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Professional Ethics: 2016 Update and Refresher This CPE course will update you on the new and revised ethical requirements that have been adopted during the past year or were being proposed or considered at the time this course was developed.     Tax Rate Evaluator: A Graphical Calculator for Tax Planning, 2016 Edition These Excel-based calculators allow you to get a full view of the effect the new tax system has on your clients and will enable you to navigate the "new normal" of retirement planning.     1040 Tax Return Workshop Ensure you're prepared this tax season. This CPE course will help you learn how to apply the latest changes when preparing federal income tax returns and advise clients on new developments and tax-saving ideas.     AICPA's Annual Federal Tax Update Stay up to date on the latest tax developments! This comprehensive CPE course covers all legislative, judicial, and IRS developments of the past year with an emphasis on implementation and compliance.

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Las universidades más internacionales del mundo 2016

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• Las mejores universidades del mundo son aquellas instituciones verdaderamente globales, aquellas que atraen a estudiantes y académicos de todo el mundo y colaboran con otros departamentos sin importar dónde se encuentren.

• La Universidad de Qatar encabeza la lista la cual se basa en el indicador de "proyección internacional". La Universidad de Luxemburgo es la siguiente en la lista seguida por la Universidad de Hong Kong que se encuentra en el tercer lugar.

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January 18, 2016 Know How to Hire the Right Salespeople Most companies spend more on hiring in sales than they do in any other part of the organization. With an average annual turnover rate of 25 to 30%, and direct replacement costs ranging from $75,000 to $300,000, there’s a big opportunity for improvement. Here are a few places to start: Focus on behaviors. A primary cause of turnover is poor job fit. Consider ramping up assessment tools, simulations, and interviewing techniques to help identify the right people. Or, try temporary positions to assess people on the job before offering a full-time position. Be clear about the relevant “experience” needed. Make sure that a candidate’s previous experience really aligns with your own market, geography, culture, customer groups, and technologies. Conduct on-going talent assessments. Salespeople need to constantly adapt their own skills to changing markets and buyer motivations, and managers need to vigilantly track those skills. Adapted from “The Best Ways to Hire Salespeople,” by Frank V. Cespedes and Daniel Weinfurter

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INVESTOPEDIA Term Of The Day

January 18, 2016

Lobster Trap

A strategy used by a target firm to prevent a hostile takeover. A lobster trap anti-takeover strategy involves the target company passing a provision that prevents any shareholder, with an ownership stake of over 10%, from converting convertible securities into voting stock. This prevents large shareholders from adding to their voting stock position and facilitating the takeover of the target company. “Lobster Trap", yet another colorful entry in the lexicon of anti-takeover terminology, is derived from the fact that such traps are aimed at catching large lobsters but not small ones.

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INVESTOPEDIA Term Of The Day

January 17, 2016

Land Rehabilitation

A re-engineering process that attempts to restore an area of land back to its natural state after it has been damaged as a result of some sort of disruption. The process involves such things as removing all man-made structures, toxins and other dangerous substances, improving the soil conditions and adding new flora.

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INVESTOPEDIA Term Of The Day

January 16, 2016

Land Trust

A legal agreement where a trustee is appointed to maintain ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party: namely, the beneficiary of the trust. Land trusts are used by several different types of organizations for several reasons; nonprofit entities use them to hold conservation easements, and corporations and investment groups use them to accumulate large portions of land.

These agreements can also be known as Illinois-type land trusts.

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• 10 Products From CES That Will Impact Education

  The annual tech-fest known as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is taking place Jan. 6- 9 in Las Vegas, and companies new and old have already unveiled their latest bells and whistles. Here are 10 newly introduced products with the most potential for the classroom.
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• Pennsylvania School for Students with Hearing Disabilities Renovates Classrooms

  The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children has gone public with its recent renovation of a section of the Lourdesmont School, which it bought in 2011.
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• ED Opens Competition for ELL Professional Development Grants

  The United States Department of Education is tackling professional development of teachers and others working with English language learners.
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• New York State Issues Recommendations To Support Blended and Online Learning

  Online and blended learning programs can increase course options for students in rural areas and have the potential to transform face-to-face instruction, as long as state-level supports are in place, including professional development opportunities for teachers and related training for pre-service teachers, according to a new report from the New York State Online Learning Advisory Council.
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• New Hampshire Virtual School Sets up Learning Pathways

  An online charter school in New Hampshire is quintupling down on flexibility in how its students structure their learning.
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• New NEC Displays Can Control Multiple Monitors

  NEC Display Solutions has introduced two new displays that allow users to control as many as six displays at once.
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• Stanford Runs MOOC for Science Teachers on Helping Students Read

  Next week a new massive open online course will begin for K-12 science teachers who want to learn how to help their students read and understand scientific texts.
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January  2016 The Right Way to Hold People Accountable By Peter Bregman You need to be clear in five areas.

