Accounting April 17, 2026
Last Chance to Vote in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Each year, readers get the opportunity to show their support for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
June 15, 2017
Survey Shows Nonprofits Most Concerned with Staffing and Funding Cutbacks
The survey is intended to provide tax-exempt organizations with a barometer to measure performance on key areas including strategic planning, operations, scope and impact, human resources and governance.
June 15, 2017
How Accounting Firms Can Turn Leads into Clients
Most accountants didn’t go to school for sales, marketing or business development, yet these non-technical, soft skills have become an essential part of the professional’s role, especially for those who are on the partner track.
June 15, 2017
More Americans Taking Vacation Days
American workers took an average of 16.8 days of vacation in 2016, according to new research from Project: Time Off, turning the trend line in a positive direction after losing almost a week of vacation time since 2000. The jump, up from 16.2 days in ...
June 15, 2017
Mortgage Payments Out of Reach in Half of Largest U.S. Cities
Buying the typical home listed for sale in more than half of the nation's 35 largest markets will require a greater share of income than the median-valued home required historically, according to a new Zillow® analysisi.
June 15, 2017
What Should Keep Entrepreneurs Up At Night?
Security and privacy should keep entrepreneurs up at night. Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CGMA, the Managing Director of the Advisory Services group at Withum and a CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader, talks about how an accountant can assist businesses in safeguarding these issues. For more on Jim, please visit https://www.withum.com/partner/james-c-bourke.
June 15, 2017
10% of U.S. Power Came From Wind and Solar in March
For the first time, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar (including utility-scale plants and small-scale systems) exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the United States, based on March data in EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.
June 14, 2017
Tax-Exempt Does Not Mean Exempt From Filing Tax Returns
May 15 was the filing deadline for nonprofits operating on a calendar year that are required to file Form 990-series information returns. Many nonprofits mistakenly believe that they are not required to file returns with the IRS, particularly if they ...
June 14, 2017
Small Businesses Need Tax Cut, Says AICPA
A reduced tax rate for income of small businesses would place additional pressure on the need to distinguish between profits of the business and compensation of the owner-operators, Nellen noted. “We should continue to use traditional definitions of ...
June 14, 2017
Illinois CPA Society Honors Accounting Professionals and Educators
The Illinois CPA Society recently honored several award recipients at its annual Leadership Recognition Dinner on June 7 in Chicago. Honorees were recognized for their dedication to the profession and nominated by peers, colleagues and others.
June 14, 2017
Staffing Concerns Are Dominant Issue for CPA Firms in 2017
Finding and retaining staff are the top issues facing CPA firms this year, and talent pool challenges are expected to have the biggest impact on public accounting practice operations over the next five years, too, new research released at AICPA ENGAGE ...
June 14, 2017
Georgia CPA Society Elects Chandler as Chairman
A 25-year member of GSCPA, Mr. Chandler has served as chair-elect, treasurer, and director of the GSCPA Board of Directors as well as a member of the GSCPA Leadership Council. He is a former chair of GSCPA's Professional Ethics Committee, Investment ...
June 14, 2017
3 Tips for Women Worried About Their Retirement Savings
Few things make retirees more nervous than the possibility their savings could run dry. And the situation can be even more troublesome for women, who are at greater risk of outliving their money because, on average, they live longer than men.