November 29, 2011

Sponsored Links: No-Exam CPE while you work with Webinars! Need Additional Staff Training or CPE? FREE CPA Engagement Letters New Financial Assessment Tool Helps Consumers with Financial Health The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has launched a free online financial resource tool for consumers. MyMoneyCheckUp is designed to provide an assessment of a consumer's overall financial health and behavior. Read On... Learn to Play Nice: Your Career Advancement Might Depend on It It still pays to play nice at work, a new survey confirms. Nearly half of workers interviewed said being courteous to others can help an employee rise through the ranks. Another 41 percent said etiquette plays at least some role in career advancement. Read On... 2011 Bonuses Should Keep Pace with Previous Year Bonus checks may be a little bigger this year, a recent survey suggests. Thirty percent of executives whose companies awarded bonuses last year said they plan to give higher bonuses this time around. Read On... Cyber-Shopping: 10 Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping Internet Retailer reports that 72 percent of U.S. online consumers expect to shop online this holiday season. The Oklahoma Society of CPAs has some advice for those of you who want to avoid walking the aisles and lugging bags at the local shopping mall. Read On... Gone Phishing: Dealing with Internet Thugs Members of the legal and financial community have received a phishing message in the past week purportedly from AccountingWEB. As with the other phishing schemes, this message is not a legitimate message, it should be deleted, and any attachments should be ignored. Read On...   This education edition of the AccountingWEB newsletter has a bit of a focus on consumer education, since some consumers, as well as co-workers, appear to need a refresher course on getting along. First rule: If you're the type of person who would consider carrying a loaded gun or a can of pepper spray to the mall thinking that will help you bully your way to the front of the line so you can purchase that special something for your certain someone, be sure to keep your lawyer's phone number on speed dial. Better yet, you're exactly the type of person who should think seriously about staying home and shopping online. Read On... Best wishes, Gail Perry, CPA Editor-in-Chief editor@accountingweb.com No-Exam CPE while you work with Webinars! Social Media to Increase Profits; Strategic Leadership in Public Accounting; Top 10 Audit Efficiency Tips; Partnership/LLCs; Business Return Audits; Real Estate; SSARS 19 & 20; IT & Fraud; Buying/Selling a Business; more! Plus full-day (8-credit) webinars: A&A Update 12/21, Federal Tax Update 12/30. Need Additional Staff Training or CPE? Need additional tax technical, accounting / auditing or financial and estate planning training and CPE? Visit the CCH Learning Center. Choose from more than 295 courses! Need to get your new hires trained on your CCH research and software products? Visit the CCH University page or call 1-800-739-9998, option 2 for information. FREE CPA Engagement Letters Limit your liability with FREE CPA Engagement letters. Manage the expectation gap between your firm and the clients you serve so that there are no surprises. CPA Mutual has worked hard to build lasting relationships and we have maintained above-average retention rates and outstanding member loyalty. Unsubscribe from the Education e-newsletter Copyright © 2011, Sift Media US, Inc. All rights reserved. AccountingWEB.com 9449 Priority Way W Drive Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46240 The Sift Media Portfolio includes: AccountingWEB.com |  GoingConcern.com