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C P A U p d a t e - S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 4
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C o n t e n t s :
1. S p e c i a l N o t i c e
2. C P A F i n d s
3. T h e B o o k L i s t
4. C P A & B i z B l o g s
5. C P A N e w s
6. M o r e F r o m C P A n e t

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1. S p e c i a l N o t i c e
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The comments are in. Thank you for your feedback!
Starting with this issue, the CPA Update will include
The Book List, a section on books of interest to CPAs.
In addition, CPA & Biz Blogs has been added
to provide you with specific blogs to visit.

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2. C P A n e t F i n d s
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Every so often you come across a site or article that
makes you stop and take notice...

Employee Turnover Costs
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Cost of Employee Turnover - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0979
Employee Turnover Calculator - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0980
Employee Retention Contrarian - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0981
Case for Total Rewards - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0982
Minimizing Female Flight - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0983
Fighting Employee Turnover - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0984

Radio Frequency Identification - RFID
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New Supply Chain Frontier: RFID - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0985
RFID White Papers & Studies - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0986
RFID: The Next Revolution? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0987
Early Market Leaders' RFID Race - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0988
Wal-Mart's RFID Project - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0989
Cutting The Wires - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0990

Effective Time Management on Exams
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Time Management for Exams - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0991
Exam Skills & Test Anxiety - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0992
Tips for Managing Exam Stress - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0993
Essay Writing for Exams - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0994
Test-taking Tips - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0995
Note Taking with Concept Maps - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0996
Memory Principles - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0997

CPA Directories
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CPA Finder - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0998
Accountant Finder - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=0999
CPA Directory - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1000
CPA Firms.com - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1001
AccountingPage - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1002

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Small Business Retirement Plans - InvestSafe.com is an online
source for Solo 401k plans with loan feature,
and Solo DB plans with super-sized tax-deferred contributions.

Visit: http://www.cpanet.com/goto/0409investsafe.asp
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3. T h e B o o k L i s t
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Creating Rainmakers:
The Manager's Guide To Training Professionals To Attract New Clients
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1003

Accounting Best Practices
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1004

Financial Shenanigans:
How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1005

The MouseDriver Chronicles:
The True-Life Adventures of Two First-Time Entrepreneurs
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1006

Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having It All
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1007

Your MBA Game Plan
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1008

Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1009

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4. C P A & B i z B l o g s
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Financial Accounting Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1010
TaxProf Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1011
Fresh Inc. - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1012
FastCompany Now - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1013
BusinessPundit - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1014
Jupiter Research Analyst Blogs - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1015

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5. C P A N e w s - S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 4
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SEC Warns Big Four Against Dropping Small Clients
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1016

Teachers Losing Tax Deduction for Supplies
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1017

Gaps Found in Fannie Mae's GAAP: Reports
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1018

Can the Big Four Save Themselves?
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1019

Big Four Seen Shedding Small Clients
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1020

Red Flags & Finance Staff Issues
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0409.asp?ID=1021

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6. M o r e F r o m C P A n e t
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March/April 2004 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=26
- PFP & High Net-Worth Clients
- Business Travel
- Sarbanes-Oxley - 2004 Q1 Update
- Shareholder Suits & Corporate Governance
- Internet Security

January 2004 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=25
- 2004 - The Outlook
- Life Balance
- 360 Degree Feedback
- Employee Loyalty & Retention
- Business Blogs

November 2003 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=24
- Continuous Auditing
- Developing Talent
- Identity Theft
- Sarbanes-Oxley - 2003 Q4 Update
- Tools for Design and Change

For a complete Index of CPA Update topics visit:
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/newsletter_index.asp

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Until next time...
Brenda Mizgorski, CPA
CPAnet
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