<br />
Is Real<br />
Tax Reform<br />
Realistic?<br />
Plus<br />
Changes in Pension Accounting<br />
Economic Substance Doctrine<br />
Questions on Outsourcing<br />
CONTENTS<br />
october 2012<br />
24 Accounting & Auditing<br />
❙ Accounting<br />
A New Reality Ahead for Pension Accounting?:<br />
The Recession's Aftermath and IAS 19R<br />
Prompt Changes in Accounting Practices<br />
By James M. Fornaro<br />
❙ Auditing<br />
Audit Fee Patterns of Big Four and Non–Big Four Firms:<br />
A Study of the Potential Effects of Auditing Standard 5<br />
By H. Leon Chan, David G. DeBoskey, and Kevin Hee<br />
❙ Financial Reporting<br />
Disclosures on Derivatives and Hedging Transactions:<br /<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=1"> Is Real Tax Reform Realistic? P</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=2"> CONTENTS october 2012 </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=3"> vol. LXXXII/no.10 6PERSPECTIVES 18IN FOCUS </a>
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<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=6"> PERSPECTIVES viewpoint Improving Governance</a>
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<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=9"> and the contract stipulated that they had the “ri</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=10"> the revised framework for external report- ing. A</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=11"> Thought Papers and Future Projects CPAJ: Since</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=12"> future of the profession A Case-B</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=13"> of licensing costs and the client's incorrect cap</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=14"> Five Tips to Reduce the Risk of Internal Fraud K</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=15"> trols are implemented, periodic mainte- nance sho</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=16"> the auditor's responsibility for detecting fraud;</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=17"> that Enron had fairly presented financial stateme</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=18"> In Focus </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=19"> ★★ ★★ Is Real ★ Tax Reform Realistic? The</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=20"> Article I of the Constitution (in particular, sec</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=21"> example would be the assessment of real estate ta</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=22"> tax benefit was granted for the sole reason of sp</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=23"> Traditional thinking on penalty taxes holds</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=24"> ACCOUNTING & AUDITING accounting </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=25"> now agree that an overhaul of existing accounting</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=26"> age of fair values for up to five years based on </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=27"> recognition until future periods. Second, any sys</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=28"> roadmap for future changes to U.S. GAAP. At its A</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=29"> expenses compared to U.S. GAAP and existing IAS 1</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=30"> 2008. Other companies that also changed their pen</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=31"> </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=32"> ACCOUNTING & AUDITING auditing Aud</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=33"> analytics.com) and included all firms with inform</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=34"> tation of AS 5. The reduction of average audit fe</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=35"> age of total fees, have been relatively flat sinc</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=36"> the differential impact AS 5 has had on larger ve</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=37"> </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=38"> ACCOUNTING & AUDITING financial reporti</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=39"> $Y. (While hypothetical, this situation could ari</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=40"> TAXATION compliance & enforcement The Ec</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=41"> conflicts among the various courts about how to a</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=42"> trine is relevant in the same manner as before th</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=43"> tion in inappropriate situations. It contains a s</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=44"> over form or step transaction, should be consider</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=45"> nate the National Office review with all of the A</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=46"> TAXATION state & local taxation Marriag</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=47"> tremendous responsibility to keep up with these l</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=48"> narily itemized deductions on the federal Schedul</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=49"> 2010 ruling claiming that DOMA interferes with th</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=50"> FINANCE personal financial planning Tran</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=51"> of the transferee remains that of the trans- fero</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=52"> owner is the beneficiary of the policy he owns on</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=53"> the owner/insured's co–business owner as the bene</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=54"> Businesses with multiple owners often look to </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=55"> In an attempt to avoid split-dollar issues, </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=56"> MANAGEMENT corporate management </a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=57"> with relevant expertise, businesses relied on out</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=58"> captive centers represent alternatives that compa</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=59"> of companies that took part in a recent sur- vey,</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=60"> that are not in the top 10 overall global out- so</a>
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<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=63"> unclear whether the Boards will be able to</a>
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<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=65"> indications that this status quo will change soon</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=66"> RESPONSIBILITIES & LEADERSHIP education </a>
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<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=79"> ECONOMIC & MARKET DATA monthly upd</a>
<a title="The CPAJ - October 2012 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7205b0ed?page=80"> EDITORIAL a message from the editor-in-c</a>
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