Accounting

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April 1, 2019 

February Retail Sales Down From January, Up 2.7% from Feb. 2018

Retail sales were down 0.7 percent in February seasonally adjusted from January but up 2.7 percent unadjusted year-over-year as delays and revisions related to the government shutdown continued to make comparisons difficult, the National Retail ...

 7 “Gotchas” for Data Engineers New to Google BigQuery

March 29, 2019 

7 “Gotchas” for Data Engineers New to Google BigQuery

Everywhere you look these days, IT organizations are looking to the cloud to solve their data storage, movement, and analytics challenges…and with good reason! Cloud services from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others have revolutionized how we think about data, from an IT and an end user perspective. They’ve vastly reduced the function of the corporate...…

bloomberg tax

March 29, 2019 

Bloomberg Enhances ASC 842 Compliance System

Bloomberg Tax has released the latest version of its ASC 842 compliance system , Advantage Leased Assets. The new enhancements include support for customized, flexible lease payment schedules. Also included in this release is integration support for automating workflows between Advantage Leased Assets and general ledgers, ERPs, and other accounting systems. “The ability to add...…

GASB

March 19, 2019 

GASB Issues Proposed Implementation Guide on Leases

The Exposure Draft proposes answers to questions about GASB Statement No. 87, Leases. GASB Implementation Guides are intended to clarify, explain, or elaborate on the requirements of Board Statements.

fasb

March 19, 2019 

FASB Improves Accounting for Episodic Television Series

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that helps organizations align their accounting for production costs for films and episodic content produced for television and streaming services.

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March 18, 2019 

States Attract New Wave of Tourism With Legalized Cannabis

Currently, the U.S. has only 10 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized cannabis entirely and states such as California, Colorado, and Nevada are the biggest market drivers. Many visitors have traveled to those states ...

 Modern Retailers are Meeting Multichannel Consumer Demands

March 18, 2019 

Modern Retailers are Meeting Multichannel Consumer Demands

As more consumers embrace multichannel shopping, retailers are diversifying their investments online and offline to meet customers’ needs, according to the annual State of Retailing Online study released today by the National Retail Federation and ...

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March 18, 2019 

Why Blockchain is Important in 2019

As the conversation of blockchain solutions moves its way into the mainstream, we must continue to invest in understanding this powerful technology—and why it’s important in 2019.