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  Blogging is a kind of writing that requires not just the desire to put fingers on the keyboard and spout off, but the ability to communicate comfortably with a wide audience of readers. AccountingWEB is honored to host a plethora of experienced bloggers from in and around the accounting profession who have interesting insights to share with our audience. This month we are featuring 10 of our bloggers, giving you a chance to read their commentary, get to know them better, and share your opinions. Click "Post a Comment" at the bottom of any blog entry to add your own two cents.
Best wishes,
Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
editor@accountingweb.com
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William Brighenti: "10 Ways to Know You Were Born to Be an Accountant," or 10 Reasons Not to Accept Blurbs as Gospel
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On the website, "Best Colleges Online.Net," an anonymous author named "admin" posted an article on August 8, 2010 entitled, "10 Ways to Know You Were Born to Be an Accountant." Apparently an accountant did not write that article. Probably some liberal arts major — or, even more likely, some marketing major — wrote that piece, since it reads like a blurb, if anything. Or perhaps some comedy writer on the David Letterman show wrote this originally for the "Top 10" feature of the show, before being axed.
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| Learn to Use Excel Charts |
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 In this live webcast program Excel: Tips and Tricks for Creative Charts, Excel expert David H. Ringstrom, CPA shares numerous techniques that you can use to tweak and automate charts. You’ll learn to create charts that expand or contract automatically as your source data changes. Discover how to have chart titles update automatically, learn two ways to create a "thermometer" chart, and much more. Choose the session that focuses on the version of Excel you use. Sep 10 will focus on Excel 2003. Oct 25 will feature Excel 2007/2010.
For more Excel training: View all David’s upcoming webcasts. |
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IMA Young Accounting Pros: Getting Involved with Professional Associations
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Having been a member of IMA for nearly 10 years, I've always enjoyed the activities and programs that the association offers. It wasn't until I truly got involved with IMA, however, that I really experienced all that it has to offer and realized that I could help make a difference. Having served on the IMA Young Professionals advisory committee and now IMA's Global Board of Directors, I've truly reaped the rewards of being involved with a professional association.
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Alan Portnoy: Even Guidestar has its limits
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Guidestar.org is a great tool. The website provides useful information about 501(c)(3) charities and private foundations to anyone who registers. In many cases, the general information and tax returns of other 501(c) organizations are available.
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Eva Rosenberg: Preparer Licensing is Unpopular?
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When unlicensed preparers step forward, upset about the new licensing requirements, I am not surprised. Taking tests can be really scary. Especially if you haven't taken an exam in 20 or 30 years.
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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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