quick reference work, the Guidebook presents succinct discussions of state and local taxes, describing the general provisions of the respective tax laws and regulations and highlighting significant cases and administrative rulings. This annual publication is useful to tax practitioners, in-state and multistate businesspersons, and those who are obligated to file Texas returns or who are required to deal with Texas taxes. This authoritative Guidebook is the one source those involved with Texas taxation need for timely and accurate answers in a convenient and accessible desktop format. It presents concise coverage of the taxes of major interest including: - real and personal property tax - franchise taxes - sales and use taxes - excise taxes Other Texas taxes are summarized, as well, with emphasis placed on persons or transactions subject to tax, exemptions, basis and rate of tax, and returns and payment. The Guidebook includes additional practical tips, pointers and examples to practitioners by G. Brint Ryan, M.S., CPA and Eric L. Stein, J.D., LL.M., CPA of the state and local tax consulting firm, Ryan &amp; Company. This valuable new commentary helps practitioners further apply the complex principles of Texas tax law to specific practice situations. For the user's convenience in determining what is new in the Texas tax law, a special Highlights of Tax Changes section is included to provide at-a-glance awareness of key legislative developments in the law. While this handbook focuses on the law applicable to the filing of income tax returns in 2011 for the 2010 tax year, legislative changes effective after 2010 are also noted with an indication of the effective date to avoid confusion and to assist in future tax planning. Helpful references to both the Texas and related federal provisions are provided throughout for those who wish to more fully examine explanations and text of the applicable law. Also, detailed Tables of Contents, Law and Regulations Finding Lists, a Topical Index, and an organized presentation of the content combine to make pinpointing critical information quick and easy. Detailed references to specific paragraphs in the comprehensive CCH Texas Tax Reports service are also provided throughout the Guidebook to assist users in further, more comprehensive tax research and tax planning.

Guidebook to Texas Taxes (2011)

CCH State Tax Law Editors

J.D.

LL.M.

G. Brint Ryan

Eric L. Stein

Accounting

The CCH Principles of Business Taxation course approaches the study of taxation from the perspective of the student who will become a business person faced with decisions that are inevitably affected by tax considerations. This perspective leads to a very different coverage in this textbook -- coverage that is useful for accounting, finance and general business majors. The new edition focuses on the central concepts that build our tax framework and avoids small exceptions. Students studying with this book will confidently master the critical underpinnings of federal taxation and gain a stronger, more solid understanding of federal tax principles. Many items that pertain specifically to businesses (for example, inventory valuation issues) usually not discussed in a traditional undergraduate tax textbook are covered in this book. Although so many of the exclusions, deductions, and credits apply equally to individual and corporate taxpayers, this book focuses on the business perspective. An advantage to this approach is that most of the students who take only one course in taxation will learn how businesses are taxed and, in turn, will have a better appreciation for how taxes affect business decisions. Another advantage to this approach is that the topics dovetail into other business, finance and accounting course work. The focus is on concepts and how taxes affect business decisions. This includes various business entities including closely held business, pass-through entities and sole proprietorships.

Principles of Business Taxation (2015)

LL.B.

Gary Maydew

Janet Grange

CPA. Geralyn Jover-Ledesma

PH.D.

CCH's GAAS Guide describes the engagement standards, practices, and procedures in use today, including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and their Interpretations, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs) and their Interpretations, and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) and their Interpretations. The 2015 Edition of the GAAS Guide reflects the latest available professional standards. Most importantly, changes in auditing standards and the related Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards resulting from the Auditing Standards Boards (ASB) Clarity and Convergence Project. This edition includes coverage of SAS122 (essentially all of the AUC sections) (Clarification and Recodification), issued in October 2011, SAS123 (AUC 200, AUC 230, AUC 260, AUC 705, AUC 720, AU 915, and AUC 935) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards 2011), issued in October 2011, SAS124 (AUC 910) (Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with a Financial Reporting Framework Generally Accepted in Another Country), issued in October 2011, SAS125 (AUC 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditors Written Communication), issued in December 2011, SAS126 (AUC 570) (The Auditors Consideration of the Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern), issued in July 2012, and SAS127 (AUC 600 and AUC 800) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards2013), issued in January 2013. SAS122 is particularly noteworthy as it represents the culmination of the ASBs efforts to clarify the auditing standards and to largely converge its standards with the standards of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Designated by the new AUC section numbering, the recodified, clarified standards numbers are the same as the equivalent ISA numbers for clarified SASs that are based on equivalent ISAs (AUC section numbers for clarified SASs with no equivalent ISAs have been assigned new numbers). The GAAS Guide incorporates these new requirements throughout the affected auditing standards and includes coverage of AICPA pronouncements for the following standards: SAS127 (AUC 600 and AUC 900) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards2013) SSAE17 (AT 301) (Reporting on Compiled Prospective Financial Statements When the Practitioners Independence Is Impaired) SSARS20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services) All the exhibit materials in the book appear on the accompanying CDROM. All the sample letters, reports, and checklists found in this guide can be printed and customized to meet all your auditing, attestation, compilation, and review engagement needs. The GAAS Guide meets accounting industry standards as overseen by the AICPA's peer review system (the book reproduces a letter by the book's peer reviewer). This book can be used in conjunction with the GAAS Update Service.

