Great article on tips to avoid email disasters along with a few horror stories to show why awareness is needed. Very short read. (more…)
Other stuff
Ulvog CPA is available for Peer Review
I have completed the course work and am now available to provide Peer Review to CPA firms. 
Please see my other blog, www.attestationupdate.com for more details.
New blog – attestationupdate.com
I started a new blog today, Attestation Update, www.attestationupdate.com. It will provide news and updates to the CPA community on audits, reviews, and compilations. Some posts are only at the new site and some attestation posts will be left here. In the future, posts that are focused more on the CPA community will be at the new site.
Why make this change? I realized there are very two distinct audiences for my writing: the non-profit community and CPAs. While there is a lot of overlap, particularly with the CPA firms in Southern California with whom I count as friends at the same time as competitors, the interests are very different. Thus, two blogs. This will allow for more focused attention by time constrained readers. Enjoy them both!
Personal branding
Everyone knows the days of working for one or two companies for your entire career are gone and will never return. That is even more true in the audit world. As a result, every one of us needs to take ownership of our personal brand (our reputation, our presence in social media, our career) and manage it. (more…)