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C P A U p d a t e - N o v e m b e r / D e c 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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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...

Succession Planning
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Bench Strength: Grooming CEOs - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1022
Supporting Your B Players - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1023
Succession Planning Overview - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1024
Glossary of BV Tools - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1025
How New Becomes Great - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1026
Making Buy/Sell Work - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1027
The High Price of Sudden Exits - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1028
Business Valuation Resources - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1029

Compensation: Raises
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Get the Raise You Deserve - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1030
Finance Exec Survey 2004 - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1031
Exec Compensation Search - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1032
Want a BIG Raise? New Job - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1033
Raises: What Not to Do - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1034
What to Do With a Raise? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1035

Sarbanes-Oxley - 2004 Q4 Update
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PCAOB Online - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1036
Section 404 Compliance - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1037
Foolproof IT Compliance - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1038
The New CEO-CFO Relationship - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1039
When ERM Meets SOX - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1040
SEC Rule IC Reporting - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1041
Corporate Responsibility Center - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1042
Inside Sarbanes Oxley - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1043

Expert Witness
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Want to be an Expert Witness? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1044
Expert Witness Selection Tips - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1045
Expert Witness Journal Online - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1046
Expert Testimony After Daubert - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1047
Basic Legal Concepts - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1048
Antifraud Resource Center - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1049

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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/0411investsafe.asp
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3. T h e B o o k L i s t
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CFO as Business Integrator
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1050

Best Practices in Planning and Management Reporting
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1051

Beyond Budgeting:
How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1052

The Effective Executive Revised
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1053

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1054

Good to Great:
Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1055

Every Move Must Have a Purpose:
Strategies from Chess for Business and Life
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1056

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4. C P A & B i z B l o g s
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Inside Sarbanes Oxley - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1057
The Outsourcing Weblog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1058
Vanilla Accounting Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1059
What's The CEO Reading by CIO - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1060
Tech Blogs on ZDNet - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1061
TechLinkLetter - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1062

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5. C P A N e w s - N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 4
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Fuzzy Numbers
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1064

Halliburton's Iraq Payments Should Be Cut -Auditor
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1065

Where Have All The CFOs Gone?
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1063

Rebuilding Credit
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1066

Reuters Television Video Feeds
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1067

U.S. Workers, Investors Largely Unaware of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1068

Accounting Grads Face Best Job Prospects in Years
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0411.asp?ID=1069

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6. M o r e F r o m C P A n e t
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September 2004 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=27
- Employee Turnover Costs
- Radio Frequency Identification - RFID
- Effective Time Management on Exams
- CPA Directories

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

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Until next time...
Brenda Mizgorski, CPA
CPAnet
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