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INSIGHT Awards
2009 Magnum Opus Award Honoree, Best CSR/Green Series or Article
2008 Apex Award, Magazine & Journal Writing
2007 Magnum Opus Award, Best All-around Association Publication
2006 Apex Award, Magazines & Journals
2006 Apex Award, Magazine & Journal Writing
2004 Apex Award, Magazines & Journals
2004 Apex Award, Magazine & Journal Writing
2002 Apex Award, Magazine & Journal Writing
2002 Chicago Women in Publishing Excellence Award, Writing/Editing
2001 Apex Award, Feature Writing
2001 Apex Award, Best Redesigns
2000 Apex Award, Magazine & Journal Writing
2000 Apex Award, Best Rewrites
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Features
All Tied Up
By Carolyn Tang
Are taxes handicapping corporate America?
The Director’s Cut
By Kristine Blenkhorn Rodriguez
Boards of directors traditionally take a more active role in a company’s story in turbulent economic times. Now is no exception.
This Way Please
By Nadira M. Saafir, CPA and Barry Jay Epstein, Ph.D./CPA
Private companies point the way to IFRS adoption.
Columns
Fraud | House of Cards
By Selena Chavis
Mortgage fraud wreaked havoc on US real estate markets. Lesson learned.
Technology | Are You Being Served?
By Daniel Dern
More and more small businesses are learning what SaaS can do for their mobility, productivity, IT security and budgets.
Property | Free Money
By G. Samuel Schaunaman II, JD and Christopher S. Jensen, CPA
Unclaimed property laws put cash in the right hands.
Investing | Emotional Rescue
By Sidney A. Blum, Kevin Paulsen and Michael Thompson
How do emotions influence the investing public?
Retirement | Empty Nest
By Mark J. Gilbert, CPA/PFS
Has retirement funding lost its feathers?
Tax | Carried Away
By Harvey Coustan, CPA
A 2009 act expands—and raises questions about—the ability to carry back net operating losses.
Regulars
First Word | A message from the Illinois CPA Society President & CEO
Seen + Heard | News bytes, sound advice and practical business tips
Time + Talent | A shout out for the efforts + expertise of Illinois CPA Society Members