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Hi, Friend. Here are your Articles for January 16, 2008.
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Compilation, Review, or Audit: What is the Difference?

Almost every organization must prepare reports on its financial performance. Such reports help owners and managers make operating decisions, enable creditors to evaluate loan applications, and provide individuals with information to make investment decisions.  The accounting profession recognizes that different entities have different accounting needs. By acknowledging these differences, the profession has developed standards that enable Certified Public Accountants to offer a range of financial statement services.  Those include compilation, review, and audit of financial statements.  Read on for a brief overview of each. 



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Building a Foundation for Success: Why Strategic Planning is Critical in Today’s Construction World

What does strategic planning mean to you? Is it just another meeting that you have to attend? Or, is it more lost productivity? As evidenced by some of the most successful companies in the United States, if used properly, it is one of the most effective management tools available. And it is needed today, more than ever. Read on to learn more.


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M&A Consulting Supports Water Street Mission, Builds Teamwork

Last Friday, members of the McKonly & Asbury consulting team, including its FOS affiliate, spent the day working together to foster teamwork and cooperation.  But this was no ordinary teambuilding event.  The end goal was helping to feed those most in need by supporting the Water Street Rescue Mission in Lancaster.  Through a cooperative day spent working at Dream Dinners in Lancaster, the team not only fostered solidarity within its ranks, but also was able to provide a good meal for visitors to the Mission.  Read on for more details.



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Who has access to the information on your tax return? In two developments, the IRS began an initiative to share more information with state governments, and announced new rules that limit what tax preparers can do with the facts and figures that appear on tax returns. Click "Full Article" for the details and what they might mean to you.
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It’s easy to run scared
when your stocks are tumbling. But if you’ve embarked on a buy-and-hold strategy for your portfolio, center yourself and follow these remedies against impulse selling.
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Corporate conversions,
for example a regular C corporation converting to an S corp, can spark an expensive built-in gains tax known as the BIG tax. But with proper planning before electing S status, that tax can be reduced or even eliminated. Click "Full Article" to see how.
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Telecommuting eliminates
many problems, but having employees working off site also creates unique management challenges. Read the "Full Article" for some tips on how to avoid some of the pitfalls and make telecommuting work at your company.
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