August 19, 2015
Research Shows Small Businesses that Embrace the Cloud Can Double Profit
New global report examines the business challenges and technology choices of small wholesale distributors, manufacturers and accountants.
August 18, 2015
Consumer Confidence Dips While Consumer Spending Increases in July
The two leading consumer confidence indices reported a decline in financial confidence in July of this year. However, the decline in financial confidence consumers reported to confidence surveys is the complete opposite to their financial behavior ...
August 18, 2015
Which U.S. Cities are the Most and Least Educated?
In states with the least schooled workforces, the median wage is $15 an hour compared with $19 to $20 an hour in states where 40 percent or more of the working population holds at least a bachelor’s degree.
August 17, 2015
Fraud Can Be Funny – Comedy Show Offers CPE Credit
Comedian and CPA Greg Kyte is taking Comedy CPE to Seattle. The two-hour fraud class, titled “Holy Mother of Fraud” will be held downtown at Comedy Underground, Seattle’s oldest comedy club.
August 13, 2015
Guide to Wealth Transfer Planning Highlights Estate Planning
Thomson Reuters has released of a special report, Estate Planning Portability is a Game-Change for Married Couples, to guide estate planners on the application of the portability provision, which allows a surviving spouse to inherit the deceased ...
August 11, 2015
New Learning System Teaches CPAs To Anticipate Future Trends
The most important competency in the business world today – the ability to anticipate future trends and position our organizations to take advantage of them – is a mystery to some accounting and finance professionals.
August 10, 2015
How to Handle Tough Talks With Employees
No manager can escape it. Sooner or later you're going to have to summon an employee into your office to address a performance problem or to have some other unpleasant conversation.
August 9, 2015
Some Retirees Find Fun in Part Time Jobs
What do school kids and retirees have in common during these dog days of summer? For many, it’s having lots of time and not knowing what to do with it.
August 7, 2015
Thomson Reuters Launches CPE Network for Corporate CPA Professionals
Thomson Reuters has launched its new Corporate CPE Network subscription to help corporate professionals acquire up-to-date information, recommendations and best practices needed to understand, plan for, and implement new tax law and accounting ...
August 4, 2015
7 Conversations That Keep Staff Engaged and Productive
At its core, business is simply a network of interconnected conversations. And the health of a company can often be gauged by watching the interactions between employees and their leaders.
August 4, 2015
“The Data-Enabled CEO”- 5 Steps to Turn Data Insights into Competitive Business Advantages
Today’s CEOs face a host of complex business challenges, including how to harness disparate streams of data to generate pragmatic insights and deliver increased profitability. The difficulty CEOs face is not in obtaining the data, but in determining ...
August 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton Releases Past Tax Returns with Eye on 2016 Election
If Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States next year, she’s going to have to take a pay-cut. In an effort to provide greater transparency in her presidential bid, the Democratic frontrunner released eight years worth of tax returns on July 31, all of them joint returns filed with her husband, former President...…