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VOLUME 27
NUMBER 4
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WEB EXCLUSIVES
COVER STORY:
FIXED ASSETS
6 6 Keys to Asset Depreciation
By Ken Berry, JD
7 When Does Placed
in Service Start for
Depreciation Purposes?
By Ken Berry, JD
7 Fixed Asset/Depreciation
Resources
2017 PRODUCT REVIEWS
8 ASSET MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
By Mary Girsch-Bock
COLUMNS
3 FROM THE EDITOR:
Spring Cleaning and a
Fresh Start
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
4 FROM THE TRENCHES:
Are Portals Finally
Coming of Age?
By Randy Johnston
18 THE LABOR LAW ADVISOR:
The EEOC's Increased Focus
on Leave Policies
By Richard D. Alaniz
26 THE LEADERSHIP ADVISOR:
The Top Myths About Remote
Work And How To Overcome
Them
By Amy Vetter, CPA.CITP, CGMA
28 THE STAFFING & HR
ADVISOR:
Spring Training for CPA Teams
By Paul McDonald
35 BRIDGING THE GAP:
Reaching Clarity On Remote
Work Policies
By Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP
FEATURES
14 APPS WE LOVE:
Insurance Tools
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT:
16 America's Aging Workforce
By John Hollon
17 Is 70 the New Retirement
Age?
By Isaac M. O'Bannon
BUILDING YOUR NICHE
PRACTICE: FARMING/
AGRICULTURE
20 Farm Loan Methods and
Cautions
By Judy Gilbertson, CPA
20 How to Turn Agricultural
Clients into Agri-Business
Clients
By Pam Olinger, CPA
20 Resources for the
Agribusiness Accountant
21 Ten Income Tax Benefits for
Farmers
By Ken Berry, JD
22 Top Business Trend for 2017:
Achieving Work-Life Balance
By Christopher Stark
24 Are You Managing Your
Clients? (Or Are They
Managing You?)
By Dustin Hostetler
27 THE PROADVISOR SPOTLIGHT:
Intuit announces QuickBooks
Online Integration with G
Suite
30 AICPA NEWS:
■ Top CPA Exam Scorers
Honored
■ AICPA Creates
Cybersecurity Risk
Management Reporting
Framework
■ New ERISA Auditing
Standards Proposed
■ AICPA ENGAGE Conference
Set for June 11-15
32 TECH TRENDS: 3 Tech Trends
for Accountants to Watch in
2017
By Mary Ellen Biery
34 10 Tips for Firm Retreats
By Gary Adamson, CPA
36 THE MONTH AHEAD
CHANNELS
13 TAXES
15 PAYROLL
25 FIRM MANAGEMENT
29 SMALL BUSINESS
31 ACCOUNTING & AUDIT
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