IT – Tax Department Friend or Foe?
Posted by Traci Wheeler on Jan 26, 2012 in IT, January, Tax | 0 comments
Historically, the IT guys or gals at most companies were responsible for supporting and keeping up electronic communications throughout the organization, including servers, computers, printers and telephones. These were the folks you went to when your computer wouldn’t boot up, and you had to get that final tax return finished and out the door. They were the ones you called when the printer jammed and no else seemed to have any idea how to fix it. They came to your rescue when the projector didn’t work or the phone had no dial tone in the conference room right before your meeting was about to start. They were your friends, right? You were happy to see them.
Tax Related Material Weaknesses – They Just Aren’t Going Away….
Posted by Kelley Lear on Jan 25, 2012 in Audit, Compliance, Process Improvement, Tax | 0 comments
Tax related material weaknesses are unfortunately still very often topics for conversation amongst tax professionals. In fact, I was just talking to a colleague who was hiring a tax risk coordinator, whose first task was going to be to conduct a thorough risk assessment within their organization. Another was discussing the lack of tax expertise on their current Board and how that is affecting them with their arguments for employing important process changes within finance and tax.
Every year I try to read the latest and greatest surveys, results and proactive thinking on tax related material weaknesses to keep abreast of what is going on out there.
Do You Recognize These Things Accountants Say During Busy Season?
Posted by Traci Wheeler on Jan 24, 2012 in Humor, January, Tax | 0 comments
Right before I leave for the day, I will typically hop online and check my RSS feeds and social media sites to see what has been going on for the day that I might have missed. Yesterday, I had the good fortune of running across a video that Accounting Today had posted on their Facebook page. It was a pretty good laugh for a long Monday.
Anyone that has ever worked in accounting, or tax for that matter, or has worked at a Big 4 or in a similar type of environment will get a laugh out of this one and will certainly be able to relate. Enjoy!
Parkour for Tax Pros?
Posted by Kelley Lear on Jan 19, 2012 in Holiday, Humor, January | 2 comments
What are some of your New Year’s Resolutions for 2012? As usual this year, I have been hearing lots of folks telling me that they are going to get back in shape, and/or are planning to lose those unwanted ten or twenty pounds. Others tell me they are going to do something “risky” this year, something on their bucket list or to learn a brand new skill. What are your resolutions for this coming year?
A friend of mine just shared this video with me. I must have missed this episode of “The Office” which is depicted in the video. It cracked me up, so I thought I would share it with all of you. It is worth a gander.
5 Tips to Shorten Meeting Time!
Posted by Kelley Lear on Jan 18, 2012 in Empowerment Series, Leadership, Motivation, Process Improvement | 2 comments
For all you business professionals out there, how many times have you sat in the meeting thinking one or more of the following:
1. Who called this meeting?
2. What is this the purpose of this meeting?
3. Are we going to accomplish something in this meeting or are we here to hear Joe/Sally talk on in tangents with no apparent end?
4. Who is in charge of this craziness?
5. I want to stick a pen in my eye just so that I can have an excuse to escape this meeting!
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