Performance Management in the Gig Economy by Jon Younger, Norm Smallwood Full-time employees aren’t the only ones who need feedback. If You’re Loyal to a Group, Does It Compromise Your Ethics? by Francesca Gino New research on honesty. Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution by Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, Art Kleiner But if you’re good at one, you’ll probably get better at the other. How Cisco Gets Brutally Honest Feedback to Top Leaders by Cassandra Frangos Regular assessments have four major benefits.

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January 15, 2016

A slang term that represents a stock or other security that is approaching $0 in price. Arriving in bagel land is usually the result of one or more major business problems that may not be resolvable. This term is typically used to describe an asset that has fallen from grace as opposed to a penny stock or other historically cheap security.

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January 15, 2016

Don’t Do Your Team’s Work for Them

One of the most common stumbling blocks for new managers is failing to set the right boundaries in their new job, especially around who is responsible for what. When you become a manager, your job changes from being an individual contributor to leading a team. Where once you were tasked with producing high-quality work yourself, now you have to support your team while they produce it. Making that transition isn’t easy. But even if doing everything yourself seems faster, you have to resist the urge. Managers have big-picture responsibilities, from attending staff meetings to setting budgets to assessing your team’s performance. When you do your team members’ work for them, they don’t learn anything, you don’t have time for your own work, and you set a dangerous precedent. So have a frank talk with your team about your expectations. Make sure they know you’ll support them — but their work is their own.

Adapted from “First-Time Managers, Don’t Do Your Team’s Work for Them,” by Ron Ashkenas

