Accounting

April 1, 2014 

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation has extended its deadline for accepting scholarship applications to Tuesday, April 8.

April 1, 2014 

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has released the 2013 Uniform CPA Examination School Performance Book. The publication serves as a companion to NASBA’s Candidate Performance Book and features comprehensive statistical data from all (4) testing windows of the 2013 Uniform CPA Examination.

April 1, 2014 

The Blackbaud Index showed an overall increase in charitable giving to nonprofits of 0.7 percent, while online giving increased 13.8 percent for the three months ending February 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 1, 2014 

Building relationships with your accounting clients requires trust, rapport and an atmosphere for open dialogue. Many accounting firms use a checklist to prepare for client meetings and to facilitate information exchange. Here are some questions that many accountants who are clients of Sageworks have found helpful when interacting with their business clients.

Mary Ellen Biery

March 31, 2014 

Construction failures have recently gotten a lot of attention. #Sochiproblems and a twitter account dedicated to collecting all disasters have jokingly reported a variety of problems that contractors have left in the Olympic town.

March 31, 2014 

Mobile credit card acceptance vendor Square has launched a new software partner platform that includes integration with Xero and QuickBooks. The collaboration is focused on building new applications that complement Square’s set of business services.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 28, 2014 

The new IRS "Repair" regulations too effect on January 2014, but many businesses and accounting professionals may still need some guidance on how the new changes effect them or their clients. The national tax, consulting and forensic accounting firm Gettry Marcus has issued its interpretation and made the information available.

March 28, 2014 

The first quarter of 2014 is looking strong for small businesses, according to the March 2014 Small Business Scorecard, a monthly survey conducted by payroll and human resources technology provider SurePayroll. According to the survey, 87 percent of business respondents expect a strong or steady end to the first quarter.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 28, 2014 

Some brands are iconic, like Coca Cola, Disney, Microsoft and Google. Others are just as well-known, but perhaps less respected, like some fast food or alcohol and tobacco companies. While others have an even lower impression... think Enron? But which brands do small businesses trust the most?

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 28, 2014 

New research shows that cloud computing is viewed by 80 percent of U.S. small businesses as a solution that contributes to business growth. Conducted by Techaisle, the SMB Cloud Computing Adoption Trend survey shows a significant departure in the views of small businesses from previous years, when reducing cost used to be the overarching objective.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 27, 2014 

Average personal income in the United States grew by 2.6 percent in 2013, which is mixed news since that reflects a slowing of income growth from 4.2 percent in 2012. All 50 states and the District of Columbia realized gains in average personal income during the year, according to data from the Bureau of Economic…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 26, 2014 

San Joaquin county officials on Tuesday signed off on an "aggressive" economic development strategy, a necessary step to position the inland and mostly agricultural county's agencies to receive millions of federal grants meant to help spur job growth.