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	Please add CPA_Insider@email.cpa2biz.com to your Address Book. View email as a web page. September 4, 2012 CPA Insider™   IN THIS ISSUE:   > Career Development   > News   > CPA News to Know   > Video   Feedback       Career Development     Play office politics game...and win By Ken Tysiac The right kind of office politicking is essential to career advancement. Well-intentioned workers who avoid office politics are missing out on opportunities to build relationships that will accelerate their careers.           Exploring gender communication differences at work By Jennifer Wilson Smart leaders develop diverse teams with complementary skills and enhance collaboration by recognizing communication differences.           How a firm implemented tax document automation to address the bottleneck of late client source documents. Sponsored by Gruntworx Maloney + Novotny LLC needed to find an alternative to help the firm make efficient use of staff, while preparing a high volume of 1040s during an abbreviated time period.       That's Not What I Said!—Effective Workplace Communication Back to Top    News   Four ways to guard against lax cybersecurity When companies that do most of their business online are hacked, it is yet another sign that people need to rethink their cyberattack readiness, at home and at work.         Companies advised to target emerging cities Forget about emerging countries. Expansion-minded companies should focus on 440 emerging cities projected to account for 47% of global GDP growth between 2010 and 2025.         Businesses pour billions into Brazil Direct foreign investment in the South American country has tripled since 2007, according to a report by Ernst & Young.           Five Crucial Best Practices on Your Journey Down the Paperless Trail Sponsored by Gruntworx Apply five best practices that real firms, like yours, recommend to ensure a tactically sound paperless tax workflow implementation.       Back to Top    New In The Store   Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidelines For Cash- and Tax-Basis Financial Statements The AICPA Practice Aid, Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidelines for Cash- and Tax-Basis Financial Statements, is intended to provide guidelines and best practices that promote consistency and resolve difficult questions regarding the preparation of cash- and tax-basis financial statements.     Applying OCBOA in State and Local Governmental Financial Statements The AICPA Practice Aid, Applying OCBOA in State and Local Governmental Financial Statements, is intended to provide preparers and practitioners with the best practices that promote consistency and that resolve the difficult questions arising when state and local governments maintain their accounting records and prepare their annual financial statements using an alternative accounting and financial reporting framework. While nonauthoritative, this practice aid is the best source for such guidance.     Clarified Auditing Standards Toolkit This toolkit provides you with ready-to-use resources to educate your staff, communicate with your clients, and apply the new SAS Nos. 122-125 in your financial statement audits.     Audit & Accounting Bundle This unique set includes AICPA Professional Standards, Technical Practice Aids, and the Audit and Accounting Manual.   Didn't find what you were looking for? Visit the AICPA Store Back to Top     AICPA Member Discount Program     AICPA Members save up to 29% on select FedEx® shipping services Click here for details.       The Lenovo You Pay What We Pay event is extended for AICPA members. Enjoy additional deep discounts on the full Lenovo product line now through 9/30/12. Click here for details.       Save up to 40% on select Breakroom items now through 11/15/12. Click here for details.   Back to Top         CPA News to Know IRS changes stance on application of Sec. 6662 penalty to frozen refundable credits   Australian CFOs bullish on economic growth, hiring   Comment deadlines extended on proposed professional standard revisions   UK manufacturing export strategy provides ray of hope in dismal economy   AICPA provides guidance on FSA certification letters   Sponsored Links     Simplify tax preparation with up to 40% time savings on data entry. Scan it, and we'll do the rest. Gruntworx technology takes the monotony out of tax preparation. Free case study How Maloney + Novotny LLC saved 40% of the firm's tax preparation time. 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