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The 2026 AI Finance Stack
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October 10, 2016
Small Business Owners Upbeat About U.S. Economy
Owners of small and mid-sized businesses are upbeat about the U.S. economy amid steady expectations for their sales and hiring during the next six months, according to the latest PNC Economic Outlook Survey findings.
October 10, 2016
Holiday Spending Expected to Increase 10%
Holiday spending is expected to reach its highest point since the Great Recession, increasing 10 percent compared with the 2015 holiday season, according to PwC’s 2016 Holiday Outlook.
October 10, 2016
Businesses Using New Tech to Manage Cyber Threats
Many organizations no longer view cybersecurity as a barrier to change or as an IT cost. According to the survey, 59% of respondents said they have increased cybersecurity spending as a result of digitization of their business ecosystem.
October 6, 2016
Alerts Focus on Risk Areas for Upcoming Audit Cycle
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has published two new member alerts that can help public company auditing firms address potential risks in a proactive and accelerated manner.
October 6, 2016
Sage Launches New Solutions for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
Sage has announced that Sage X3 cloud business management solution now links directly to Salesforce. This allows the companies’ joint customers to access their customer data in the Salesforce Sales Cloud -connecting ERP and CRM business processes in ...
October 4, 2016
Jon Baron, Thomson Reuters Executive, Wins 2016 On the Edge Innovation Award
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 Self-Certification Fosters Employee Honesty
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
Audit Pros Focus on Emerging Risks, Strategy
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
Most Americans Confident In Stock Markets
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
Public Sees Accountants As Desirable, Even If They Are Bean Counters
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
AICPA Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Criteria
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 Slow To Adopt Modern Payment Technologies
Healthcare providers are behind the curve when it comes to billing technologies, according to a new survey by BillingTree, a payment solutions provider.