August 2008/Vol. LXXVIII, No. 8

Perspectives

Tax Rebate Checks as Economic Stimulus

Something Is Wrong

CPA Service on Nonprofit Boards

How the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Is Affecting Profitability in the Banking Industry

Why Do Both Marriages and Business Mergers Have a 50% Failure Rate?

Book Review: Building a World-Class Compliance Program: Best Practices and Strategies for Success

Inbox: Letters to the Editor

In Focus

Restoring Trust in an Independent Watchdog

Examination of Pre-Certification Education

Essentials

Accounting & Auditing
Auditing
Analyzing the TJ Maxx Data Security Fiasco

Financial Reporting
Six Years of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

FIN 48: Accounting and Auditing Implications

Taxation
State & Locall Taxation
Out-of-State Sales Tax Collection Obligations

Finance
Pesonal Financial Planning
Military Retirement Benefits

Management
Future of the Profession

Recruiting the Millennium Generation: The New CPA

CPA Consultant
Friend or Foe: Is Your Audit Staff Helping or Hurting Your Firm?

Responsibilities & Leadership
Future of the Profession
Integrating the AICPA Core Competencies into Classroom Teaching

Technology
The CPA & The Computer
RFID Deployment

What to Bookmark
Website of the Month: Try XBRL

Economic & Market Data
Monthly Update
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Editorial
CPA Preparation and Eligibility



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