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December 3, 2014 

Edi Osbourne, CSPM, CPVA – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Edi Osborne, CSPM, CPVA, CPBA CEO, Mentor Plus Carmel Valley, CA www.MentorPlus.com Education: City College, San Francisco Professional Associations: Target Training International Associate, Member Consulting Accountants’ Round Table; Member, CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice...…

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December 2, 2014 

Awards Honor Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Who are the most influential leaders in professional accounting? Increasingly, they are female professionals who are engaged in public practice, consultants or developing the technologies that help all accounting pros be more efficient and productive.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 25, 2014 

GAO Weighs in on Mega IRA Controversy

Mega IRAs – the moniker given to retirement saving accounts with over-inflated values -- have become a popular target of critics and a potential revenue source for a cash-strapped Treasury Department. Now a new report by the Government Accountability ...

Ken Berry, JD

 How to Build a Fraud-Resistant Business

November 18, 2014 

How to Build a Fraud-Resistant Business

Financial reporting fraud can prove costly for investors and other capital market stakeholders. A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration takes a fresh look at best practices for fraud deterrence and detection, highlighting the critical importance of

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November 14, 2014 

CBIZ to Close Its Miami, Florida Office

The business consulting firm CBIZ, Inc. has announced that it will close its current Miami, Florida, office. A small number of staff will be relocated to CBIZ's office in Boca Raton, Florida and the remainder of the staff will join Cherry Bekaert LLP ...

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November 12, 2014 

Avalara Raises $100 Million in Financing

Avalara, a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance, has raised $100 million in a financing round from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.

Isaac M. O'Bannon