Journal of Accountancy Podcast

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Build employee loyalty with better onboarding Apr 30, 2019

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Troy Ashby, CPA, founder of Dallas-Fort Worth-area recruiting firm Benchmark Search Group, outlines steps you can take to improve onboarding and increase new employees' sense of belonging.

How one vacation can change your work life Apr 22, 2019

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Byron Hebert, CPA, explains why he has inverted the words on a common workplace phrase, and how a 2011 invitation changed his approach to work and life.

Bad relationship with your boss? How to fix it Apr 12, 2019

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Having a poor relationship with your manager can be detrimental to both your work and your quality of life. Maureen Hoersten, COO of staffing and recruiting group LaSalle Network, recommends ways to uncover the root cause of a bad working relationship and strategies for repairing it.

The 5 traits of a great manager Apr 01, 2019

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As Gallup's decades of research have shown, managers are key to an organization's success. In this podcast, Nate Dvorak, a workplace researcher and client adviser at Gallup, reveals what Gallup's studies say about the qualities needed for effective management and how employers can choose the right people to promote to manager.

Tips to ease the stress of Form 990 preparation Mar 25, 2019

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IRS Form 990 is a complex, comprehensive form that can be a big challenge for a not-for-profit organization to prepare. Brian Yacker, CPA, managing director of YH Advisors, describes best practices for a stress-free and compliant preparation of Form 990.

The most important skill for CPAs — and machines Mar 25, 2019

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To succeed in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), CPAs must be taught new ways to learn and must learn why machine learning means they should be patient with AI. Find out more in Part 2 of our annual Accounting Technology Roundtable podcast.

New developments in UBIT for not-for-profits Mar 19, 2019

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The unrelated business income tax (UBIT) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code have long been a source of confusion for not-for-profits. Dave Moja, CPA, a tax partner at CapinCrouse LLP, discusses some of the activities not-for-profits should be aware of that produce unrelated business income.

What CPAs need to know to succeed in new tech age Mar 18, 2019

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The Paul Reveres of accounting have been on their horses for the past couple of years, crying out that technologies such as AI and blockchain are set to invade the profession. "The robots are coming! The robots are coming!" Very well, but what should CPAs be doing about it? Find out in Part 1 of our annual Accounting Technology Roundtable podcast.

4 key tax reform provisions for not-for-profits Mar 14, 2019

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With tax season underway for calendar-year taxpayers, Betsy Krisher, CPA, president of the Pennsylvania-based firm Maher Duessel, explains four key provisions in the new tax law that have a significant effect on not-for-profits.

How to become the speaker people listen to Mar 11, 2019

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To live up to her full professional potential, Geni Whitehouse, CPA, CGMA, became the "Countess of Communication." It wasn't easy to become a speaker people listen to, but the result is rewarding on multiple levels. Find out how Geni did it.