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(Director - Executive Search at Stanton Chase International)
Yes, having a resume is important. So is a LinkedIn profile. I’ve blogged previously about whether a CFO needs a resume, or a LinkedIn Profile is enough. But this is not what I’m recommending today. I recently spoke with a CFO who is in...
Yes, having a resume is important. So is a LinkedIn profile. I’ve blogged previously about whether a CFO needs a resume, or a LinkedIn Profile is enough. But this is not what I’m recommending today. I recently spoke with a CFO who is in...
(CFO Coach)
An article on CFO.com citing Boards of Directors’ concern about reputational risk for the second straight year says ... “Boards are taking the peril of the loss of their companies’ good names more seriously ..." Since Boards are concerned about...
An article on CFO.com citing Boards of Directors’ concern about reputational risk for the second straight year says ... “Boards are taking the peril of the loss of their companies’ good names more seriously ..." Since Boards are concerned about...
(Professor at San Jose State University)
On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, allowing states to collect sales tax from some remote sellers (see May 8, 2013 post). I don't think this bill will be enacted quite in this form. If passed in the House, I think it will...
On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, allowing states to collect sales tax from some remote sellers (see May 8, 2013 post). I don't think this bill will be enacted quite in this form. If passed in the House, I think it will...
(Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine)
The SEC recently issued orders against two individuals and a company and, in doing so, continued the debate over what conduct requires someone acting as a “finder” to be registered as a broker or dealer or associated with a registered broker or dealer. ...
The SEC recently issued orders against two individuals and a company and, in doing so, continued the debate over what conduct requires someone acting as a “finder” to be registered as a broker or dealer or associated with a registered broker or dealer. ...
(Principal at Tensoft)
MYTH#1: “In order to select the best ERP system for your company, you’ll need to generate a detailed RFP (Request for Proposal) to send to each vendor that you’re considering.” Presumably, the purpose of an RFP is to gather detailed information...
MYTH#1: “In order to select the best ERP system for your company, you’ll need to generate a detailed RFP (Request for Proposal) to send to each vendor that you’re considering.” Presumably, the purpose of an RFP is to gather detailed information...
(CFO Coach)
There are many more than five things you could do - or refuse to do - that can cause great damage to your career. But here are five that in today’s economy, I believe are vitally important to every Finance Executive: 1. Buy into the (self)hype that you are invincible...
There are many more than five things you could do - or refuse to do - that can cause great damage to your career. But here are five that in today’s economy, I believe are vitally important to every Finance Executive: 1. Buy into the (self)hype that you are invincible...
(Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine)
Companies and service providers to companies frequently confront this question. Which is better: an Incentive Stock Option (aka a statutory stock option) (an “ISO”) or a Nonqualified Stock Option (aka a Nonstatutory Stock Option) (an “NQO...
Companies and service providers to companies frequently confront this question. Which is better: an Incentive Stock Option (aka a statutory stock option) (an “ISO”) or a Nonqualified Stock Option (aka a Nonstatutory Stock Option) (an “NQO...
(Chief Financial Officer Consultant at CMD Capital Formation LLC)
Surveys completed by 169 CFOs showed, “CFOs believe that in any given period about 20% of firms manage earnings…only about 60% of earnings management is income increasing, while 40% relates to income-decreasing activities…CFOs believe that it is...
Surveys completed by 169 CFOs showed, “CFOs believe that in any given period about 20% of firms manage earnings…only about 60% of earnings management is income increasing, while 40% relates to income-decreasing activities…CFOs believe that it is...
(Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine)
I received a phone call recently from the founder of an Internet business. He wanted to know what the rules were for collecting and remitting sales taxes. His company sold items of taxable personal property off his company’s website. I asked him, “Where are you...
I received a phone call recently from the founder of an Internet business. He wanted to know what the rules were for collecting and remitting sales taxes. His company sold items of taxable personal property off his company’s website. I asked him, “Where are you...
(President at The Sleeter Group, Inc.)
Here’s a quick look at some recent, and upcoming, changes to QuickBooks Online. Some of these are already available, some will be coming out in the near future. Many of these features are found in, or linked to, QuickBooks Online Accountant. Create a New...
Here’s a quick look at some recent, and upcoming, changes to QuickBooks Online. Some of these are already available, some will be coming out in the near future. Many of these features are found in, or linked to, QuickBooks Online Accountant. Create a New...
