Auditing

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March 13, 2014 

Intuit Unveils the New QuickBooks Online Accountant

Last year, Intuit created true harmony among its products and services, rolling out one look and feel that would make it easier for users to switch between products. The financial management solution provider has now extended that harmony to its QuickBooks Online Accountant solution. In February, Intuit debuted its enhanced QuickBooks Online for Accountants.

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March 13, 2014 

How Denali Software Helped a Retailer Get a Solid Footing

Building a successful business is about more than just finding a market with a need, motivation and savvy, it also requires efficiently managing company’s finances, sales, expenses and other costs. For many small business owners, however, this can become a chore.

 GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

March 11, 2014 

GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

A new online pension implementation toolkit was released today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The toolkit is designed to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards that the GASB approved in June 2012. The toolkit is available…

 Cashier Admits Embezzling $1 Million to Hide Online Affair

March 5, 2014 

Cashier Admits Embezzling $1 Million to Hide Online Affair

A tale of sexting, blackmail and embezzlement involving two couples in Ohio and West Virginia reached a head last week when one of the parties, a former Bethany College cashier, admitted to stealing $1 million from the school to keep an online affair secret from her husband.

 Virginia Environmental Agency Faces Critical Audit Over Grant Funds

February 4, 2014 

Virginia Environmental Agency Faces Critical Audit Over Grant Funds

Signs of poor financial oversight at a Virginia state agency responsible for environmental stewardship emerged late last summer when federal government monitors spotted record-keeping gaps during a review of six grants awarded to Virginia totaling nearly $740,000.

 Financial Accounting Foundation Names CPA As Chair of Advisory Council

February 2, 2014 

Financial Accounting Foundation Names CPA As Chair of Advisory Council

The Financial Accounting Foundation has announced that Steven E. Buller, CPA, managing director and former chief financial officer of BlackRock, Inc., has been appointed chairman of the group's Advisory Council (FASAC). His term begins on February 1, 2014, and concludes on December 31, 2015.

 AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

January 28, 2014 

AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued the following statement by President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, in response to the Financial Accounting Foundation’s announcement that it will provide funding to the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation to support the completion of international convergence projects: