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www.cpaj.com December 2012<br />
Annual Tax Update<br />
Surveying an<br />
Uncertain Tax<br />
Landscape<br />
Tax Reform<br />
Estate & Gift Planning<br />
Independent Contractor vs. Employee<br />
An Interview with<br />
IIA President<br />
Richard F.<br />
Chambers<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
december 2012<br />
24 Accounting & Auditing<br />
❙ Standards Setting<br />
The New Environment for Climate Change Disclosures<br />
By Abraham N. Fried, Mark P. Holtzman, and Li Duan<br />
❙ Auditing<br />
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control<br />
Related to the Statement of Cash Flows<br />
By Daniel M. Ivancevich, Susan H. Ivancevich,<br />
and Dana R. Hermanson<br />
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