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August 19, 2016 

More than one-third of respondents feel that taking parental leave would jeopardize their position, but more than half (54 percent overall, 57 percent of men) feel that it would be perceived as a lack of commitment to the job, and 41 percent of those ...

August 19, 2016 

80 percent of hiring influencers indicated that they believe active volunteers move into leadership roles more easily. Yet, despite positive attitudes towards volunteerism and the strong belief that it builds leadership skills, only one in three ...

August 19, 2016 

Hiring managers who fail to make timely decisions face a number of consequences, most notably losing candidates. When faced with a lengthy hiring process, 39 percent of survey respondents lose interest and pursue other roles, while 18 percent decide ...

August 19, 2016 

The alliance combines KPMG’s tax services and global indirect tax experience with Vertex tax technology to help companies more effectively address their indirect tax reporting and operations, including global tax compliance requirements.

August 19, 2016 

Companies are overhauling their organizational structure and shifting away from hierarchical, functional business models toward cross-functional “networks of teams,” in an effort to become more agile, collaborative and customer-focused.

August 19, 2016 

In today’s business environment, public accounting firms must be prepared to pivot with speed and agility at a moment’s notice. Changing standards and regulations, emerging technologies, and business risks are just a few of the dynamics managers must ...

Paul McDonald

August 18, 2016 

The new CCH ARM interface quickly delivers needed information to maintain compliance in the face of constantly changing rules and regulations. This powerful research tool provides results with meaningful context and interpretive guidance linked to ...

August 18, 2016 

We live in an era of rapid innovation in financial technology that is transforming how banks, private equity firms and other investors evaluate business opportunities and quantify risk. Yet the prevailing methods for exchanging private company ...

Erik Asgeirsson

August 18, 2016 

The new RIVIO Clearinghouse (see accompanying article) is a solution to a problem of financial hijinks with which you might not be familiar. After all, most CPAs perform their services ethically and expect their clients to represent their financial ...

Gail Perry

August 18, 2016 

ScanWriter works with both QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online, the product can be used with any TWAIN compatible scanner, or customers can purchase a compatible scanner directly from Personable if desired.

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 18, 2016 

After having used ScanWriter for more than four years, Luis says the system saves him time that would be wasted on data entry, which lets him take on more clients, which means more revenue. In fact, ScanWriter can enter more than 100 transactions in ...

August 18, 2016 

If you’re part of an accounting firm, there is no denying the importance of reaching this age group. By 2020, 46% of all U.S. workers will be millennialsi. By 2025, that number could rise to 75%ii. While the business world is making strides to attract ...

Jon Baron