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	January 12, 2016
	Latest Viewpoint SMEs Must Look to Multinational Neighbors to Realize Growth Ambitions by Gail McEvoy, Principal Partner, McEvoy Craig Accountants & Auditors and IFAC Board Member Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) dominate the world business stage—they are estimated to account for almost 95% of enterprises worldwide and approximately 60% of private sector employment. They are key engines of job creation and economic growth, particularly in developing countries. Generally, SMEs are good at doing what they do, as in manufacturing a product or providing a service, but a lot less good at developing other necessary attributes of the business such as marketing, innovation, and driving efficiencies and economies of scale in the business. In addition, a major challenge for many SMEs is moving from small to medium to large—many lack the capability of completing this business transformation.		WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE Audit & Assurance Business Reporting Ethics Finance Leadership & Development Islamic Finance Performance & Financial Management Practice Management Risk Management & Internal Control Sustainability
	Audit & Assurance
	1. Discussion | Building Trust in the Accountancy Profession: The Australian Experience Australia provides an example of how institutional cooperation helped restore trust in the accountancy profession. 2. Resources | View All Audit Quality Thematic Review Report | Financial Reporting Council Audit Insights: Banking Report | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales CAQ "Profession in Focus," Episode 15 Video | Center for Audit Quality 3. News | View All IAASB Finalizes Changes for Auditor Reporting on Special Purpose Financial Statements January 8, 2016 | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board FRC: Firms Must Be More Rigorous in Audit Quality Control January 6, 2016 | Accountancy Age FEE Pursues the Debate on the Future of Audit and Assurance January 5, 2016 | Fédération des Experts-comptables Européens – Federation of European Accountants Review of Audit Firms’ Quality Monitoring to Boost Confidence in Audit January 5, 2016 | Financial Reporting Council Hong Kong Accounting Group Fights for Changes by Government over Audit Reforms January 1, 2016 | South China Morning Post Changes Proposed to Peer Review Standards January 1, 2016 | Journal of Accountancy Seven Questions for Preparers to Ask December 30, 2015 | Economia
	Business Reporting
	1. Resources | View All ITCG December Discussions Article | IFRS Foundation 2. News | View All Conceptual Thinking January 12, 2016 | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Recent EPSAS Developments January 11, 2016 | IAS Plus Model Behaviour January 11, 2016 | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Pension Accounting Change Boosts Ford’s Results January 8, 2016 | CFO.com Trustees Confirm Reappointments to Interpretations Committee January 5, 2016 | IFRS Foundation Little to Fear in New World of Lease Accounting January 4, 2016 | IFRS Foundation IFRS Foundation Publishes the 4th and 5th Parts of Its Free Framework-Based Teaching Material December 31, 2015 | IFRS Foundation IFRS: New French, Hebrew, Japanese, and Spanish Translations Available Online December 29, 2015 | IFRS Foundation
	Ethics
	1. Discussion | Doing the Right Thing Even When No One Is Looking Part II: Compliance with Rules and Regulations As trusted business advisors, accountants should play a key role in guiding their clients’ compliance with rules and regulations.  2. Resources | View All Ethics Education Toolkit Study Guides Guidance | International Accounting Education Standards Board 3. News | View All IESBA Staff Draw Auditors’ Attention to Key Ethics Code Provisions When Facing Downward Pressure on Audit Fees January 8, 2016 | International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants FEE Survey: Ethics for Young Accountancy Professionals January 7, 2016 | Fédération des Experts-comptables Européens – Federation of European Accountants The Vital Traits of an Ethical Leader January 4, 2016 | Rand Daily Mail Move to Encourage Finance Employees to Blow Whistle January 4, 2016 | The Scotsman Collin Greenland: Five Anti-Fraud New Year's Resolutions December 31, 2015 | Jamaica Gleaner Everyday Ethical Changes Every Person Can Make for a Better World in 2016 December 30, 2015 | Quartz Opinions Vary on Whether Firms Can Be "Socially Responsible" While Avoiding Taxes December 30, 2015 | The Economist
	Finance Leadership & Development
	1. Discussion | The Changing Landscape of Learning for Our Profession Heather Stober, Senior Strategic Relationship Manager at the American Institute of CPAs, discusses the challenges of educating different generations of accountants.  2. Discussion | Leadership: Gen X and Gen Y  Jennifer Wilson, Co-founder & Partner of ConvergenceCoaching, discusses the attributes of Generation X and Y leaders in the workforce.  3. Resources | View All The Professional Development Equation Video | The Georgia Society of CPAs These Steps Can Help You Embrace an Exciting Retirement Article | Journal of Accountancy Creating a Culture Where Employees Speak Up Article | Harvard Business Review Ten Steps to Finding a Career Development Mentor Article | AICPA Insights Welch Workshop Article | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 3 Ways to Motivate Disengaged Employees Article | CGMA Magazine Driver-Based Modeling: Identifying the Right Drivers Article | Association for Financial Professionals Ethics Education Toolkit Study Guides Guidance | International Accounting Education Standards Board 4. News | View All Business Diplomat January 8, 2016 | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Consultants Underperform Finance Staff on Decision Support January 8, 2016 | CFO.com Ten Steps to Finding a Career Development Mentor January 6, 2016 | AICPA Insights Beware the CFO: Five Ways You Are Unknowingly Acting as a Bad Leader January 6, 2016 | CFO Innovation Jim Pettigrew: Collective Wisdom in the ICAS Family January 5, 2016 | ICAS Communication Skills: When the CFO Has to Make a Presentation January 5, 2016 | CFO Innovation Investor Demands, Cybersecurity, and Talent to Define Board Agendas in 2016: EY January 5, 2016 | Wall Street Journal CFO Journal The Vital Traits of an Ethical Leader January 4, 2016 | Rand Daily Mail Top Businesses No Longer So Convinced of EU's Benefits, Says Deloitte January 4, 2016 | The Telegraph Soft Skills Need More Focus, Says RSM January 3, 2016 | Public Accountant
