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The 2026 AI Finance Stack
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October 30, 2017
Corporate R&D Spending Hits Record High
Annual worldwide corporate R&D spending broke through $700bn in annual investment, according to an annual analysis of R&D spending across 1000 global public companies by PwC’s Strategy&. It shows corporate R&D spending increased a steady 3% in the past year, bouncing back from less than 1% increase previously. However, in a global survey with 562...…
October 30, 2017
Intuit to Acquire Exactor
Intuit plans to integrate this feature into QuickBooks Online making it easy for its retail customers to accurately track and file sales tax returns on-time, every time.
October 30, 2017
2017 Holiday Retail Spending Expected to Increase 4% to $680 Billion
With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, consumers say they will spend an average $967.13 this year, according to the annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation and released today.
October 30, 2017
SBA Amends Surety Bond Guarantee Program
The most important amendment raises the threshold for the SBA’s Quick Bond Application for contract surety bonds that small construction businesses can benefit from. The increase in the eligible contract amount enlarges the scope of project ...
October 30, 2017
Trump Campaign Chair Manafort Indicted on 12 Counts of Tax Fraud, Evasion, Laundering
The indictment in the district court for Washington D.C. states that Manafort laundered more than $18 million to buy luxury gods and services without paying any tax on the income. This enabled the GIP strategist to support a “lavish lifestyle. “
October 28, 2017
First Charges Filed in Mueller Investigation into Russia Election Meddling
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who has been appointed as an independent investigator in the issue, has broad ranging powers to indict, so the charges could range from direct involvement in election malfeasance, or for impeding the ...
October 26, 2017
Preventing Accountant Embezzlement
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), instances of fraud are increasing nationwide — both in the number of incidents and the dollar amount of the losses.
October 25, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Addresses the Future of Audit with Expanded Integrated Audit Approach
Wolters Kluwer’s Integrated Audit Approach is expanding further to include TeamMate Analytics, easy-to-use tools to help auditors run analytics and, more importantly, interpret the results.
October 25, 2017
5 Retirement Tips For Landscapers
Entrepreneurs go in business for a number of reasons, and you would be hard pressed to find retirement benefits to be one of them. Yet ask employees about why they chose or stick with a job, and benefits, including retirement, are often listed.
October 24, 2017
Eric Hansen Elected Next Chair of AICPA
Eric Hansen, chief operating officer of BKD CPAs & Advisors, will be the next chair of the American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member organization representing the CPA profession.
October 24, 2017
DocuWare to Again Sponsor Professional Ski Racer Lena Dürr
The DocuWare logo will be highly visible on the helmet, cap and headband of top athlete Lena Dürr during the FIS Ski World Cup season 2017/2018. In addition to slalom, the Germering-based ski star will be adding downhill as part of the alpine combined ...
October 24, 2017
Fattmerchant Receives $5.5 Million Funding, Passes $1 Billion in Transactions
The company will use the funding for continued product and technological developments, marketing, and customer acquisition for a truly holistic growth strategy. These new developments allow Fattmerchant to expand its reach and continue to help ...