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Defining and Managing Risk


Is your organization at risk? This article can help you determine the answer to this question.

IT Security Axioms


These IT security axioms can help your management and IT teams communicate clearly.

Information Security Risks Affect All Organizations


Is your system secure?

Is Your Nonprofit Organization at Risk?


Managing a nonprofit organization can be stressful! This article can help put your mind at ease.

Preparing for the Employee Benefit Plan Audit


Do you have an employee benefit plan approaching? This article can help you prepare!

The Lending Environment and Its Effect on Your Business


Will you qualify for a loan when you need it? This article will help you prepare!

Financial Statements: An Opportunity to Tell Your Story


These tips can help you build effective financial statements!

To Deduct or Not to Deduct…That is the Question


Determining which business travel expenses qualify for deductions can be challenging. Applying a few simple principles can assist you in clarifying a somewhat foggy subject.

Ready or Not…Here Comes the Michigan Business Tax (MBT)


This article reviews some of the interpretative debate surrounding the MBT.

Latest Links See All Links

The Federal Student Financial Aid Handbook

http://ifap.ed.gov/ifap/byAwardYear.jsp?type=fsahandbook&awardyear=2008-2009

AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center

http://gaqc.aicpa.org/

Michigan Bulletin for Audits of Local Units of Government

http://www.michigan.gov/treasury/0,1607,7-121-1751_31038---,00.html

Michigan Uniform Reporting Format for Financial Statements - Counties and Local Units of Government

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/unifrepformatgasb34_47528_7.PDF

Michigan Government Accounting and Auditing Guide

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/

Michigan Uniform Budgeting Act

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gzepvq2jjqv0j3mwh0qsod45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-Act-2-of-1968

Government Finance Review published by Government Finance Officers Association

http://www.gfoa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=92

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act - ERISA

http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-erisa.htm

U.S. Office of Management and Budget - OMB

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133_compliance/08/08toc.html

Insurance Accounting & Systems Association (IASA)

http://www.iasa.org/Members/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home/

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IRS to discontinue paper coupons

Update posted on August 24 2010

Defining and Managing Risk

Update posted on July 28 2010

What Health Care Reform Means to Your Business

Update posted on June 29 2010

Mark Hooper Featured in The Greater Lansing Business Monthly

Update posted on June 25 2010

Forensic Accounting at MACPA June Conference

Update posted on June 02 2010

IRS Ramps Up Guidance On New Small Employer Health Insurance Tax Credit

Update posted on May 18 2010

IT Security Axioms

Update posted on May 05 2010

Keep Your Employee Benefit Plans in Compliance

Update posted on April 28 2010

AHP Partner Randy Morse Featured in Bay City Times Article

Update posted on April 23 2010

EFAST and Form 5500 Changes: What You Need to Know

Update posted on April 08 2010

Mark Hooper Earns Founders Business Advocate Award

Update posted on March 23 2010

Lori Appold Named Athena Award Recipient

Update posted on March 18 2010

Information Security Risks Affect All Organizations

Update posted on March 02 2010

Congress’ New Year resolution: finish work on tax bills

Update posted on January 20 2010

Looking back at 2009 and getting ready for tax time in 2010

Update posted on January 13 2010

New Mileage Rates - Effective January 2010

Update posted on December 09 2009

Is Your Nonprofit Organization at Risk?

Update posted on November 10 2009

DOL Issues Transition Relief for 403(b) Plan Reporting and Audits

Update posted on September 10 2009

President Obama releases details about tax incentives for individuals

Update posted on July 27 2009

Tax consequences of putting your child on the payroll

Update posted on July 15 2009

Preparing for the Employee Benefit Plan Audit

Update posted on July 14 2009

Stimulus Act - Tax Changes You Should Know

Update posted on June 03 2009

Lansing Rotary Takes Lead on Yearlong Sesquicentennial Celebration

Update posted on June 01 2009

American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 extends/creates business tax breaks

Update posted on March 19 2009

The Lending Environment and Its Effect on Your Business

Update posted on March 10 2009

Financial Statements: An Opportunity to Tell Your Story

Update posted on November 13 2008

Financial Advisors and Philanthropic Giving Resource

Update posted on September 11 2008

Social Security Earnings Limits

Update posted on July 31 2008

Michigan Business Tax Article

Update posted on July 29 2008

Business Travel Deductions Article

Update posted on July 28 2008

Link to IRS Tax Forms & Publications

Update posted on July 01 2008

New Mileage Rates - Effective July 2008

Update posted on June 30 2008

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