June 17, 2008  

Editor's Note

This week we feature an article about a potential shortfall in availability of loan funds for college students. There is an alternative not addressed in the article - work your way through school. As someone who did just that, working part-time some semesters, full-time others, and going to school by taking however many courses I could afford to buy as each semester began, I can attest to the fact that it was my work experience during the college years and self-confidence gained from holding jobs and making my own way through school that made me marketable to employers when I finally finished school. Rather than relying on loan money and piling up huge amounts of debt during the college years, students should be reminded that there are other ways to get the schooling they desire.

Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
AccountingWEB, Inc.
editor@accountingweb.com


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Linda Cavanaugh, CPA:
Plugged In


FASB 162 The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
In May, 2008, the FASB issued Statement 162 which moves the GAAP hierarchy out of the auditing standards and into the accounting guidelines. The FASB and SEC believe that the hierarchy should be addressed to the entity preparing the financial statements and not to the auditors....


FEI:
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SEC's Hewitt, At FASB Forum, Amplifies Cox' Remarks On IFRS Rulemaking Coming This Summer;FEI Supports Global Stds, Forms CRIFR
SEC Chief Accountant Conrad Hewitt, speaking earlier today at FASB's Forum on High Quality Global Accounting Standards, further amplified the status of SEC's upcoming "IFRS Roadmap," following on direct remarks on this topic by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox which Cox made last week.


Michelle Golden:
Golden Practices


Networking Event Follow-up: The Rule of Three
Bruce Allen suggests that three follow-ups from an event are a lot better than none and I'd have to agree. He says: One event = one e-mail, one note, one call. With the best intentions in mind, writing handwritten notes to everyone you've met is a great idea. But it can seem like a monumental undertaking, so what happens? Days go by...then weeks...pretty soon months...and then it's a year. No follow- ups made. I hate to admit it, but I've done this, too (sssshhhh)....


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Top News

Regulation cutoff will not affect most IRS rules

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Firm/State News

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Tech News

Multiple monitors: "The quickest and cheapest way to drive up productivity"

You may think this is a thinly disguised ad designed to sell computer monitors, but it isn't. More and more accountants are adopting the practice of using dual monitors ... some are even using three or four. The results? They are seeing green, in more ways than one. First, there is much less need to print, therefore less wasted paper and ink. For many, that's the original idea. more

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