Accounting

July 21, 2015 

Americans worried about security of financial information, email hacking, home robberies - not so much about having naked pictures posted online.

July 20, 2015 

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging eligible small businesses that did not file certain retirement plan returns to take advantage of a low-cost penalty relief program enabling them to quickly come back into compliance.

July 16, 2015 

Fundbox, a mobile cash flow optimization platform for small businesses, has launched a redesigned, mobile-optimized dashboard. The new dashboard offers additional functionality, an improved user interface, and the convenience of one-click invoice ...

July 16, 2015 

One of the groups working on tax reform for the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) has just recommended that the two higher education credits and the tuition deduction be combined into a single credit. But significant tax reform is still in its infancy.

Ken Berry, JD

July 11, 2015 

More than 75 percent of audit committee members and financial statement preparers surveyed believe there are significant benefits to auditors utilizing advanced technologies.

July 10, 2015 

The next day-long summer intensive, How to Implement Value Pricing and Give Yourself a Raise, is July 28, 2015. Six hours CPE will be granted to qualified participants who listen live.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 9, 2015 

In second quarter 2015, optimism for the economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose 11 percentage points to net 54 percent. Eurozone confidence spiked to net 54 percent, a significant increase from net 34 percent last quarter.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 9, 2015 

Starting a business sounds simple – take your idea, get a federal ID number and a bank account, and you’re ready to go. Unfortunately, that level of simplicity is a myth. There are many complexities and nuances when creating a business at the federal ...

July 9, 2015 

Cloud-based invoice and payment automation company Bill.com has launched its new Bill.com iOS mobile app to provide small business owners with a seamless mobile solution for managing and paying bills on the go. This launch drives forward the Bill.com ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 9, 2015 

According to the report, epayables adoption is gaining the most initial traction in key areas, such as document imaging/scanning (72 percent), automated routing and workflow approval (52 percent), and automated data capture and extraction (38 percent).

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 8, 2015 

The U.S. IPO market came back to life in the second quarter of 2015, surging 83 percent in volume and 111 percent in proceeds raised, compared to the first quarter of 2015, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly survey by PwC US.

July 8, 2015 

Starting this fall, students pursuing a Masters of Science in Accounting at American University’s Kogod School of Business will be able to complete coursework that will qualify them for six exemptions from ACCA’s 14 exams.