Accounting Tools Newsletter

May 2011



The activity on the AccountingTools website was a bit light during May, since I was away on a scuba diving trip for part of the month. See the bottom of the newsletter for what a shark looks like when you are inadvertently sitting on top of the fish bait.
New Payroll Book Coming
My latest book, Payroll Management, will be released on Amazon and be available for PDF download at about the middle of June. The book addresses not only how to account for payroll, but also the best management methods for running the department.
New Q&A Items in May
Here is a selection of the Q&A items posted on accountingtools.com during the month:
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Accounting Best Practices Podcast
Episode: #123

The Controller Position. What does a controller really do? And how can you position yourself to be most qualified for a controller position? More...
The following photo has nothing at all to do with accounting, but may explain why people who write accounting books all day need an adrenaline rush every now and then. I took this photo a few days ago at a depth of about 50 feet in the Turks & Caicos islands area, and was sitting on a ball of fish bait at the time (not on purpose).

New Fixed Asset Accounting Book
Fixed Asset Accounting
Fixed Asset Accounting is by far the most comprehensive treatment of fixed assets ever published. It covers the GAAP and IFRS treatment of every aspect of fixed assets, as well as controls, procedures, measurements, and more. It even includes a Q&A section after every chapter, and yet it still only costs $19.95 as a PDF download. Available on Amazon for $34.95.  More...
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