This month, one of our network members, Louis Gutberlet, CPA, of Atlanta, GA discusses the December 2003 revision of the AICPA Ethics Interpretation (101-3) which is applicable to all CPA QuickBooks Consultants. The Ethics Interpretation relates to Attestation and non Attestation Services. The Sleeter Group's Consultant's Tool Kit now contains revised Engagement Letters relating to these client engagments.

Our big conference for the year is shaping up quite well. Intuit will announce QuickBooks 2005 at the event, and several of their executives will be in attendence for you to meet. Don't miss this event on November 3-5, 2004 in Boca Raton. Register today on our web site. See you there!

On December 31, 2003, a revised AICPA Ethics Interpretation (101-3) which is applicable to QuickBooks Consulting (a Non-Attestation Service) became effective. The Interpretation does not define Non-Attestation Services. However, it does define Attestation Services as “an engagement that requires independence as defined in AICPA professional standards.” Therefore, all other services, including QuickBooks Consulting, are non-attestation services; further, the Interpretation is applicable to all CPA QuickBooks Consultants.

For purposes of the Interpretation, attestation services include audits, examinations, reviews, compilations, and agreed-upon procedures. An attestation service is one where the CPA attests to an assertion made by someone other than the CPA. Accordingly, a CPA cannot attest to an assertion made by him or herself. At least two parties are required; three are more common. A third party is not required for attestation to occur.

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• Houston, TX August 5

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Our three day QuickBooks Consultant's Conference will include feature presentations by The Sleeter Group's own Douglas Sleeter and Joe Woodard, Intuit Guest Speakers, members of the Sleeter Group Consultant's Network, and some select QuickBooks Software Developers. We will have special evening sessions and networking opportunities.

Day 1: Vertical Markets and QuickBooks Developer Network Presentations: Construction & Job Costing, Professional Service Industries, Retail, Manufacturing & Wholesale, Not for Profit Organizations, and select QuickBooks Developer solution presentations.

Day 2: Intuit Day - Intuit Speakers will be discussing new QuickBooks 2005 release, the Professional Advisor's Program and the Intuit Developer's Network.

Day 2 Evening: Join us at a our Conference Cocktail Party to network with other conference attendees, Intuit executives, Sleeter Group Consultants, QuickBooks Developers

Day 3: Special Break-Out Sessions on vertical market segments: QuickBooks for Retail, Not For Profit, Construction & Job Costing and QuickBooks in Professional Service Industries.

Additional topics will be posted as they develop, please check back for updates!

Register early to ensure your seat at the conference. We have a limited number of guest rooms available at a special discount rate of only $109.

The Consultant’s Toolkit, previously offered only as part of our Successful QuickBooks Consulting System, is now available for individual purchase for only $199.

The Toolkit includes marketing templates for brochures, newspaper ads and post cards, engagement letters, client correspondence, a schedule on pricing your services and hiring exams that cover accounting, computers and QuickBooks. The Toolkit assists CPA firms, professional bookkeepers and accounting software consultants with the marketing of their services to prospective clients and the management of their existing client relationships. This toolkit will save hundreds of hours of your time!

New Consulting and Independence Engagement Letters included in the Tool Kit!

The Consultant’s Toolkit now includes new and updated engagement letters that conform to the decision by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) on December 31, 2003 regarding Consulting and Independence. These engagement letters will ensure that your practice is protected in the event that your client requires compiled, reviewed, or audited financial statements after you have provided non-independent, non-attestation services.

The fifth module in the “Learning QuickBooks Step-by-Step” Teaching System, QuickBooks for Construction and Job Costing, is now available!

“QuickBooks for Construction and Job Costing” includes topics on Pass-Throughs, Time Tracking, Using a Payroll Service, Estimates & Sales Orders, and Using a WIP Account to track Job Costs. In addition to being used as an excellent desk reference guide, this workbook functions as a student manual for learning QuickBooks!

Construction & Job Costing Module Includes: One QuickBooks for Construction Student Workbook CD ROM with Seminar Planning Guide, Marketing Templates, Sample QuickBooks Practice Files, Seminar Planning Templates and much more.

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