Leaders' Edge Archive

2008

March/April 2008
Levy v Martin Revisited: Court Case Emphasizes Value of Engagement Letters…from Start to Finish/Update on MACPA Legislative Priorities/Navigator of the Profession – J. Garza, CPA/MACPA: Helping Members Enhance Their Knowledge/News & Notes from the State Board of Accountancy – Licensing Issues/State Tax Q&A: Treasury Officials Address Task Force Questions/Michigan’s New Business Tax Includes Expanded Definition of Nexus/Benjamin (the Pig) Is a Year Old/2008 Economic Stimulus Act – Incentives for New Construction

January/February 2008
CPA License Mobility Implemented in 11 States; Michigan Moves Forward/Stabenow Mortgage Tax Legislation Becomes Law/Navigator of the Profession – Gregory A. Nowak, CPA, JD/FASB Proposes Delay of Interpretation 48 for Nonpublic Enterprises/SEC Drops Reconciliation Requirement for Foreign Private Issues/Peer Review Q&A: Monitoring Deficiencies/Ethics Q&A: Transferring Client Records as a Firm Changes/MACPA Legislative Priorities Plentiful for 2008/formation Technology Support for Your Firm/Information Security Management Still Number One Concern

2007

November/December
Premier Tax Conference Drew Sell-Out Crowd/All Signs Point to Service Tax Elimination/Navigator of the Profession – Michael E. Slomski, CPA, MSF/MACPA Speaks Out on Troublesome Service Tax/Peer Review Q&A: Quality Control Standards/Staffing Needs Dominate Top MAP Issues Survey

September/October
MBT Dissection Continues as Initial Guidance is Released/The Story Behind the Mortgage Crisis in Michigan/Navigator of the Profession – Richard M. Gabrys/Gail Sparks Pitts – Leading Into A New Year/DON’T KID YOURSELF – It’s Not Business as Usual/Tax Strategy and Condo Conversions: Reaping the Profits/Not Ready to Throw in the Towel? Project Accounting Offers Alternative Career Option for Accountants Nearing Retirement/Peer Review Q&A: Quality Control Standards/News & Notes from the State Board of Accountancy/Lansing Office Increases CPA Presence: MACPA Legislative Priorities Plentiful

May/June 2007
State’s Woes, Interstate Practice Dominate Members Advisory Forum/State Tax Debate Heads into Extra Innings/Forces Shaping the Profession: The Four Ps/Navigator of the Profession: Profile of Paul MacDonald/IRS and MACPA Join Together for the Tax Conference That Has it All/AICPA Comments to Congress on Taxpayer Confidentiality & Other Subjects

March/April 2007
New Law Extends Phase-In;Eases Pressure on Peer Review Mandate/Mobility – the Drive for Easier Interstate Practice/Tax on Services – What Do You Think?/Navigator of the Profession: Profile of Judge Judith R. Trepeck, CPA/Discussion on Service Tax Builds/Making the Right Choice: Use New Decision Tree to Reach Ethical Conclusion

January/February 2007
Single Business Tax Replacement Debate…What’s Next?/Help Those in Need: Volunteer for the 2007 Tax Assistance Program/Chair's Message: On the 2007 Horizon/Join the MACPA in the Race for the Cure®

2006

November/December 2006
Changes to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Remove Redundant Confidentiality Notice Requirements/New Feed the Pig™ PSA Campaign Encourages Young Working Americans to Save/Chair's Message: MACPA – Building the Future of the Profession

September/October 2006
Peer Review: Steps to Success/Michigan Leads Nation in Training CPA Ambassadors/Hospice Financial Resource Guide Will Soon Be Available to MACPA Members/Navigator of the Profession: Profile of Jepharya

July/August 2006
Initiative for Private Company Financial Reporting Moves Forward/Overview of Key Aspects of the Accountancy Reform Legislation/Chair's Message: It’s Been an Extraordinary Year/Detroit Students Learn Business Basics Through Accounting Blitz

May/June 2006
Forum Discussions Focus on Major Issues, Including Peer Review/Michigan Accountancy Foundation Awards 22 Scholarships/Navigator of the Profession: Profile of Paul Hense/Chair's Message: Honoring Our Members Who Make a Difference by Volunteering

March/April 2006
New Legislation Gets Tough On Unauthorized Practice/City of Detroit Clarifies Non-Resident Income Tax Regulation/Navigator of the Profession: Profile of Carla E. Sledge/Chair's Message: MACPA Advocacy Efforts Reach Far Beyond State Border

2005

November/December 2005
Accountancy Reform Initiative Moves Through Legislative Process/Chair's Message: Volunteers: What REALLY Makes the World Go ‘Round/COSO Releases Small Business Guidance Exposure Draft/Survey Says Most CPA Firms Lack Formal Staffing Programs

September/October 2005
Our Leslie Murphy Leads the AICPA/CPAs Can Contribute to the Katrina Efforts/Chair's Message: Scholarship Support, High School Outreach Expanding/Task Force, Hospice Ready to Launch New Resource

July/August 2005
Impending Changes Affect Accountancy Laws and Rules/Chair's Message: Success Highlights the Year/Proposed Valuation Standards Affect Range of CPA Services/Tax Tribunal Asserts Authority and Jurisdiction in Recent Case

May/June 2005
Melancon Shares Latest News with Michigan CPAs at Lansing Summit/Chair's Message: Focus Groups Stimulate New Member Programs/New Guide Helps CPAs Provide Community Education Programs/CPAs: Inspiring Students to Consider Accounting, One Classroom at a Time

March/April 2005
Out of the Rumor Mill into Reality: Changes to Michigan’s SBT on Horizon/Chair's Message: Your Actions Speak Louder than Words/AICPA Launches PFP Community/Investing for Women: Tackling a Knowledge Gap to Take Control of Financial Future

January/February 2005
Swapping Pencils for a Mouse: Signature Still Required/Peer Review in an Era of Transparency/Help Tsunami Survivors by Making A Donation/Chair's Message: CPAs Bringing Major Issues To Forefront in 2005

2004

November/December 2004
Leslie Murphy Goes “National”/Chair's Message: National CPA News Positions Michigan in the Headlines/The Lost Art of Benchmarking/MACPA Launches New E-Newsletter for Industry Members

September/October 2004
Michigan Implements Streamlined Sales/Use Tax Legislation/Chair's Message: Regulatory Issues Remain a Top Priority/Fraud Statistics Reinforce Need for SOX Requirements/Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Cost Estimates Soar 62%

July/August 2004
Members Get First Glimpse of Developing Regulatory Changes/Chair's Message: Building Upon Strengths: One CPA at a Time/Uncle Sam Recruits More Small Businesses/Guiding a Small Business’ Reorganization

May/June 2004
Member Forum Focuses on Future/Chair's Message: 30 Years of Service – Quite an Accomplishment/Looking for a Job? Have an Opening in Your Company?/Five Strategies Can Help Control Legal Costs

March/April 2004
Ethical Considerations of Outsourcing/Chair's Message: The Big News Is in the Small Things We Do/Smart Spending/Healthcare’s Top Business Issues and Responses for 2004