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April 24, 2015 

The vast majority of U.S. companies are transforming their businesses, yet nearly one-quarter fail to realize the optimal value of their initiatives. Underestimating the significance of the operating model was identified as the greatest barrier to success

April 24, 2015 

How much do accountants make in Minnesota? How about information security jobs in California? And throw in North Dakota, for instance, where some workers can earn more working in the oil patch than senior professional staff in an office cube farm.

April 23, 2015 

The program provides in-depth knowledge and helps practitioners develop expertise related to the legislative and tax implications of health care reform. This program arms practitioners with the knowledge and tools they need to increase client ...

April 23, 2015 

Management and leadership. This is the first item on the list because it makes everything else possible. Adopt a corporate governance structure that allows most decisions to be made by the MP and a small management team. Keep partners out of ...

Marc Rosenberg

April 23, 2015 

The Illinois CPA Society has published a digital feature exploring the issue of audit quality, its impact on the CPA brand and profession in both the public and private sectors, and potential solutions to this high-profile problem.

April 23, 2015 

More than ever, companies both big and small are finding success moving financial management to the cloud. This shift indicates that organizations are working to become more accessible and responsive in the ever-changing world of finance and accounting.

April 23, 2015 

There’s both good and bad news in the 2015 Retirement Confidence survey released by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), an independent research firm based in Washington, D.C., on April 21. This is the 25th annual survey, making it the ...

April 22, 2015 

AICPA says the de minimis safe harbor threshold amount under the tangible property regulations for small business taxpayers without an applicable financial statement (AFS) be increased from $500 to $2,500.

April 21, 2015 

One-in-four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) conducted by Harris Poll.

April 20, 2015 

Cloud business software maker Xero has added new features designed to help small businesses find and fix transactions that may have been miscoded or need to be changed. The company says the Find & Re-code feature helps more rapidly correct errors that ...

April 20, 2015 

Free with Drake Software, the Tax Planner allows you to add revenue by providing another service to clients, and helps them make the right decisions in an increasingly complex tax environment.

April 17, 2015 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.