I hate to sound like a broken record, but Maryland's finances are bad ... and getting worse by the minute. This summer saw Gov. Martin O'Malley announce budget cuts of $280 million and $454...

You've heard the buzz about corporate blogs and their benefits, and you're finally asking yourself the big question: Should my company have its own blog? If you've heard any of my...

When will we see the economy return to normal? Everything I have been reading about says that this is the wrong question. The right question is, what will the "new" normal look like and...

Firms that fall under the watchful eye of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have some new rules to follow. Beginning on Oct. 12, 2009, firms will have 30 days to alert the...

Few things tick me off more than people who steal. Theft in any form -- of money, property, words, identity, dignity -- angers me. I don't even have a sense of humor about it. I work hard for...

The XBRL flywheel continues to turn. The first phase of XBRL-based financial filings -- those for the largest public companies -- arrived in June. More large public companies will be required to file via XBRL in 2010, and by 2011 all public...

You don't need social media if ... You have more "A" customers than you can handle. You don't want prospective clients and customers to find you. You don't want to get recognized by press and your profession / industry. You already know all...

"The faster you go, the farther ahead you have to see." How is your sight? Are you looking out far enough for your business? Your client's business? In today's turbulent and rapidly changing economy, the first quality of extraordinary leaders is...

I just couldn't resist this one. Courtesy of Robert Jensen on the CPAs-L Listserve (and if you're not subscribing to that list yet, you should be, in my humble opinion), here's "Mark to Market," a YouTube song / video from Merle Hazard, a satirical...

Here's some good news for anyone who provides tax services in New York state. New York lawmakers have passed a bill that exempts all CPAs from an earlier law that required tax preparers who prepare New York tax returns to register with the...