Journal of Accountancy

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Articles in August 2007 issue of Journal of Accountancy

• A treasure trove of accountancy's past: the AICPA Library forms the core of an accounting collection at the University of Mississippi unparalleled in the world.
  by Bonner, Paul
• Computer Forensics: An Essential Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Managers.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Overcash, Loanna
• Eight special women in accounting: they had to make their own way in the male-dominated profession, sometimes with a 'grain bin for a desk and a salt box for a chair'.
  by Flesher, Dale L.; Previts, Gary John; Sharp, Andrew D.
• Small Business, Big Life: Five Steps to Creating a Great Life with Your Own Small Business.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Overcash, Loanna
• Add muscle to Excel: user defined functions empower calculations.
  by Lenning, Jeff
• Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Resolutions?(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Nilsen, Kim
• Crackdown on fraudulent tax return preparers: recent criminal and civil enforcement against fraudulent tax preparers has been highlighted in stepped-up activity by the Treasury and Justice departments.
  by Pace, Ryan H.
• Life Is Short, Art Is Long: Maximizing Estate Planning Strategies for Collectors of Art, Antiques, and Collectibles.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Hayes, Michael
• Ideas that really work to recruit and retain staff.
  by Erickson, Steve
• Transitional relief for changes to preparer penalty.
• AICPA ... where to turn.(Directory)
• Managed accounts: a new direction for 401(k) plans.
  by Sammer, Joanne
• No "red magic" for Heinz.(stock redemption)
  by Schnee, Edward J.
• The red carpet treatment: employers are offering generous compensation and progressive benefits to entice - and keep - top accounting talent in today's tight labor market.
  by Robert Half International
• Is it alimony?(tax deductions)
  by Reichert, Charles J.
• ABCs of batch processing: assign the batch cost to the product that required the batch activity? Maybe not!(activity-based costing)
  by Shoemaker, Bill; Vercio, Alan
• No "alternatives" to tax lien foreclosures.
  by Pulliam, Darlene
• Getting a handle on loan fees: financial institutions - from community banks and credit unions to home-financing giant Fannie Mae - have had to restate their financial results, in part because of faulty accounting for loan origination fees.
  by Valdivia, Victor
• Disregarded entities held in high regard: single-member LLCs in like-kind exchanges.(limited liability companies)(from The Tax Adviser)
  by Nevius, Alistair M.
• Wading into litigation support: CPA consultants can uncover the flaws in an opposing side's expert witness reports.(certified public accountant)
  by Fenton, Edmund D., Jr.
• Accounting Best Practices, 5th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Nilsen, Kim