CAS October 23, 2026
7% of Older Americans Say Working is Still Financially Necessary
Respondents cite the high cost of living, concerns that Social Security will change, rising Medicare or healthcare costs.
June 4, 2015
Employment Commission Over-Reaching: What Employers Need to Know
While the EEOC is supposed to act fairly and reasonably, companies facing discrimination complaints can’t necessarily count on that approach. That means employers need to be prepared, understand what the EEOC has been capable of, educate managers and ...
June 4, 2015
Quality of Employee Benefit Plan Audits Must Be Improved, Says Report
Accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) has rearticulated the necessity of improving audit quality after a May 28th United States Department of Labor (DOL) report on its inspection of 2011 employee benefit plan audits.
June 2, 2015
Most Americans Support Mandatory Public Service
A recent Harris Poll finds that over half of adults (59%) agree that some sort of public service should be required of Americans, whether at the community, state, or national level. Strong majorities of U.S. adults believe that requiring public service would be good for both communities (81%) and the country at the national level...…
May 28, 2015
Ranking the Best Jobs for Women in 2015
Actuary, event planner and public relations manager have been named among the best jobs for women in the new CareerCast report on the Best Jobs for Women, while such STEM jobs as biomedical engineer, statistician and ...
May 27, 2015
How CPA Firms Can Reduce Staff Turnover and Boost Profits
The talent war has resumed among CPA firms vying for top candidates. During the recession, most firms focused their resources on the struggle to maintain a stable client base. Hiring was sluggish, and companies therefore did not have to worry much about
May 21, 2015
Supreme Court Increases Employer Responsibilities for 401(k) Plans
Both employers and employees alike can expect to realize an immediate impact. Employers will face greater scrutiny for the investment choices offered in their plans, according to Kive Strickoff, CPA, head of an accounting firm in Garden City, New York.
May 20, 2015
Survey Shows New York Gen Xers Out-Worry Boomers Over Retirement Savings
New York is heading toward a retirement savings crisis that could deprive millions of Gen Xers and Baby Boomers of financial independence in their golden years - while increasing the need for taxpayer-funded public assistance ...
May 19, 2015
Playing It Forward: The Benefits of Fun in the Workplace
Are you curious how companies like Google, Zappos, Southwest and others develop those winning workplace cultures, with such high productivity and profitability? Regardless of the industry, there is a common thread running through the highest ...
May 19, 2015
How to Figure the Tax on Early IRA Withdrawals
Some of your clients may have built up a sizeable account over the years but haven’t kept detailed records or don’t know how to compute the tax liability. Here’s some key information you can pass along.
May 19, 2015
Ranking the Best States for Retired Veterans
With the average military retirement age being 44 years old, the personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst States for Military Retirees.
May 18, 2015
High Demand for Financial Executives Drives Salary Increases
As the U.S. economy improves, higher demand for financial executives is driving a steady rise in salary and benefits, according to the findings of an annual survey issued by Grant Thornton LLP and Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF).
May 15, 2015
Nonprofit Accounting System Helps Those Who Help Others
According to the National Institutes for Health, about 20 percent of American adults experience some form of mental health disorder each year, and one in five people have a serious disorder such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.