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C P A U p d a t e - O c t o b e r 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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makes you stop and take notice...

Building Your Firm
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Metrics of Greatness - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1225
Plan for Offering RIA Services - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1226
Developing Eldercare Resources - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1227
Plan to Provide Opportunity & Balance - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1228
Bosses' 10 Biggest Sins - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1229
CPA Marketing Toolkit - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1230

Business Strategy CFO-Style
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Leveraging Risk Management - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1231
Can CFOs Keep a Foot in Strategy Post-SOX? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1232
Finding Value for BPO through Revenue Distance - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1233
Profitable Growth Paths - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1234
Marketing for the Bottom Line - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1235
IT/Finance Alignment: A Boon for Strategy, but Will the Trend Continue? - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1236

Charitable Giving
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Index of Philanthropic Options - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1237
Rebuilding Public Confidence - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1238
Nonprofit Glossary - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1239
Giving Circles & Shared Giving - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1240
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1241
GivingForum - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1242

Personal Financial Planning
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The ABCs of QPRTs - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1243
Life Cycle Resources - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1245
College Grads: Thirty & Broke - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1246
Rating 529 College Savings Plans - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1247
The Best Use of Spare Cash - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1248

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3. T h e B o o k L i s t
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Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1249

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1250

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1251

Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1252

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1253

The 48 Laws of Power
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1254

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4. C P A & B i z B l o g s
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Mercer on Value - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1255
Optimize for CIOs Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1256
Start Making Sense - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1257
Tax Updates Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1258
CIO - Koch's IT Strategy Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1259
CPA Sense - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1260
The Tech Gap Blog - http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1261

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5. C P A N e w s - O c t o b e r 2 0 0 6
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President Signs Bill Exempting CPAs from Requirement to Send Privacy Notices Under Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1262

No Fretting Over Pension Rules
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1263

Per Buffet: Avoid Using Accounting Gimmicks
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1264

Accounting Firms Slow to Embrace Web Technologies
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1265

XBRL-US To Become Independent Organization
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1266

Government Accounting Magic
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1267

The Power of Four: The Auditing Profession is Dangerously Concentrated
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1268

Execs Still Waiting for 404 Help
http://www.cpanet.com/up/s0610.asp?ID=1269

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6. M o r e F r o m C P A n e t
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March 2006 CPA Update
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_update/list.asp?CAT=31
- Tax Shelters: In the News
- Leading: Your Organization's DNA
- Fair Value Reporting
- Personal Finance: Safety Nets

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

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Brenda Mizgorski, CPA
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