Vol. 3 No. 9, August 2005

We are pleased to provide you with this sample issue of CPA Leadership Report for August 2005, a monthly compilation of summaries of the best articles on leadership and practice management. The editors carefully selected these articles from over 20 publications for the accounting profession. After reading a summary, you can access the original article, usually through an electronic link. CPA Leadership Report is truly a unique resource for expanding your knowledge while conserving your time.

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CPA Leadership Report is published monthly by CPA Leadership Institute, Inc., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601. Editor-in-Chief: Joel Shiffrin, CPA, MBA. [email protected]. 888-406-0088.

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Contents           Sources     PCAOB Seeking to Reduce Compliance Costs   PCAOB News More Complaints About the Cost of SOX   Inside Public Accounting PCAOB Board Member Says Compliance Costs Will Decrease   Journal of Accountancy     Don’t Overstep Your Competency Boundaries   Accounting Today     *Case Study in Succession   Journal of Accountancy Review Your Partnership Agreement to Make Sure Your Partners are Not Employees   Inside Public Accounting Curing the Failure-to-Implement Syndrome   Accounting Today Firms Face Increasing Pressure to Offer Flexible Working Arrangements   Accounting Office Management & Administration Report What Kind of Training Programs are Firms Providing?   CPA Practice Management Forum Technology Training has Far-Reaching Implications   CPA Practice Management Forum *Every Member of the Firm Should be a Leader   Accounting Today Solving Management Problems Through Training   Accounting Today *What Kind of Firm is Yours?   Accounting Today *How to Handle Problem Partners   Accounting Today *Reviewing Your Partnership Agreement   Partner Advantage Advisory How Alliances Help Small Firms   Partner’s Report—the Monthly Update for CPA Firm Owners Managing E-Mail   The CPA Journal *Why Clients Leave, and Some Things You Can Do About It   The CPA Journal Is This Meeting Really Necessary?   Accounting Office Management & Administration Report Keep Clients Informed Through Mass E-Mails   Journal of Accountancy Technology and the Future of Your Firm   CPA Insider Newsletter     A Merger & Acquisition Division?   Practical Accountant Financial Literacy Education   AccountingWeb     Retaining Star Performers   Inside Public Accounting Are Women Better Leaders?   Partner’s Report—The Monthly Update for CPA Firm Owners     Essentials of Blogging   The CPA Journal *Advice on Networking   Partner Advantage Advisory Franchising as a Marketing Strategy   AccountingWeb *The Power of a Personal Image   CPA Wealth Provider

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