Outlook articles from March 1993

Outlook archives from March 1993

Ten dos & don'ts for litigation consulting services. (includes related article) (CPAs and the Law) (Cover Story)
March 22, 1993... The courtroom is quiet as the certified public accountant takes the stand. The attorney whispers to the client, while the opposing attorney leans back, looking hard at the CPA. The opposing attorney considers what questions to ask to undermine...

Designing a corporate compliance program. (includes related article) (CPAs and the Law)
March 22, 1993... In recent years, a growing number of American companies have felt the pain of civil or criminal liability caused by employee negligence or misconduct. This trend reflects the federal government's increased use of civil and criminal sanctions as...

Responding to an SBA disciplinary inquiry. (State Board of Accountancy) (CPAs and the Law)
March 22, 1993... What do you think the chances are that you ever would be the subject of a State Board of Accountancy disciplinary inquiry? Remote, at best? Although this response might be statistically correct, the fact is that the SBA received 880 complaints...

CVAS: working to keep volunteerism alive. (Clearinghouse for Volunteer Accounting Services)(includes related article)
March 22, 1993... CVAS volunteers have provided more than 45,000 hours of free accounting services, saving the nonprofit community $3.5 million. Sometimes we take our skills for granted and forget that they may be exceptionally valuable to others. For...

Maui: land of the lassoed sun. (venue of the June 1993 annual meeting of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants)
March 22, 1993... It was a balmy 80 degrees and the smiling tax manager felt as though she was on top of the world. She'd abandoned six inches of paperwork for six days of sun. Temporarily eschewing ringing phones, hellacious clients and inevitable deadlines,...

State's tax policy - snowed in atop the summit. (California Taxes) (Column)
March 22, 1993... The word du jour is summit. Borrowing a page from President Clinton's playbook, Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, along with a host of other California legislators, has devoted much of 1993 to either hosting or attending summit meetings directed...

Post-busy season reminder - no man is an island. (Practice Management and Personnel) (Column)
March 22, 1993... As another busy season ends and we begin sorting through reading material and other projects that were left unattended, we often wonder how our peers fared. What personality did this season have that made it different from others? What did...

The new and improved trust fund recovery penalty. (Federal Taxes) (Column)
March 22, 1993... While many reasons exist, the number one reason taxpayers incorporate their businesses is to avoid personal liability for business actions. Regardless of how carefully they structure their corporate shield, personal liability can creep up on...

FASB update. (Financial Accounting Standards Board) (Accounting and Auditing Alert) (Column)
March 22, 1993... During the past three years the Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued several Statements on Financial Accounting Standards that have implications for accountants and their clients during 1993 and subsequent years. In March 1990,...