Accounting

March 14, 2017 

The survey found that 31% of small businesses choose to use social media profiles rather than a dedicated website to cultivate a web presence. Others (23%) cite a lack of industry relevance as the primary reason for not having a website.

March 14, 2017 

Pennsylvania homebuyers who paid cash for a house were also more likely to have a lower income, according to a recent Welcome Home quarterly survey released by the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors.

March 9, 2017 

Retailers oppose proposals to cap the current exclusion from taxable income of employer-provided health benefits, and NRF has been working to educate lawmakers on the consequences of taxing health benefits. While House Republican leadership proposed ...

March 9, 2017 

Americans will spend more than ever as they put on their favorite green outfits to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, the National Retail Federation said today. According to NRF’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, spending ...

March 9, 2017 

Executives today are being sidetracked by peace negotiations among staff when that time could be better spent negotiating business deals. In a new survey from Accountemps, CFOs said they spend, on average, 15 percent of their time -- or six hours a week.

March 9, 2017 

Thomas was CEO and Senior Partner of KPMG in Canada from 2009 to 2016, leading the firm in achieving strong growth in the market, and making strategic investments that contributed to expanding the firm’s capabilities. In his 28 years with KPMG, ...

March 9, 2017 

A 2014 Harvard University study concluded that the average CEO compensation makeup for a Standard & Poor’s 500 company was comprised of 57.2 percent stock award and options. This statistic asserts that the average S&P 500 corporation compensates its ...

March 9, 2017 

Business executives are reporting their highest level of optimism about prospects for the U.S. economy in more than a dozen years, according to the first-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial ...

March 8, 2017 

Grant Thornton’s global report shows that developing regions continue to outperform developed economies in terms of diversity in senior management. Eastern Europe performed best, with 38 percent of senior roles held by women in 2017, up from ...

March 8, 2017 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to reduce cost and complexity and to improve financial reporting for nonemployee share-based payments. Stakeholders are encouraged ...

March 7, 2017 

Founded in 1986, Tagetik is a market leader in corporate performance management solutions, supporting the workflow of the Office of the CFO, including financial and operational budgeting and planning, consolidation and close process, financial ...

March 7, 2017 

The financial situation for Uber partners is often different from traditional employees. As independent contractors, Uber partners have to understand potential tax deductions, untangle co-mingled business and personal expenses and stay on top of ...