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April 27, 2015 

MIP Fund Accounting by Community Brands

MIP Fund Accounting is a configurable fund accounting solution that allows you to report and track information that is most important to you, your board and your supporters. To help you deliver on your mission, our solutions can change and grow with you.

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April 24, 2015 

KPMG U.S. Names Lynne Doughtie as CEO

Lynne Doughtie has been elected to serve as the next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG U.S. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has distinguished herself in numerous leadership positions since launching her career ...

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April 24, 2015 

The Best and Worst-Paying Jobs in Every State

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.

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April 23, 2015 

Best Practices for Accounting Firm Profitability

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

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April 23, 2015 

Report Looks At Effects of Audit Quality on the CPA Brand

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.

 Nearly 1/3 of Americans Have No Retirement Savings, Says Survey

April 23, 2015 

Nearly 1/3 of Americans Have No Retirement Savings, Says Survey

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 ...

 AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold

April 22, 2015 

AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold

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.