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• Current Corporate Income Tax Developments (Part 2)
  Additional highlights of significant changes and developments to corporate income taxes in various states.
•  Current Corporate Income Tax Developments (Part 1)
  Highlights some of the more interesting and significant changes and developments to corporate incomes taxes in various states.
• Two Tax Benefits for Employers
• SEC on IFRS: Not so Fast
  The SEC gives everyone more time for a possible transition from U.S. GAAP to international reporting standards
• 2010 Economic Outlook Surveys
  Gain insight into views of CPA financial executives on top challenges facing organizations and opportunities.
• CFO Compensation Survey 
• Tax Breaks for Going Green
  With many tax deductions and credits available to business owners, making yurcompany more sustainable can pay off when you do your taxes.
• How the Health Care Reform Measures Compare
• Properly apply new FASB Staff Position EITF 99-20-1 to your investment securities.
  Given the highly unusual market conditions in recent months and recent guidance issued by FASB, companies are struggling to understand and properly apply accounting guidance to their investment securities.
• Free Financial Training for Your Company
  Reduce employee financial stress by bringing free PICPA financial literacy training to your organization.

• FASB Accounting Standards Codification: What It Means for the CFO, the Organization, and the Financial Reporting Process 
• The Human Side of IFRS
  Learning international accounting standards early on could provide a career boost like no other.
• Ethics
  Access guidance on issues like the PICPA Code of Ethics, Records Retention and How to File a Professional Ethics Complaint.
• Ethics Decision Tree
  Steps to help you resolve an ethical dilemma.

• ClassPass: Savings that Stack Up
• Management Seminars
  Get techniques to help lead your company to financial and operational success with PICPA's selection of seminars.
• PICPA Online Learning
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•  IFRS: Paralyzed or Prepared?
  How CFOs should prepare for convergence.
•  The Fastest Route to Seriously Multiplied Profits
• How Much After Healthcare Reform?
• Focus paper: The expanding role of the CFO: Creating value in challenging economic times
• Creditors Can Claim Income from LLC Interest
  By Wayne M. Pecht, CPA, LLM
  Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Summer 2010
• Health-Reform Costs Become Clearer
  More information is helping CFOs determine health care costs in 2011.
• How Much for Healthcare?
  Discover what determines the cost of health insurance, different plan types, and cost saving strategies.
• Don't Panic: Health-Care Hit is Minimal
  By Marie Leone | CFO.com
  The health-reform law is  forcing companies to take large earnings charges related to retiree drug benefits. But the charges mean little in terms of company valuations, say analysts.
• How to Get on a Board
  By Alix Stuart | CFO.com
  CFOs may seem like strong director candidates, but few actually make the final cut. How can they improve their chances?
• Succeeding as the OFO (Only Financial Officer) 
  Four Tips for Accountant Who Must Do It All
  By John L. Daly
• Cash Motivation Limited, Try Alternate Forms
  By Kyle J. Martin, CPA, CITP, CIA
  Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Spring 2010
• How do you know whether your company is doing well?
  While many look at ROE to measure company performance, it may not be the most reliable metric. Learn the best way to measure company performance.
• Navigating the R&D Tax Credit
  The research and development tax credit can be a major advantage for businesses. Get information on costs eligible for the credit, which calculation method to use and documenting the credit, among other considerations.
• Five Global Issues CFOs Can't Ignore
  World leaders reset agenda for finance strategies.
• Optimism Jumps Among Manufacturing Finance Execs
  Journal of Accountancy
• The New Normal: A Spot Check
  CFO Magazine
  A survey finds companies preparing for better times, slowly.
• Fundamentals of Going Green Part I 
• Fundamentals of Going Green Part II
• IRS: Show Us Where It Could Hurt
  By Marie Leone | CFO.com
  A new proposal from the IRS could force companies to reveal more details about uncertain tax positions.
• Cross-Border Tax Issues
• Do Wellness Programs Make Cents?
• Farewell, Company Health Plans?
  By Alix Stuart | CFO.com
• Unclog the Cash Flow
  By John Alarcon, CPA, CTP, and Dawn Richman-DeAncona, CTP
  Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter 2010
• Worst Is in the Past, Prepare for the Future
  By Geoffrey D. Bushko, CPA, JD
  Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter 2010
• The Transition to IFRS: Build Your Team Now and Save Money Later
  The move to international financial reporting standards will shake up U.S. corporate finance departments, but smart companies will start building their IFRS compliance strategy now.
• NAIC/AICPA Working Group and International Solvency & Accounting Working Group

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