February 19, 2015
Venti Please – Concur Adds Starbucks e-Receipt System
Transaction data from over 27 million Concur users shows Starbucks is the most commonly expensed restaurant and the top location for out-of-office business meetings.
February 18, 2015
Report Examines President Obama’s $4,000,000,000,000 (Trillion) Budget
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a special report, President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The President’s budget contains a host of individual and business tax proposals. This report examines some of the budget’s highlights, including the President’s
February 18, 2015
Illinois CPA Society Offers 30 Scholarships
The Illinois CPA Society has started accepting scholarship applications for the 2015-16 academic year, the organization announced on Tuesday. Approximately 30 individual tuition and textbook scholarships are available to students who demonstrate strong ac
February 17, 2015
Accounting Thought Leaders Look at Issues Facing Professionals
Where are professional accountants succeeding or lacking in public practice, and what are the major issues that will face them in the coming years? These are the topics of discussion among the accounting profession’s most noted thought leaders as they meet this week in Dallas. The fifth annual CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium, an...…
February 13, 2015
2015 Review of Accounting Power by AccountantsWorld
Accounting Power from AccountantsWorld, Inc., has been on the market the longest, initially as Accounting Relief, offering accounting firms a collaborative client-firm accounting solution for more than a decade. It is sold only to accounting practices ...
February 13, 2015
2015 Review of Xero and Xero Partner Program
The Xero and Xero Partner Platform from Xero, Inc. provide a unified, cloud-based solution for small business accounting and firm management of the client's books. Xero entered the space initially from the small business side, but quickly saw the role ...
February 13, 2015
2015 Review of Thomson Reuters Accounting CS
Accounting CS from Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting is a professional accounting system used and managed by firms, who can then allow clients access to an integrated web-based small business accounting system. The program also integrates with ...
February 12, 2015
Bill.com Raises $50 Million in Capital
Cloud digital payment management provider Bill.com has closed a $50 million financing round. Silicon Valley Bank joined existing investors DCM Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, August Capital, Napier Park Global Capital, American Express Ventures and ...
February 10, 2015
Record Spending Expected for Valentine’s Day 2015
Everyone wants the kind of things that money just can’t buy, except on Valentine’s Day, otherwise known as “The Day Love Costs Money.” This year, Americans plan to spend $18.9 billion on Valentine’s Day-related expenses to show just ...
February 10, 2015
MIT Sloan School of Business to Offer Online CIMA Education Program
The MIT Sloan School of Management will begin offering an online registered education program for CIMA certification candidates starting on June 1, 2015, according to a statement issued by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA).
February 10, 2015
Study Says Patent Trolls Restrict Innovation and Cost Americans Billions
New research shows that "patent trolls” are harming the U.S. economy by interfering with market competition and impeding entrepreneurs and innovators, which results in higher prices for consumers and fewer of the products and features they demand.
February 10, 2015
10 Conversation Starters For Accounting Firms and Clients
During tax season, some clients will be easy to get into your office, while others ... well, hopefully you'll get their financial information in time to file an extension. However, when it comes to the other nine months of the year, starting ...