Accounting

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April 12, 2017 

New Version of CPA Exam Released

The next generation Exam, which began testing on April 1, has added additional assessment of higher-order cognitive skills that test a candidate’s critical thinking, problem solving and analytical ability. The Exam also makes greater use of task-based ...

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April 10, 2017 

Wolters Kluwer Enters Exclusive Agreement with Validis

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced today that it has signed an exclusive and strategic license with Validis Holdings Limited, a UK and US-based company known for its data extraction and analytics software used in the accounting and lending ...

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April 10, 2017 

Credit Cards Gaining on Debit Cards for Small Purchases

Credit cardholders turn to their credit cards more often for large purchases. Nearly 3 in 5 report that they prefer to charge a purchase totaling over $500 (excluding a house or a car), compared to 24% who swipe a debit card, 10% who pay with cash and ...

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April 10, 2017 

Retail Imports Continue Growth

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should continue to see strong increases throughout the spring and summer as the nation’s economy improves, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail ...

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April 7, 2017 

AuditFile Offers Integration with Microsoft Office Online

The enhancement empowers AuditFile users to dynamically create and edit files with the .xlsx and .docx extensions from within AuditFile’s cloud environment, without the need to download or use desktop Office tools. Additionally, multiple users can work...

 Payment Fraud Hit Record Number of Businesses in 2016

April 6, 2017 

Payment Fraud Hit Record Number of Businesses in 2016

Nearly three quarters of corporate treasury and finance professionals said their companies were victims of payments fraud last year, according to the 2017 AFP Payments Fraud Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan.

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April 5, 2017 

3 Reasons Small Businesses Must Innovate or Perish

While it’s true that many individuals and businesses have gone a long way on the strength of a lone idea, plenty of others prospered even further because they are constantly innovating – coming up with one good idea after another.

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April 5, 2017 

eBook Shows Easy Ways to Improve Cash Flow

The eBook concludes with a one-page practice aid that briefly summarizes and includes quick tips on how to “Avoid Cash Flow Catastrophes.” Shared with clients, the aid will provide actionable advice that demonstrates the value accountants can provide.

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April 4, 2017 

What Kind of Bookkeeper is Best for Your Client’s Business

As accountants, we are expected to provide owners with sound advice when it comes to their business finances, and it’s very likely that we’ll be the first person they go to when looking for a bookkeeper, so it is important that we understand the ...

 Fundbox and Zoho Partner to Solve Cash Flow

April 4, 2017 

Fundbox and Zoho Partner to Solve Cash Flow

Fundbox, a provider of cash flow optimization platform for small businesses, and Zoho, the leading cloud-based business operating system, today announced a partnership in which Zoho will offer Fundbox to its user base in the U.S. Under the partnership ...

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March 31, 2017 

How Money Savvy Are Millennials?

Millennials have become the largest segment of the adult population, and a Deloitte study reports they are expected to grow their wealth significantly in the next several years, at least in part because they are heading into their prime-earning years.