Vol. 4 No. 10, October 2006

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 4 No. 10, October 2006

We are pleased to present this sample of the October issue of CPA Leadership Report. It is a digest of the best articles from virtually all publications serving the accounting profession. Nonsubscribers are able to read selected portions, i.e., those articles marked with an *.

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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.

Contents		Sources

*Accounting Firm Performance Data for Fiscal 2006		Inside Public Accounting
Growth in Salaries and Billing Rates in Fiscal 2006		Inside Public Accounting
Expected Pay Increases for Accountants in 2007		Partner’s Report
Checklist for Evaluating New Partners in a Merger		AOMAR
Valuing and Merging Smaller Accounting Practices		AOMAR
*What Makes the Best Firms the Best		Practical Accountant
*A Close Look at One Accounting Firm Association		CPA Leadership Report
Practical Action Steps for Leaders		Partner’s Report
Using Dashboards to Reach Your Goals		Insight
When Do You Need a Collection Agency?		Partner’s Report
Good Leaders Conduct Good Meetings		Insight
Every Professional Should be a Risk Manager		Accounting Today
Evaluating the Marketing Director		Accounting Today
*A Checklist for the Retention and Advancement of Women		Journal of Accountancy
Develop a Positive Outlook on Recruiting		CPA Practice Management Forum
An Innovative Recruiting Initiative—Blogging		CPA Practice Management Forum

What CEOs Say They Want from Their CPAs		Rain Today
Interview Clients for Feedback on How You are Performing		Practical Accountant

Developing a Business Valuation Practice		Journal of Accountancy

*Marketing Experts Disagree on What Works		Rainmaker Newsletter
Case Study—Branding/Using Salespeople		CPA Practice Management Forum
How to Prepare E-Mail Newsletters		Rain Today

The Young CPA Network		The CPA Letter