(CFO Coach)
The motto of the State of North Carolina speaks directly to authentic branding. Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) To actually be ... rather than to merely seem to be. The phrase is from a much longer Latin sentence, but the translation is... "Fewer...
The motto of the State of North Carolina speaks directly to authentic branding. Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) To actually be ... rather than to merely seem to be. The phrase is from a much longer Latin sentence, but the translation is... "Fewer...
(President at The Sleeter Group, Inc.)
If you are using the sales tax feature in QuickBooks then you are most likely relying on the Sales Tax Liability report to show you the total taxable sales amount for your reporting period. Sometimes, though, there can be a very confusing entry in that report, and I...
If you are using the sales tax feature in QuickBooks then you are most likely relying on the Sales Tax Liability report to show you the total taxable sales amount for your reporting period. Sometimes, though, there can be a very confusing entry in that report, and I...
(Partner at Rounded Third)
Our fourth in a series about Procurement Policy addresses supplier management. Once a supplier has been sourced and contracted, then what? How do you ensure you preserve if not increase the value intended? Policy should reflect when and how supplier...
Our fourth in a series about Procurement Policy addresses supplier management. Once a supplier has been sourced and contracted, then what? How do you ensure you preserve if not increase the value intended? Policy should reflect when and how supplier...
(President at The Sleeter Group, Inc.)
I remember the first Intuit developer-Pro Advisor conference in San Francisco back in 2002, where I started friendships that have lasted throughout the decade. I remember meeting Bonnie Nagayama and feeling honored to meet this famous person whose name popped up all...
I remember the first Intuit developer-Pro Advisor conference in San Francisco back in 2002, where I started friendships that have lasted throughout the decade. I remember meeting Bonnie Nagayama and feeling honored to meet this famous person whose name popped up all...
(Chief Financial Officer Consultant at CMD Capital Formation LLC)
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“2012 Report to the Nations”) , most fraud was committed by a first-timer with a clean employment history. The longer the employee tenure, the greater the financial loss was to the company. ...
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“2012 Report to the Nations”) , most fraud was committed by a first-timer with a clean employment history. The longer the employee tenure, the greater the financial loss was to the company. ...
(Professor at San Jose State University)
On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act (69-27). That is the farthest this bill has gotten in the past almost 20 years. President Obama has indicated he supports it, but it's not clear if the House will act upon it or pass it....
On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act (69-27). That is the farthest this bill has gotten in the past almost 20 years. President Obama has indicated he supports it, but it's not clear if the House will act upon it or pass it....
(President & Chief Financial Officer at SBA * Consulting, LTD)
Companies spend tremendous amounts of efforts to properly brand themselves, their products or services in order to develop customer loyalty. Loyalty pays off in sales, and that’s what being is business is all about. Until just recently it was quite easy for the...
Companies spend tremendous amounts of efforts to properly brand themselves, their products or services in order to develop customer loyalty. Loyalty pays off in sales, and that’s what being is business is all about. Until just recently it was quite easy for the...
(Vice President at RoseRyan)
NASDAQ recently filed a proposed rule change with the SEC that’s seemingly aimed at SOX compliance. If implemented, each NASDAQ-listed company will be required to establish and maintain an internal audit function “to provide management and the audit committee...
NASDAQ recently filed a proposed rule change with the SEC that’s seemingly aimed at SOX compliance. If implemented, each NASDAQ-listed company will be required to establish and maintain an internal audit function “to provide management and the audit committee...
(CFO Coach)
I honestly didn’t think the “Adam Smith brand” could sink any lower than it did following his verbal attack of a Chick-fil-A employee and subsequent firing. Apparently, I was quite wrong. Smith posted his “apology” video, which is really much...
I honestly didn’t think the “Adam Smith brand” could sink any lower than it did following his verbal attack of a Chick-fil-A employee and subsequent firing. Apparently, I was quite wrong. Smith posted his “apology” video, which is really much...
(President at The Sleeter Group, Inc.)
In our attempt to come up with a standard for comparing online accounting systems, we (Doug Sleeter, MB Raimondi and myself) came up with a list of features that we would like to see in a good business accounting system. It is hard to compare products when they offer...
In our attempt to come up with a standard for comparing online accounting systems, we (Doug Sleeter, MB Raimondi and myself) came up with a list of features that we would like to see in a good business accounting system. It is hard to compare products when they offer...
