In Case You Hadn’t Heard…GBQ expands South!

The Reds, Skyline Chili, The Flying Pig Marathon, The Bengals, WKRP, and now, GBQ!!!   What do all of those things have in common?  As of last week, you can find them all in Cincinnati, Ohio! All of us here at [...]

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Technology Vices: tips for how you spend

With Tax Deadline Day officially behind us for another year, we accountants are rejoicing the end of (and surviving!) another busy season.  The non-accountants of the world are rejoicing for another reason: The average American will receive a tax refund [...]

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Lane on…Coolumbus: Locally Treasured Globally Recognized

Columbus is so cool.  I work with people from all over the country and they are often surprised at how much we have going on in Columbus.  I am still reminded of the conversation I had with an editor from [...]

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Stillman, Arend and Osburn to Speak at OSCPA Not-for-Profit Conference

GBQ associates, Bob Stillman, Andy Arend and Jen Osburn will deliver presentations to attendees at the Ohio Society of CPAs day-long Not-for-Profit Conference on June 6, 2012 in Columbus, OH. [...]

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Why Accountants Are NOT Becoming Irrelevant

There was a recent  discussion on LinkedIn in which Ron Baker, founder of VeraSage Institute, stated that he believes that the accounting profession is becoming irrelevant. As an accountant, this statement and his theory intrigued me. It appears that most [...]

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Lane on…the role of the CIO in pricing

Pity the poor CIO.  Their job tenure average is about the same as a Vietnam era chopper door gunner.  Not long.  They have a huge impact on the productivity and profitability of the organization, but are often left off the [...]

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Revenue Recognition – The New Reality for Construction Companies

In June 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released an exposure draft on a new revenue recognition standard that would change the way all businesses, not just contractors recognize revenue.  The goals of the new standard were: Develop a [...]

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News Flash from 1998: 100% ESOP-Owned S-Corporations are Income Tax-Free Entities!

It’s tax time.  Time for everyone (including me) to be in a miserable mood because of the high taxes we all pay.  Well, almost everyone…. Despite many of us trying our best to spread the word, I cannot believe how [...]

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