AICPA Risk Management Information and Articles for CPAs

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March 2008
	Introduction to Life Settlements and Ethical Guidance for Advisors
February 2008
	Quick Tax Season Tips Riding Out the Recession: Don't Get Caught in the Crossfire
January 2008
	CPA Letters for Loan Brokers and Lenders
November 2007
	Hot Ventures and Shady Profiteers
October 2007
	Effective Communication: The Best Medicine to Avoid Litigation?
July 2007
	Reducing Service Levels May Not Reduce Risk
June 2007
	Assessing the Risk of Accepting SEC Engagements An Art of Estimation or a Prophecy of the Future: Business Valuation & Risk Management Consideration
May 2007
	Records Retention Tips
April 2007
	You're Fired
March 2007
	Tax Practitioners: Are You Monitoring Investments?
February 2007
	Compensation Methods and Liability Risk in PFP Engagements Audits: Confirmations and Client Fraud Risks of Professional Referrals Disclosure and Discovery of Electronic Information
October 2006
	Pre-Tax Season Checklist Bookkeeping Services: A Potential Hornet's Nest (Part 3 of 3) Bookkeeping Services: A Potential Hornet's Nest (Part 2 of 3) Charity Begins at Home Case in Point: Audit of a Not-for-Profit Bookkeeping Services: A Potential Hornet's Nest (Part 1 of 3)
September 2006
	Releasing Original Engagement Working Papers Managing Risks of Electronic Communications
August 2006
	Common Malpractice Claim Traps Revisiting the Tax Advisor Privilege of Confidential Communication Litigation Services Can Breed Malpractice Liability Free Offers in Compromise: The End
June 2006
	Managing Liability Risks: Client Acceptance and Retention in Public Audit
May 2006
	Auditing Public Companies: Not Just Another Audit Like-Kind Exchanges --- Keeping You and Your Clients Out of Trouble
April 2006
	Managing Professional Liability Risk in PFP and Investment Advisory Engagements
January 2006
	The Benefits of Early Reporting and Claims Consulting Sales Tax: What You Wish Your Client Had Told You!
November 2005
	Tax Practice and Engagement Letters Record Retention and the Paperless Office The Golden Rule: Disclose and Document Client and Engagement Acceptance - Only a Public Company Audit Service Concern? Who Said Tax Planning Is Easy?
October 2005
	Circular 230 Regulations: Navigating Through the Maze
September 2005
	This Might Be Fraud ... What Do I Do Now?
August 2005
	California Law Limits Use of Social Security Numbers
July 2005
	Case in Point: Bookkeeping Services Are Not Without Risk Case in Point: The Difficult Estate Tax Client Engagement Letters: Why Use One? Case in Point: Tax Planning and Duty to Inform Client
June 2005
	Accounting for Malpractice Accounting for Malpractice Accounting for Malpractice
May 2005
	Client Termination Letters Engagement Letter Indemnification Clauses: Should You Use Them? Case In Point: A Friendly Divorce
April 2005
	Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Data Safeguard Regulatory Requirements
March 2005
	Identifying "Problem" Tax Clients
January 2005
	SOX Fallout: New Service Opportunities Aren¿t Without Risk Record Retention Considerations in Selection Retention Periods
December 2004
	Professional Liability Issues in Practice Mergers and Dissolutions Outsourcing Tax Return Preparation
June 2004
	Are Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Consulting Services for You?
October 2003
	The "Other" Cascading Effect: New Opportunities, New Risks
March 2003
	Privacy and Electronic Communications Managing Liability Risk in a Slow Economy So You've Been Asked to Sit on a Board of Directors: Are you Aware of Your Personal Liability
December 2002
	The Internet and CPA Liability Exposure Minimizing Team Liability in the Referral Network
November 2002
	Professional Liability Coverage for Practitioners Providing Personal Financial Planning Services Reducing Your Risk for Malpractice Claims ElderCare Exposure Analysis Terminating a Client Relationship Personal Financial Planning and Investment Advisory Exposure Avoiding Multiple Penalties for Failure to Deposit Required Taxes
June 2001
	Case in Point: An IT Engagement Meltdown Creating a Written Project Plan in a Shared Responsibilities IT Engagement When a Lawyer Calls About Your Client Liability for Computer Software Design, Modification and Sales
January 2001
	Selling Securities: Different Services, Different Risks
June 2000
	Understanding Risk in Multidisciplinary Practices
January 1999
	The Charge (or Debit) to Solve Small-Client Fee Problems

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