Accountant's Guide to the Internet [Paperback]

Eric E. Cohen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471358347 | ISBN-13: 978-0471358343 | Publication Date: January 25, 2000 | Edition: 2

The Internet is an extremely valuable information resource for accountants providing access to IRS forms, FASB pronouncements, CPA society information, CPE courses, competitor information, and much more. This edition is a complete revision of the first edition. It addresses the specific interests of accountants, auditors, and financial professionals, while directing them to the areas on the Internet that will save research time and allow them to spend more time on billable hours.

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"This book is a rare thing - a readable book on the Internet." (Accounting Technician, September 2000)

From the Publisher

This book addresses the specific interests of accountants, auditors, and financial professionals; directs them to the areas on the Internet that will save them research time and allow them to spend more time on billable hours. Shows accountants, auditors, and finance professionals how to locate such resources as IRS forms, CPA societies, and publishers of accounting literature. Explains how to add material to newsgroup to market services. Written in language the target audience can understand. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (January 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471358347
• ISBN-13: 978-0471358343
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,998,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for accountants to come up to speed with the Net!, May 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Accountant's Guide to the Internet (Paperback)

Feel like you've fallen a little behind the technology curve? I found this book to be the perfect answer to bringing myself up to speed. Not too technical -- yet just enough information to answer the most important questions

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Major Disappointment, March 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Accountant's Guide to the Internet (Paperback)

I expected a lot more from any book on this important subject for accountants and was very disappointed.

What I wanted was methods in which I could use the Internet to develop my practice. The marketing information was amateurish at best and although given a chapter was apparently deemed so insignificant that it was not even listed in the Index. As an accountant reading the book I could not follow the focus if there was any. An example is from the marketing chapter and talks about the small business characteristics of accounting firm members of the AICPA. I don't market to other accountants, I build my practice from among small business clients.

The information included does not seem to be well researched as the author writes about the Big Six when we all know it's the Big Five. Sure it's a small point but it challenges the credibility of the content.

What this book should be titled is a Dummies' Accountant's Guide to the Internet. As a second edition it should have been much better.