June 24, 2016
Partner income percentage is impacted much more by staff-partner ratio than by innate profitability. Many partners have a rule of thumb that 33% is an acceptable partner income percentage, and that to be truly profitable, 40% or more should be the ...
June 23, 2016
Miller, 34, is an information assurance associate with Macpage LLC, which has offices in Maine and Massachusetts. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell, Mass., and was licensed as a CPA in the state of ...
June 23, 2016
Technology has opened the door to change the conversation about what’s expected from an accountant and client relationship. Accounts are becoming more of a connected advisor and can do their work from anywhere, anytime.
June 22, 2016
David Evangelista, CPA, a nationally-known employee benefit plans advisor and auditor, was recently elected president of the Foundation for Accounting Education’s (FAE) Board of Trustees.
June 21, 2016
During the webinar, presenters Maynard and Juffras, will outline the December 1, 2016 start of the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rules. They will examine the new rules and explain how employers can minimize their costs and prepare for the ...
June 21, 2016
This month we are focusing on apps that further our education. We surveyed our 40 Under 40 Class of 2015 along with members of the Thought Leader Symposium, and here is a sample of what we discovered.
June 21, 2016
Some sunnier results from the Accountemps survey show professionals plan to take an average of 10 vacation days this summer, and 29 percent plan to take more vacation days this summer than last year.
June 20, 2016
Mortgage rates fell further this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now at the lowest point since May 2013, 3.69 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.19 discount ...
June 17, 2016
At Scaling New Heights, Intuit announced a new partnership with ICBUSA, part of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and Hubdoc.
June 15, 2016
Crunching numbers sums up the view many individuals have of the accounting field and it was just that for many years, given the relatively limited amount of data that had to be entered and worked with. Financial reports, after all, only rely on a ...
June 15, 2016
A majority of small business owners seek loans of less than $250,000 in order to start or grow their business. Unfortunately, after the market crash of 2008, most traditional lenders moved upstream to target loan sizes greater than $1 million.
June 15, 2016
Accountants have evolved to more "business advisor" than "number cruncher" since the latter just isn't enough to stay relevant anymore. This makes accounting a viable – and exciting – career option for the class of 2016.