July / August 2008 AFP Exchange

• AFP goes green and this issue highlights the corporate path to a cleaner environment. Trading carbon credits is a major market tool and two articles look at the effects of carbon enterprise in today’s market.  This issue also looks at financial accounting and reporting exploring the latest SEC mandate on XBRL filings and the concept of automating reconciliation.  The latest in real estate finance comes in the form of the 1031 Exchange option where commercial property can be traded without paying any taxes.  Author John G. Miller’s book, Flipping the Switch is reviewed.  Miller will be speaking at the AFP Annual Conference in Los Angeles. Read about the 2008 AFP Liquidity Survey and see who is honored in the 2008 AFP Honors list.  

• Table of Contents
• CTP Quiz
• Full Articles

AFP members can read the full text of selected articles from AFP Exchange. Articles appear on a regular basis following shipment of the print version of the magazine.

• Economic Commentary: Recession? Textbook Definition Says No
• Washington Watch: Global Climate Change Gains Prominence
• SEC Mandates XBRL Filings. What Now?
• Where Others see Risk, Corporate Treasurers Must Find Opportunity
• One for Column A: Automating Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Economic Commentary: Recession? Textbook Definition Says No
• What Do You Know About Emissions Trading?
• The 1031 Exchange Option
• Is Your Sweep Safe? The FDIC's Sweeping Changes
• Cash Column: The Accounting Dept, an Invaluable Treasury Partner
• The Bottom Line: Love and LIBOR
• Treasury Essentials: A Practical Guide to 'Odor-Free' Footnotes
• Letter from the President and CEO: Smoke Detectors
• AFP 300 Profile: Horton Tilling For A Turnaround
• 2008 Liquidity Survey: A Different Year