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C P A U p d a t e - M a r c h 2 0 0 6
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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...

Tax Shelters: In the News
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Tax Shelters: Exotic or Just Plain Illegal? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1173
Former KPMG executives indicted - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1174
Anatomy of a tax shelter - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1175
Tax Shelters Gallery - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1176
IRS: Tax Shelters & Abuse - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1177
Cheating on Taxes Becomes Bigger Taboo - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1178
KPMG Tax Shelter News History - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1179

Leading: Your Organization's DNA
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The New CFO Role: It's In the DNA - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1180
Leading: Your Organization's DNA - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1181
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1182
Diagnose your Org's DNA Test - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1183
Nurturing Minority Executive Success - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1184
How Resilient is Your Company? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1185
Four Bases of Organizational DNA - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1186
When Everyone Agrees and Nothing Changes - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1187
Images of Leadership from Future Leaders - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1188

Fair Value Reporting
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Fair Value Reporting: Getting A Closer Look - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1189
A Fair Request for Fair Value - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1190
Choosing the Fair Value Option - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1191
FASB: Fair Value Measurements - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1192
Valuation Methodologies Defined - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1193
Fair Value Reporting: Implications - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1194
Fair Value: Auditor's Approach - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1195

Personal Finance: Safety Nets
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Planning for Trouble - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1196
Protect Retirement Assets - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1197
Book: Smart and Simple Strategies - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1198
FDIC Increases Insured Amounts - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1199
Retirement's Unraveling Safety Net - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1200
Corporate America Pulling Back - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1201
Plan for Retirement - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1202

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3. T h e B o o k L i s t
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Spreadsheet Modeling in Corporate Finance
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1203

Passion at Work : How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1204

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1205

Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1206

A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1207

How to Write an Investment Policy Statement
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1208

Mastering Financial Modeling: A Practitioner's Guide to Applied Corporate Finance
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1209

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4. C P A & B i z B l o g s
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Excel 2007 Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1210
The Corporate Counsel Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1211
Small Business Trends Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1212
BlogWrite for CEOs - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1213
White Collar Crime Prof Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1214
Paul Kredrosky's Infectious Greed - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1215
The Blog 50 - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1216
 
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5. C P A N e w s - M a r c h 2 0 0 6
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Are CFOs Overworked?
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1217

An Online View of the Microsoft Small Business Summit
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1218

Big Bucks for Big-Company Finance Chiefs
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1219

RadioShack CEO lied on resume
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1220

More Accounting Grads Putting Off CPA Certificates
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1221

Reining in Outsourcing Risk
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1222

Should Auditors Be Airport Screeners?
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0601.asp?ID=1223

Busy Season Stress Busting
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6. M o r e F r o m C P A n e t
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February 2006 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=30
- Business Strategies: Finance Lens
- Tax: Of Interest
- SOX: Continued Coverage
- Your Career: Keeping Current

January 2006 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=29
- High Net Worth Clients
- Leadership Lessons
- Outsourcing Outlook
- Not-For-Profit Update

November/December 2004 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=28
- Succession Planning
- Compensation: Raises
- Sarbanes-Oxley - 2004 Q4 Update
- Expert Witness
- The Book List
- The CPA & Biz Blogs List

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Brenda Mizgorski, CPA
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