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While IT professionals are being asked to do more with less in the current economy, lower costs and a higher return on investment are the results of behavioral changes, rather than a reduction in the IT budget. At a recent Boomer Technology Circle meeting, we asked IT professionals how they could immediately improve efficiency. The solutions they offered are simple and easy, but involve behavioral changes on the part of end users, including partners.Let me stress the involvement of partners. As you rise to the top of any organization, most problems are behavioral, rather than technical - and CPA firms are no exception. The IT professionals also stressed the need for the managing partner's support, which requires discipline and commitment. Many partners do not realize that they are a major cause of problems and inefficiencies.

How do you build up your firm's plan to the point that it effectively guides decisions and resource allocation, while still being flexible enough to meet the changing conditions of your firm and marketplace?You must integrate planning into your management's culture.

PCAOB REVIEWS FOUR YEARS OF AUDIT FIRM DEFICIENCIESWashington, D.C. - The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released a report summarizing its inspection findings between 2004 and 2007 of eight of the largest domestic accounting firms, outlining the many problems it has found with their audits.

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FLORIDAThe Boynton office of Gilman Ciocia Inc. has moved to a larger space at 970 North Congress Ave., while its Palm Beach Gardens operations have moved to offices in Jupiter at the Admirals Professional Center at 3535 Military Trail. ... Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP, Miami, topped the South Florida Business Journal's list of Top Accounting Firms for the third year.

JANUARY27: 2009 Leadership Forum, Enterprise Network Worldwide. Las Vegas. Contact: www.enterprisenetworkworldwide.com.

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In the cult classic Reservoir Dogs, a criminal mastermind bemoans the fact that one of his top henchmen has been assigned a no-nonsense parole officer while others, he claims, “slit old ladies’ throats and get Doris Day” as their PO.

The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a bill containing $275 billion in tax cuts as part of the overall economic stimulus package, approving it on a party-line vote of 24 to 13.

Southeast super-regional CPA firm Dixon Hughes plans to integrate the practice of Orlando-based Rosenfield Co., effective Feb. 1.