Accounting

August 18, 2016 

The research, conducted by Aberdeen Group and commissioned by Sovos Compliance, a global leader in business-to-government tax, compliance and reporting software, is based on responses from leaders at 100 top financial institutions, which are ...

August 18, 2016 

Under the FLSA, employers are required to keep accurate timesheets for overtime-eligible employees for at least two years. Without easily accessible records, it’s very hard to defend against wage and hours disputes in a court of law.

August 18, 2016 

Xero’s integration with Avalara in 2015 gave Xero customers access to real-time sales tax rates, in addition to auto-preparing sales tax returns in as little as five minutes using Avalara TrustFil

August 16, 2016 

With PayPal Express Checkout for Xero, clients will be able to pay in just a few clicks from directly within the invoice, speeding time to funds. This announcement was made at Xerocon 2016 in San Francisco on August 15­17, 2016.

August 16, 2016 

The global association of accounting firms BKR International recently presented its annual scholarship awards to honor accounting students around the world for their exemplary academic achievements in the accounting profession.

August 16, 2016 

The Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association has launched www.AuditingResearchSummaries.org, a free comprehensive database containing concise summaries of auditing research published in the seven most prestigious journals in the field ...

August 16, 2016 

Spark 401k is designed for businesses with fewer than 100 employees to deliver a straightforward retirement planning experience that offers the benefits available to larger companies. These benefits include the ability to build a retirement nest egg ...

August 16, 2016 

Grabner was honored with the award at the annual AAA Conference in New York. It was presented on behalf of the selection committee, chaired by Geoff Sprinkle, Ph.D., professor at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

August 16, 2016 

Accounting for Empires, a supplement to Becker's CPA Exam Review course, will be available on Android and iOS phones and tablets Sept. 5. The game uses correct answers to multiple-choice questions and task-based simulations to allow users to ...

August 16, 2016 

Some parts of the compensation package might place more emphasis on behavior or performance metrics aimed at value enhancement. Others could focus more on firm economics or business development, Aquila says.

August 16, 2016 

A recent survey of more than 1,200 small business owners in the United States found 71 percent of respondents say that at least one quarter of their business is run in the cloud, a significant increase from only 23.5 percent reported in a similar survey c

August 15, 2016 

Mortgage rates were little changed despite a strong jobs report for July, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate remaining at 3.56 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of ...