CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine articles from October 1998

CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine archives from October 1998

Developing accounting standards: playing the zero-sum game. (proposals for development of Canadian accounting standards by Canadian Chartered Institute of Chartered Accountants and CMA Canada)
October 1, 1998... Proposals submitted by CMA Canada on developing Canadian and international accounting standards appear to have been disregarded by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' Task Force on Standard Setting. The task force is recommending...

Reading between the lines: gain strategic advantage by managing information and transforming it into knowledge. (includes related article on intellectual capital)
October 1, 1998... Gain strategic advantage by managing information and transforming it into knowledge In his book, Canada's Best Careers Guide, Frank Feathers makes several important observations: "At the rate at which knowledge is growing, by the time today's...

Picture this: how to win the attention of your audience with a dynamic A/V presentation. (audio-visual)(includes related article on use of color in business presentations)
October 1, 1998... Recently, a management accountant for a reputable construction firm was asked to a make a financial presentation before an internal, cross-functional team. A responsible player, he put together what he believed was a detailed and well-organized...

Financial prowess. (benchmarking of finance function)(includes related articles on Hackett Group study)(Cover Story)
October 1, 1998... How does your organization's finance function compare? What can managers do to drive positive change? Here's a look at how benchmarking can help There's a dilemma in today's staff functions. Most senior managers in finance and accounting know...

Full speed ahead: how to move toward full accrual accounting for capital assets. (includes related articles on Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada's accounting standard and on implementation of full-accrual accounting in Canada)
October 1, 1998... How to move toward full accrual accounting for capital assets To move toward full accrual accounting for capital assets, federal government departments will be faced with many implementation challenges. Here's an overview of the need for...

Generous help. (Canada's research and development tax incentives)
October 1, 1998... Federal and provincial incentives reduce the after-tax cost of R&D Here's how to benefit If your company performs research and development (R&D) in Canada, strong federal and provincial tax incentives make the after-tax cost of R&D less...

New world order: redefining future executive information systems. (includes related articles on management information systems)
October 1, 1998... Information management systems have been evolving rapidly over the past decade as companies grapple with the challenges of compressed business cycles, rising customer demand and a global, expanding customer base. But to date, the battle to...

Sense of duty: how to avoid NAFTA verification problems. (includes related article on NAFTA Preference Criterion)
October 1, 1998... With the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) now fully phased-in, Canadian importers and exporters are benefiting.from the duty-free status of goods traded with the US. Importers claiming the benefits of the NAFTA lower duty rates may be...