Technology

 Ernst & Young Voted Top Accounting Firm for Hedge Fund Industry

November 26, 2013 

Ernst & Young Voted Top Accounting Firm for Hedge Fund Industry

The "Big Four" accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP has received two industry honors in the accounting and auditing space. The firm has been named Best Accounting Firm by the HFMWeek 2013 U.S. Hedge Fund Service Awards for the fifth consecutive year, and ranked as the top global audit and accounting service provider…

 Top 10 Tech Gifts For The Holidays

November 26, 2013 

Top 10 Tech Gifts For The Holidays

Pay close attention to what is happening to the retail sales of tech products, and you will see a full-scale panic building. Heralded by pre-announcements of Black Friday sales. Stores opening on Thanksgiving night to get a jump on the competition. Walmart offering a 32” flat screen TV for just $98 on Black Friday.

Dave McClure

Wave-Accounting1

November 25, 2013 

Wave Offers New Small Business Credit Card Acceptance App

Wave, which makes cloud-based small business accounting tools, has announced the launch of a new mobile app that accepts credit card payments on the go: Payments by Wave for iOS. The app, which integrates with the full Wave suite of small business software, helps small business owners process credit card payments, record cash payments, and…

 2014 Economic Forecasts Expect Small Growth

November 25, 2013 

2014 Economic Forecasts Expect Small Growth

Economists are expecting a better 2014 for economic growth, saying with less drag from federal government policy, the economy is poised to continue adding more jobs, spurring higher consumer spending.

 Accounting Firms Complete Merger

November 21, 2013 

Accounting Firms Complete Merger

The international accounting firm WeiserMazars LLP has completed a merger with The Resnick Druckman Group LLC, a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm with offices in New York City and Long Island. Goldenberg Consulting Group, Inc. has advised on the transaction.

 AICPA: Accounting Firms Increasing Adoption of Cloud Services

November 20, 2013 

AICPA: Accounting Firms Increasing Adoption of Cloud Services

More CPA firms are embracing cloud solutions to transform their business, although with a greater focus on data security than a year ago, according to a recent survey by CPA2Biz, the technology subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs.

 How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

November 20, 2013 

How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

Analytical procedures are used by accountants in multiple levels of service, and they are critical to evaluating financial data and variations that occur in financial data. But selecting and documenting analytical procedures are subjective processes, so the area of analytical procedures is one that can cause frustration for accountants.

 Open Systems’ TRAVERSE Certified by Avalara

November 20, 2013 

Open Systems’ TRAVERSE Certified by Avalara

Establishes a partnership through which Open Systems' customers can now use Avalara’s AvaTax capabilities from within the TRAVERSE v 10.5 existing workflow to automatically calculate the final sales tax amount on every invoice.