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January 22, 2014 

Report: December Was Strongest Jobs Growth Month in 2013

U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 30,250 during the month of December 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. BThe report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data.

 Experts Warn of Scam Emails About Data Breach at Target

January 22, 2014 

Experts Warn of Scam Emails About Data Breach at Target

In the aftermath of the data breach that potentially exposed the credit and debit card information for 80 million shoppers, Target sent out an official email stating that the company would offer one free year of credit monitoring through Experian.

 FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

January 22, 2014 

FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued two updates to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that provide alternatives for private companies on the subsequent accounting for goodwill and for interest rate swaps—specifically a simplified hedge accounting approach for certain types of swaps.

 New Print Edition of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Available

January 21, 2014 

New Print Edition of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Available

The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today released an updated print edition of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the single, authoritative source of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations.