Lane on…Process Innovation

April 29, 2011 by Jim Lane

Why change an existing process when it requires an investment of time, effort and probably cash?  Especially since research tells us that 75% of innovations fail?  Put simply, because we have to.  We operate in a dynamic environment where customers, [...]

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Lane on…Customer Satisfaction

April 26, 2011 by Jim Lane

“All we do, all day long, is what our customers are asking us to do. If they don’t ask for it, we aren’t in the business of doing it!” This is an all-too-familiar refrain.  But the truth is, everytime we engage [...]

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Blast from tax past

April 18, 2011 by Kacey Sweeney

A client recently dug up an income tax return from 1924 while cleaning out family records (click the image to the right for a larger view). The client was nice enough to show us a copy and after looking at [...]

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America’s 10 happiest careers

April 18, 2011 by Darci Congrove

I’ll bet you wouldn’t guess…your accountant may be one of the happiest workers in America. It seems fitting to share this news today, when all of us who work on tax returns are very, very happy to put this deadline [...]

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Deficit reduction – with or without a tax increase?

April 18, 2011 by Darci Congrove

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The End is Near

April 15, 2011 by Sara Robertson

Busy season is coming to an end. The sun is shining, SNL spoofed CPAs with their Mort Feingold skit last Saturday night, I have received numerous “Tax Relief Special” emails in my inbox this week, we held our final busy [...]

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IASB Chairman Weighs in on “The Future of Financial Reporting”

April 14, 2011 by Mary Stucke

Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), gave a speech on March 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce titled “The Future of Financial Reporting: Convergence or Not?”  It was a pretty [...]

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A Sunday Evening Reflection on International Taxes

April 10, 2011 by Tim Schlotterer

Like many of you, I enjoy spending my Sunday evenings relaxing at home.  From time to time, I like watching the television news show, 60 Minutes.  On March 27, 2011, CBS aired the news story, A look at the world’s [...]

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Government Shutdown’s Impact on Tax Deadline

April 7, 2011 by Tim Schlotterer

We are just days away from a possible government shutdown. What does that mean for the April 18 tax deadline? The IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman addressed the National Press Club on April 6, 2011 and addressed questions related to the [...]

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Tax Returns for an Accounting Firm

April 7, 2011 by Shaun Powell

As the Controller at GBQ, I can be considered “a CPA to the CPAs”.  My position is one of the more unique positions that I have had in my career as I report in essence to a Member Group.  Although [...]

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