Accounting

 AccuFund Introduces Work Orders Module

July 13, 2017 

AccuFund Introduces Work Orders Module

Work Orders is available as a mobile application for iPads and Android tablet devices and as a standard module in the AccuFund Accounting Suite. Work Orders provides municipalities, state governments and nonprofit agencies, including their internal ...

 AICPA Acquires High School Accounting Curriculum

July 12, 2017 

AICPA Acquires High School Accounting Curriculum

The American Institute of CPAs has acquired the Accounting Pilot and Bridge Project (APBP) from Dr. Dan Deines, CPA. The APBP, a program that trains high school educators to teach a higher level accounting curriculum, was founded in 2006 by Dr. Deines ...

 23% of Companies Haven’t Begun to Adopt New Lease Accounting Standards

July 11, 2017 

23% of Companies Haven’t Begun to Adopt New Lease Accounting Standards

While most corporate financial executives are assessing the impacts of the new lease accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), 23 percent of companies have yet to begin the initial adoption process of the standards, according to a new survey released by PwC US and CBRE...…

 New CFPB Rule Limits Companies’ Use of Mandatory Arbitration

July 11, 2017 

New CFPB Rule Limits Companies’ Use of Mandatory Arbitration

By forcing consumers to give up or go it alone – usually over small amounts – companies can sidestep the court system, avoid big refunds, and continue harmful practices. The CFPB’s new rule will deter wrongdoing by restoring consumers’ right to join ...

 KPMG and Microsoft Partner for Digital Solutions and Audit

July 10, 2017 

KPMG and Microsoft Partner for Digital Solutions and Audit

KPMG International and Microsoft have announced two important strategic initiatives that will expand the scope of their global alliance: providing clients with a portfolio of digital solutions, and enabling KPMG's smart audit platform, KPMG Clara ...

 3 Reasons Even the Best Business Ideas Can Fail

July 3, 2017 

3 Reasons Even the Best Business Ideas Can Fail

Businesses that encourage employees to innovate have the right idea, says Ramgir, who also is the author of Unbarred Innovation: A Pathway to Greatest Discoveries. But they can’t assume their breakthroughs will succeed on merit alone.

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June 30, 2017 

Financial Leaders Understand Risk, But Few Feel Ready

Despite the importance of aligning risk with their core business strategy, only 25 percent of financial leaders feel they are able to execute a proper response to risk, and almost 60 percent feel they are too late in recognizing the key risks ...

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June 30, 2017 

CalCPA Elects Kathy Johnson as Chair

At her inauguration at a meeting of the CalCPA Council at the Encore Hotel, Johnson noted that as the first black chair of CalCPA, she aspires to be a role model for others of diverse backgrounds. She hopes to work with such organizations as the ...