Firm Management November 4, 2026
How Small CPA Firms Can Create Polished Marketing on a Budget
For small accounting firms, marketing often becomes the thing that gets squeezed between client work and deadlines.
June 12, 2017
June 15 is Tax Deadline for American Ex-Pats
The special June 15 deadline is available to both U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad, including those with dual citizenship. For those who can’t meet the June 15 deadline, tax-filing extensions are available and they can even be requested ...
June 12, 2017
Revenue Recognition, Cybersecurity and PCAOB Inspection Reports Found to be Influencing Forces on Companies’ SOX Compliance Efforts
The annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey released by global consulting firm Protiviti today reveals a new set of challenges facing public companies amid their compliance efforts. PCAOB audit requirements, new revenue recognition standards and ...
June 12, 2017
How to Detect Accounts Payable Fraud
Vulnerabilities in AP have serious consequences. According to the 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), AP fraud accounted for nearly half of all reported fraud cases.
June 12, 2017
Unemployment Insurance Rates and Due Dates
Most states use June 30 as a benchmark for determining the next year SUI wage bases. This is known as the “computation date”. Many states can take from four to nine months after the computation date to make their announcements.
June 12, 2017
Training and Professional Development Budgets Increasing
While students prepare for summer break, many workers may be headed to the classroom, recent research suggests. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of CFOs in a Robert Half Management Resources survey report their company's training or professional ...
June 12, 2017
6 Ways Paying by Check Can Hurt a Business
According to companies and analyst firms that have done the math, the cost is anywhere between $3 and $5 per check, depending on the organization. This includes line items like check stock, envelopes, ink, printers, postage, and the time of the person ...
June 12, 2017
Consumer View of Economy Remains High
Despite the expected bounce back in spending in the current quarter, personal consumption is expected to advance by 2.3 percent in 2017, although this is based on averages across the political divide, which has never been as extreme as it is currently.
June 12, 2017
CFOs Optimistic, But Lower Their Sales Expectations
Despite this optimism, most of the survey’s other key metrics suggest CFOs expect substantial challenges in 2014. The expectation for sales growth reached a historic low of 4.1* percent, falling from 5.0* percent in the third quarter.
June 12, 2017
Is It Time To Update Your Resume?
Following is a section-by-section breakdown of resume best practices, along with some Resumania examples — flubs by real job seekers Robert Half has run across that should not be emulated.
June 11, 2017
72% of U.S. Workers Would Leave for More “Inclusive” Employer
Data suggested that younger generations place a higher premium on an inclusive culture, with 53 percent of millennial respondents saying that if they could find the same role, they would leave an organization for one with more of the kinds of workplace...
June 11, 2017
5 Facts to Convince Your Staff to Take the CPA Exam
The new CPA Exam is here, and your professionals might be nervous and wanting to postpone. Share these 5 reasons to prove they shouldn’t be intimidated and could significantly benefit by taking the exam NOW.
June 11, 2017
Millennials Don’t Want a Corner Office with a View
A corner office, a nice pension, and office parties aren't as relevant as they once were. Millennial accountants desire more than just high pay and prestige. Rethink your benefits package to ensure you stay competitive and entice prospective new hires.