	Islamic Finance
	1. News | View All Islamic Finance Industry Expands 20 Percent in 14 Years January 12, 2016 | AMEinfo Saudi IPO Drive May Push Global Islamic Finance Assets Past $12 Trillion January 10, 2016 | IslamicFinance.com Striking Synergies between Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Market and Responsible Finance Sector January 8, 2016 | Asia Outlook Islamic Banking Advances in Southeast Asia January 8, 2016 | Financial Times Govt to Form Committee to Develop Sharia Finance Industry January 6, 2016 | Jakarta Post Indonesia's Conventional Banks to Spin Off Islamic Units by 2024 January 5, 2016 | Indonesia-Investments World Gold Council Wants to Create Standard to Avoid Islamic Finance Disputes December 31, 2015 | Bloomberg
	Performance & Financial Management
	1. Discussion | How New Technology Can Help You Provide Better Services Technology can assist accountants and help make their services more efficient, says Robert Ripp, President of Fintelligent, LLC. 2. Resources | View All The World Factbook Book | Central Intelligence Agency Tomorrow’s Enterprise Report | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 3. News | View All Consultants Underperform Finance Staff on Decision Support January 8, 2016 | CFO.com The 2016 Trends to Watch in Nonprofit Accounting January 5, 2016 | Accounting Web Innovation: A PR Tool or Part of Business Success? January 5, 2016 | Institute of Management Accountants How Accountants Can Survive the Data ‘Avalanche’ January 4, 2016 | Accounting Web The Writing Is on the Wall December 30, 2015 | Accounting Today
	Practice Management
	1. Discussion | Avoiding Baker’s Law: Bad Customers Drive Out Good Customers Best-selling author, Ron Baker discusses the importance of qualifying your customers and understanding how they impact overall client relationships and performance.  2. Resources | View All The World Factbook Book | Central Intelligence Agency These Steps Can Help You Embrace an Exciting Retirement Article | Journal of Accountancy How to Develop a Succession Plan Article | Public Accountant Creating a Culture Where Employees Speak Up Article | Harvard Business Review Embracing Technological Change Article | Economia Helping Clients Succeed in Business Article | Economia Five Ways to Help Your Clients with Common Human Resources Issues Guidance | CPA.com Why Some Firms Are Able to Charge More Article | Accounting Web Retiring the Billable Hour as a Measure of Performance Article | Journal of Accountancy The Workflow Opportunity for Today’s Modern Firms Video | CPA.com Welch Workshop Article | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Choosing a New Path Article | Accounting Today 3 Ways to Motivate Disengaged Employees Article | CGMA Magazine 3. News | View All How to Manage Underperformers January 11, 2016 | Journal of Accountancy Why 2016 Will Be the Year of the Millennial January 11, 2016 | Inc. Don’t Overlook Personal Clients January 8, 2016 | Accounting Web How Squire Found Business Advisory Success January 6, 2016 | Accounting Web 'Early Majority' Firms Call for Significant Change in 2016, CPA.com Survey Finds January 6, 2016 | Accounting Today How to Help Small Business Clients Navigate the Sale Process January 5, 2016 | Accounting Web Accounting Firms Taking Stock: Accountants Awaken to New Star Wars Film January 5, 2016 | Accountancy Age Your 2016 To-Do List January 4, 2016 | Accounting Today How Accountants Can Survive the Data ‘Avalanche’ January 4, 2016 | Accounting Web Advisers Optimistic about 2016 Business January 3, 2016 | Investment News Six Questions to Help Accountants Sell Advisory Services December 31, 2015 | Accounting Today The Writing Is on the Wall December 30, 2015 | Accounting Today Larger Accountancy Firms Are Doing Better December 30, 2015 | Asia One Case Studies: Tools for Connecting December 28, 2015 | Accounting Today
	Risk Management & Internal Control
	1. Discussion | Creating the "Anticipatory" Accountant  Accountants must become more "anticipatory" if they want to be ready to tackle new opportunities in the future, says Tom Hood, Executive Director and CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs. 2. Resources | View All How to Detect, Assess, and Manage Cyber Security Article | CFO.com 3. News | View All Tech Trends 2016: Cybersecurity in the Connected World January 5, 2016 | BBC
	Sustainability
	1. Resources | View All Sustainability Incorporated Article | SustainAbility 2. News | View All Arch Coal Files for Bankruptcy January 11, 2016 | Wall Street Journal The Paris Agreement: The First Local Global Environmental Pact January 8, 2016 | The Conversation Flying the Flag for the Global Goals January 6, 2016 | The Guardian What North America Can Expect from El Niño January 4, 2016 | The Conversation Meet the Nine Billion Dollar Companies Turning a Profit from Sustainability January 2, 2016 | The Guardian Social Saints, Fiscal Fiends January 2, 2016 | The Economist How to Help Your Company Prepare for Climate Change in 2016 January 1, 2016 | The Guardian
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