GAAS Guide, 2015 (with CD/ ROM) (MILLER GAAS GUIDE)

Joseph V. Carcello

Mark. S. Beasley

Auditor's Risk Management Guide: Integrating Auditing and ERM is a comprehensive how-to book that guides the reader on performing risk management-based audits. The book covers the Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). Following the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley and its strict corporate governance and accountability provisions, developing better risk management techniques is becoming more important in meeting higher audit committee expectations. Written by an audit practitioner, that's where this practical guide comes in. The first part of the Auditor's Risk Management Guide provides a broad understanding of corporate governance, ERM principles, and different auditing approaches. It also provides step-by-step instructions on how to execute the risk management-based audit, including frequently asked questions. The second part of the book is devoted to detailed case studies that illustrate the risk management-based audit methodology and tools in different scenarios, beginning with a business risk assessment and working through common audit areas such as closing the books, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Practice Pointers and Observations throughout provide additional commentary to assist the reader in understanding the methodology. A free CD-ROM is included with the book provides electronic versions of the various work programs, checklists, and other tools in the book. The programs and checklists are presented in a format that helps the auditor understand what questions need to be asked and answered as he or she executes the methodology. This 2015 edition of Auditor's Risk Management Guide contains the following: Discussion of COSOs updated internal control framework, often referred to as COSO 2013. The 17 principles of internal control are covered (Chapter 7), along with other updates related to COSO 2013 (Chapters 7, 11, and 15). Increased focus and discussion about the importance of considering upside risks as well as downside risks (i.e., recognizing when more risk must be taken on to pursue strategies, vs. mitigating or avoiding risks) (Chapters 1, 13, and 16). Introduces integrated reporting () and explains how  links with risk management-based auditing (Chapter 15). Provides additional Frequently Asked Questions relating to new and emerging concepts, such as the boards role in ERM, the risk appetite framework, and audits role related to strategic planning and auditing strategic risks (Chapter 16). Updates other content for emerging concepts and relevant papers that have been issued. Also notes where appropriate that an update for COSO ERM has been announced, which may have notable impact on various parts of this book.

Auditor's Risk Management Guide: Integrating Auditing and ERM (2015)

CRMA

Paul J. Sobel

The GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Manual provides a complete, quick, and valuable reference source for financial statement disclosures and key presentation requirements. Specifically, the Manual:  · Provides over 750 examples of realistic sample footnote disclosures to assist in the preparation of  financial statements for an audit, a review, or a compilation engagement. · Facilitates compliance with U.S. GAAP by integrating, in each chapter, the specific disclosure and key  presentation requirements with the sample footnotes. · Provides sample disclosures that are technically sound, understandable, and comprehensive and that  cover a variety of scenarios, from the most common to the most unusual. · Incorporates all currently effective accounting standards, including those that cover areas of unusual  difficulty, such as financial instruments, fair value, business combinations, consolidation, income taxes,   pensions, accounting changes, and variable interest entities.  This Manual is arranged into the following major parts, consistent with the Codification s broad structure:  · Part 1 General Principles (Topic Codes 100s) · Part 2 Presentation (Topic Codes 200s) · Part 3 Assets (Topic Codes 300s) · Part 4 Liabilities (Topic Codes 400s) · Part 5 Equity (Topic Codes 500s) · Part 6 Revenue (Topic Codes 600s) · Part 7 Expenses (Topic Codes 700s) · Part 8 Broad Transactions (Topic Codes 800s) · Part 9 Other   The Manual is designed for ease of use. Accordingly, each chapter is structured as a stand-alone chapter, providing you with all the information you ll need on a specific topic. Each chapter consists of the following parts:   1. Executive Summary. This summary provides a clear and concise discussion of the specific financial  statement topic.   2. Authoritative Accounting Literature. This section provides reference to the relevant FASB ASC Topic.  3. Disclosure and Key Presentation Requirements. This section provides a detailed listing of (a) the disclosure requirements (FASB ASC Section 50) and (b) those key presentation requirements (FASB ASC Section 45) that are relevant to enhance compliance with and better understand the disclosure requirements. This section also provides specific references to the FASB ASC paragraphs that prescribe the specific disclosure or key presentation requirement.   4. Examples of Financial Statement Disclosures. This section contains specific examples of disclosures that cover different situations, circumstances, assumptions, and so on. Unless specifically indicated, the examples provided assume that the most recent financial statements presented are for the year ended December 31, 20X2.   The GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Manual is current through FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810); Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.   Material can be located several ways: the Cross-Reference shows the chapter in which a particular pronouncement is discussed; the Index provides a quick page reference.

GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Manual 2015-2016

George Georgiades

CCHs Governmental GAAP Guide analyzes all of the accounting principles for financial reporting by state and local governments. GASB Statements, GASB Interpretations, GASB Technical Bulletins as well as releases of the National Council on Governmental Accounting (NCGA) that remain in effect as of the date of publication, including Statements and NCGA Interpretations are restated in plain English and supported by timesaving examples and illustrations. Certain AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide concepts are also discussed. In one comprehensive volume, this impressive guide explains completely the financial accounting and reporting standards that are necessary in preparing the basic external financial statements of a governmental entity. To facilitate research, major topics in the text are cross-referenced to the pertinent paragraphs of the original pronouncements. Throughout the text ""Observations"" clarify specific accounting principles. A companion publication, Governmental GAAP Practice Manual, illustrates how governmental financial statements are prepared based on the standards established by GASB-34 and beyond. This book can be used in conjunction with the Governmental GAAP Update Service.

Governmental GAAP Guide, 2016

CGMA

CCH's GAAS Guide describes the engagement standards, practices, and procedures in use today, including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and their Interpretations, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs) and their Interpretations, and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) and their Interpretations. The 2016 Edition of the GAAS Guide reflects the latest available professional standards. Most importantly, changes in auditing standards and the related Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards resulting from the Auditing Standards Boards (ASB) Clarity and Convergence Project. This edition includes coverage of SAS-122 (essentially all of the AU-C sections) (Clarification and Recodification), issued in October 2011, SAS-123 (AU-C 200, AU-C 230, AU-C 260, AU-C 705, AU-C 720, AU 915, and AU-C 935) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards 2011), issued in October 2011, SAS-124 (AU-C 910) (Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with a Financial Reporting Framework Generally Accepted in Another Country), issued in October 2011, SAS-125 (AU-C 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditors Written Communication), issued in December 2011, SAS-126 (AU-C 570) (The Auditors Consideration of the Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern), issued in July 2012, and SAS-127 (AU-C 600 and AU-C 800) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards2013), issued in January 2013. SAS-122 is particularly noteworthy as it represents the culmination of the ASBs efforts to clarify the auditing standards and to largely converge its standards with the standards of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Designated by the new AU-C section numbering, the recodified, clarified standards numbers are the same as the equivalent ISA numbers for clarified SASs that are based on equivalent ISAs (AU-C section numbers for clarified SASs with no equivalent ISAs have been assigned new numbers). The GAAS Guide incorporates these new requirements throughout the affected auditing standards and includes coverage of AICPA pronouncements for the following standards: - SAS-127 (AU-C 600 and AU-C 900) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards2013) - SSAE-17 (AT 301) (Reporting on Compiled Prospective Financial Statements When the Practitioners Independence Is Impaired) - SSARS-20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services) All the exhibit materials in the book appear on the accompanying CD-ROM. All the sample letters, reports, and checklists found in this guide can be printed and customized to meet all your auditing, attestation, compilation, and review engagement needs. The GAAS Guide meets accounting industry standards as overseen by the AICPA's peer review system (the book reproduces a letter by the book's peer reviewer). This book can be used in conjunction with the GAAS Update Service.

GAAS Guide, 2016 (Miller GAAS Guide)

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