Vol. 4 No. 1, January 2006

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 4 No. 1, January 2006

We are pleased to share highlights from our current issue of CPA Leadership Report, which contains important information from virtually all publications serving the accounting profession.

Each article below is a brief, comprehensive review of an article from the source listed below on the right. This month there are 32 reviews of the best articles on leadership, management and the accounting profession. Choose the ones most valuable to you.

This is a sample issue only. Summaries marked with an (*) are open to the public. To become a subscriber, please click here.

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.

Contents		Sources

Chargeable Hours Data		AOMAR
Prediction of Starting Salaries Next Year		Partner’s Report
Number of Women Partners Declined in 2004		Partner’s Report
*Revenue Data by Kind of Service		AOMAR
Partner Earnings at E&Y		Practical Accountant
Merger Option in Succession Planning for CPA Firms		Inside Public Accounting
Little Things Can be Big in Revenue Enhancement		Partner’s Report
Growing Into the Firm of the Future		Accounting Today
Are You an Invisible Partner?		Partner’s Report
Becoming a Learning Organization		Accounting Today
Improving Staff Morale		Partner’s Report
PCPS White Paper on Recruiting and Retention		The CPA Letter
Pros and Cons of Personality Testing		AOMAR
Alliance for SOX 404 Compliance		Accounting Today
How Accounting Firms Can Cope with the Future		Accounting Today
Preparing for Tax Season		Practical Accountant
Blogs You Should Check Out		CPA Insider
Limiting Exposure to ERISA Litigation		Accounting Web.com

*Think of Your Firm as a Marriage		Journal of Accountancy
*Recruiting Ideas for Smaller Firms		Partner’s Report

Are Accountants Abetting Their Clients’ Nefarious Schemes?		Accounting Today
Consultants Accuse Each Other on Value Billing		Accounting Today
New Proposal to Exempt Smaller Public Companies—Will Sarbanes-Oxley Work Decrease?		Bowman First Alert

*Sample Questions for Client Surveys		AOMAR
Getting Your Clients to Come to You First		Partner Advantage Advisory
*Maister on Relationships		Bowman First Alert
What Your Clients Fear Most		Journal of Accountancy

*Should You Get into Litigation Support?		Practical Accountant
Accountants and Arbitration		The CPA Journal

*Marketing Ideas from Practical Accountant		Practical Accountant
The Risk of Antiquated Marketing		Accounting Web.com
Women's Advantages in Selling		Accounting Web.com