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| Publisher's Note |
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  What do you want most for the holidays? In addition to world peace, a few days to relax, and a bountiful holiday meal with family and friends, perhaps some of these things are on your list:
• Clients to meet your deadlines
• Brass tax season sundial
• Computer monitor No. 4 for those accountants who already use three monitors
• Your boss to serve coffee and a croissant to you every morning in January
• Shiny new 10-key
• Holiday card from Ben Bernanke
• Fancy robe with your firm/company logo on the back
• Vacation next year with no interruptions from work
• A crate of Tuna Helper and a jug of eggnog (breakfast of champions)
• No job stress
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During December, we'll highlight gems from what accountants tell us they have on their Christmas lists... except for those on Santa's Naughty List. Type holiday wishes here – it takes five seconds – and you can even make up a name if you don't want to use your own. Have fun with it and pass it around to coworkers and clients.
Rob Nance
Publisher
publisher@accountingweb.com
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| Tips to consider when making year-end estate planning decisions |
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| Year-end tax planning tips |
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| Firm/State/People News |
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| Morrison & Company merges with WithumSmith+Brown |
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 Forensic accounting firm Morrison & Company, P.A., has merged with New Jersey-based CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. Effective this week, the union adds 14 professionals to the WS+B roster. |
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| Texas CPA firms announce merger |
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| Richard T. Baumeister, Jr., CPA, managing partner at Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier, PLLC, has announced that the Fort Worth, TX-based accounting firm will be merging Hugly PC, a North Dallas-based accounting firm, into SB&F. |
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| Company announcements: Week of November 29 |
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| Following is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of November 29, 2010. |
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| Kaplan Weekly Quiz |
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 Are you prepared for the CPA exam? Test your knowledge and keep your skills sharp by taking the weekly CPA Exam Quiz, brought to you by Kaplan Schweser CPA Review and AccountingWEB Education & Careers Zone. New questions will be posted for each section weekly. Take this week's quiz. |
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