October 2014 Article Archives - Page 2
Protecting Your BYOD Exposure
Bring your own device (BYOD) is becoming the standard in accounting firms as we not only allow our personnel to connect to firm data from their home computers, but also access email and other firm applications on personal tablets and smartphones. When one of these devices gets lost or stolen, or if an employee is terminated, it is the responsibility of the firm to remove all firm and client data. Not all firms have implemented a BYOD policy and ...
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AAA and AICPA Collaboration Update
Your Association and the AICPA PCPS (Private Companies Practice Section) continue to work together to bring you the information that you need to make you the best firm Practice Manager you can be. Alan Alexander, the newest member of your Board of Directors and the Director of Professional Awareness, Kim Fantaci, our Executive Director, and I, outgoing Director of Professional Awareness, recently attended the PCPS Executive Committee meeting ...
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Chapter Chatter
Happy Fall! With the last filing deadline behind us, I know most of us will be doing year-end planning for our firms and reviewing what needs to be tweaked before next year’s busy season. Along those lines, it is also a good time to plan for your Chapter as well, whether you are a current leader or an aspiring one. I thought that I would update you on some initiatives that we are investigating to making connections between ...
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Spotlight: Alan Alexander
Name: Michael Alan AlexanderFirm: Sellers Richardson Holman & West, LLPTitle: Chief Operating Officer (Some days it seems more like COO COO (Cuckoo))Place of Employment: Birmingham, AlabamaHometown: Birmingham, AlabamaEducation: BS Accounting, Auburn University, Master of Accounting, University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
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Changing Times - President's Message
After almost 30 years in CPA firm administration, one of my greatest challenges is successfully keeping up with the lightning speed of the changing times. It’s no coincidence that I hear the same comment from my AAA peers. “How do we stay current, continue to educate ourselves, and put into action Best Practices for running our firms - all while we’re so busy, actually running our firms.” Like so many ...
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