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AICPA RELEASES TOP SOMETHING LIST

The AICPA’s newly released Top Technology Initiatives reminded me a lot of the Big Ten sports conference. A few years ago, the Big Ten admitted Penn State University to the league, but decided that even with 11 members it would keep the Big Ten name. The first of 10 issues on the AICPA list was the following:  “Security of data, code & communications/data security & document retention/security threats.”
In writing a news item for The Progressive Accountant, I struggled in deciding where to put punctuation and how many items there are. Then there is No. 2, Connectivity/wireless access/high speed Internet connections/voice and data; No. 3, Backup solutions/ disaster recovery/business continuity; No. 4, Secure electronic collaboration with clients – client portals; No. 5, Paperless workflow/paperless technology/electronic workpapers; No. 6, Laptop security/encryption; No. 7, Small business software/Office 2010/Windows 7; No. 8, User mobility/ mobile computing/ mobile devices; No. 9, Tax software/ electronic transmittals of tax forms/ modern e-file; No. 10, Server virtualization and consolidation.  The AICPA normally announces this list in January and it’s supposed to be issued earlier next year.  The delay was supposedly to provide time to rethink the process. I can't say that this effort is any better, although certainly it's not worse, just later.
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