Firm Management

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September 8, 2015 

Accounting Salaries To Rise 4.7% in 2016

Among the five fields tracked, the technology sector is projected to see the greatest pay gains, with base salaries rising an average of 5.3 percent. Accounting and finance roles followed, with anticipated average compensation increases of 4.7 percent.

 Profits Up At U.S. Accounting Firms

September 8, 2015 

Profits Up At U.S. Accounting Firms

Have profit margins, as measured by equity partner profits as a percent of revenue, been declining at firms over the last 10 years or so?

 Small Businesses Jobs Increased by 85,000 in August

September 8, 2015 

Small Businesses Jobs Increased by 85,000 in August

Private sector small business employment increased by 85,000 jobs from July to August according to the August ADP Small Business Report. Due to the important contribution that small businesses make to economic growth, employment data that are ...

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September 7, 2015 

Obama Extends Sick Leave Benefits to All Federal Contractors

President Barack Obama used Labor Day as the backdrop to sign an executive order that will require federal contractors to offer paid sick leave to its employees. This includes more than 300,000 employees who do not currently receive sick leave.

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September 2, 2015 

The Latest Trends in Accounting Marketing

To compete, high growth accounting firms are spending more on average for in-house marketing staff, but their marketing budgets aren’t much higher than the budgets of low-growth firms. That’s because they are spending their marketing dollars ...

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September 2, 2015 

AICPA Names New Director of Taxation

Weston had her own tax practice firm in Austin, Texas before she joined the AICPA in 2013 as senior technical manager of taxation. She has spent 20 years in public accounting.

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September 1, 2015 

AICPA Seeks Feedback on Revisions to CPA Exam

The Exposure Draft is the next step in the practice analysis, an extensive research project to ensure that the CPA Exam supports the profession’s commitment to protect the public interest, and remains current, relevant and reliable.

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August 28, 2015 

The Top Regulatory Issues for Small Businesses

Here is a list of the top regulatory issues that impacted businesses this summer and will continue to have an effect in the year ahead, according to Paychex, a provider of payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits ...

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August 26, 2015 

Businesses Need to Change Focus to Attract Millennials

Only 28 percent of Millennials feel their current organization is making full use of their skills. More than half (53 percent) aspire to become the leader or most senior executive within their current organization, with a clear ambition gap between ...