''CPA Magazine'' is a tax and technology resource for
accounting
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and tax professionals delivered in online digital, email and print versions. The headquarters of the magazine is in
Southlake, Texas.
Idiots' guide
''CPA Magazine'' was founded in 2002 by editor/publisher T. Steel Rose, CPA. Rose founded The CPA Software News, now known as
CPA Practice Advisor in 1991.
Along with its website, ''CPA Magazine'' is a print and online tax and technology resource for practicing CPAs, EAs and tax professionals. Each issue provides
Tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...
oriented Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for its readers.
Both online and print content of ''CPA Magazine'' is focused on tax strategies and comparative reviews of
tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...
and technology solutions for
tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...
and
accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...
practices. Reviews include new features and quotes from users.
Ownership
''CPA Magazine'' is a publication of Abide Media.
Circulation
''CPA Magazine'' has a print circulation of approximately 20,000
certified public accountants (CPA), enrolled agents (EA), and tax professionals in public practice. Online metrics note more than 84,974 impressions per month (average: 2013–2014).
Executive Editor
Executive Editor Sidney Kess is author of hundreds of tax books. The
American Institute of CPAs established the Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education. Kess is best known for lecturing to over 700,000 practitioners on tax before the advent of the Internet.
Editorial focus
''CPA magazine'' is circulated as an independent tax publication for practicing CPAs featuring interviews with the top IRS Commissioners and the
IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting Taxation in the United States, U.S. federal taxes and administerin ...
Taxpayer Advocate.
''CPA Magazine'' honors are presented to practicing CPAs for timely contributions to the profession including Top 50 Practitioners, Most Influential CPAs, and Top 50 Practitioner Solutions.
The technology and
accounting software
Accounting software is a computer program that maintains accounting, account books on computers, including recording Financial transaction, transactions and Balance (accounting), account balances. It may depend on virtual thinking. Depending on ...
reviews in ''CPA Magazine'' include the latest installed products offered by companies such as
Thomson Reuters
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,
CCH, TaxAct, OfficeTools
AccountantsWorld and BQE. Reviews and articles are written by practicing CPAs.
Columnists
* Tax Strategy Advisor (
Executive Editor, Sidney Kess, CPA, JD, LL.M)
*
Financial Planning Advisor (Jerry Love, CPA/PFS, CFP, CVA, ABV, CITP, CFF, CFFA)
* IRS Representation Advisor (E. Martin Davidoff, CPA, JD)
* Social Security Advisor (T. Steel Rose, CPA)
*
Estate Planning Advisor (Martin M. Shenkman CPA/PFS, MBA, JD)
* Client Tax Tip (Julie Welch, CPA, CFP)
[CPA Magazine, 2014, volume 1, No.1]
References
External links
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