Accounting

October 4, 2016 

The award is bestowed on an individual “who has demonstrated unique service to the accounting profession.” With more than 40 years of accounting experience, Mr. Baron is a widely respected leader and technology advocate.

October 4, 2016 

How to keep the honest majority honest in the face of temptations to be unethical? New research in the scholarly journal Behavioral Research in Accounting tests a simple, trusting approach and finds it yields promising results.

October 4, 2016 

Another key finding is the growing focus on emerging risks. Already 55% of TeamMate's 2016 survey respondents report having a formal process to identify, assess and report on emerging risks, and 44% provide their audit committees with a regular report ...

September 29, 2016 

Investors display healthy levels of confidence in public company auditors (81 percent), independent audit committees (77 percent), audited financial statements (75 percent), and financial advisors (75 percent).

September 27, 2016 

Professional stereotypes about the accounting industry are alive and kicking, with a new global survey from Xero revealing that the average member of the public most commonly associates accountants and bookkeepers as suit-wearing “number crunchers” or “bean counters.” At the same time, the survey revealed that accountants and bookkeepers are likely to be seen as...…

September 27, 2016 

The development of a common set of criteria will pave the way for the introduction of a new engagement that CPAs can use to assist boards of directors, senior management, and other pertinent stakeholders as they evaluate the effectiveness of an ...

September 27, 2016 

Healthcare providers are behind the curve when it comes to billing technologies, according to a new survey by BillingTree, a payment solutions provider.

September 27, 2016 

Each year accounting and tax professionals who made significant contributions to the accounting profession are honored by the National Society of Accountants (NSA).

September 27, 2016 

This project will be the first known international partnership to report on the benchmarking of employability skills, allowing IWU DeVoe Division of Business and UWTSD students the advantage of being among the most prepared graduates entering the ...

September 27, 2016 

In the latest Gallup poll on the most important problems facing the U.S. today, the highest share of respondents identified the “economy in general” as their biggest concern. Asked which political party would best handle America’s problems, 42 percent ...

September 27, 2016 

The awards ceremony takes place on November 17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel to honor top companies and entrepreneurs in 12 categories, including technology and healthcare innovation.

September 26, 2016 

When it comes to the people who lead them, professionals place a greater emphasis on personal qualities than a hard-driving business edge, recent research from Robert Half Management Resources found. Three-fourths of workers cited integrity as a top ...