Jim Ulvog

Great video explaining one perspective on why QE2 is a lousy idea

One semester of econ in 6 entertaining minutes.  A few cute quips from the video in very loose paraphrase:

The Fed is engaged in quantitative easing because they believe there is danger of deflation.  But aren’t food prices higher than a year ago? Yes. …

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“The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Market, Sell, and Innovate”

The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Market, Sell, and Innovate – Clara Shih – ISBN 978-0137085125

From the cover:  “Whether you know it or not, Facebook and Twitter are transforming your business in profound and significant ways.

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PTIN registration

Don’t forget you must register with the IRS to get or renew your PTIN for 2011.  Fee is $64.25. You probably received a letter recently giving you the web address to register:  www.irs.gov/taxpros

I just registered. Took 25 minutes.  Might want to have your CAF and EFIN (electonic filing number) handy.  I noticed that my renewal will expire 11-30-11, which I suppose means I will have to renew next year before 11-30.  So if such trivia matters, you might want to wait until after 12-1 to register.

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Welcome to my new blog!

Greetings, and welcome to my new blog.  I am still blogging at Nonprofit Update, found at www.ulvog.wordpress.com.  Why the new site?  I am talking to two very different audiences: the nonprofit community and CPAs working in the attestation area.  Thus, I will split my writing between two different blogs. 

Many of the previous posts of interest to CPAs have been brought into this blog.  Some of these posts are deleted from the other blog and some are left there.  In the future, posts related to the NPO world will be at www.ulvog.wordpress.com, comments specific to the CPA community will be here, and comments of interest to both will be cross-posted.

I hope this will be of help as you keep up to date with the torrent of changes in the attestation world.  Enjoy!

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Why does it matter to you that advertisers can use ads to identify gays?

Recent stories indicated that advertisers could identify gays through targeted advertising.  If that is not a part of your life, why does it matter to you?  Let me explain the process so you can see that the advertising technique should give us all pause. …

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Easy-listening explanation of Quantitative Easing

Quantitative Easin’ is a new song in easy listening style that explains what the Fed is planning for the very near future.  Fun explanation.  Watch out for the depressing graphs though.

The singer, Curtis Threadneedle, is on facebook here.

Update: Fed announced the QE2 will be for $600,000,000,000 spread in $75B purchases per month of longer-term treasuries. Typo in title of this post corrected.

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Rapping Economists debate how to improve the economy? Rapping? On economics?

As news reports indicate the Fed plans a half trillion dollar quantitative easing, it is a good time to revisit the Hayek and Keynes debate.  If you would like a rap explanation, check this out: “Fear the Boom and Bust”. Yes, Hayek presented in rap. …

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Current data accumulated by tracking companies is exquisitely detailed

Time to start thinking more seriously about your privacy.  One particular online tracking company gathers everything they can about you and accumulates it into a very detailed profile.  The cutting edge capacity of one company also aggregates your name and email address.  …

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SSARS 19 Review reports for NPOs

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