California CPA September 2007
Pivotal Time for Profession
As the scale tips toward a female majority in the profession, change is inevitable—and welcomed.Cheryl Leitschuh
Patents Becoming a Taxing Issue
CalCPA and the AICPA take steps to restrict the ability to patent tax-planning strategies in light of recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office actions that could present challenges to CPAs.
A Closer Look at Cost Segregation
Is cost segregation a smart strategy for your clients to employ to reduce taxes? Review our examples and you decide.
Jason Melillo, CPA
Interviewing 101
Employment-related issues have been a legal minefield for employers. Here are guidelines to help conduct safe and legal interviews—and hire the best candidate for your position.
Chipping Away at Corporate Fraud
Learn how auditors, armed with the additional resources provided under SOX Sec. 404, are identifying and assessing financial statement fraud.
Bradley J. Preber, CPA and Ann E. Wilson, CPA
California Taxation: Tax Gap Operations
ABCs of Student Loans
CPAs can help negotiate the Gauntlet of funding a student's education
Martha Peterson, CPA and Joseph Booth
Government Relations: Taxing Issues
Do your clients pay use tax?
Bruce Allen






