February 20, 2014
Frederiksen Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame
Chris Frederiksen, CPA.CITP, the CEO and Chairman of 2020 Group USA, has been inducted into CPA Practice Advisor’s Accounting Hall of Fame.
February 18, 2014
Checkpoint Learning CPE Courses Available on iPad
Thomson Reuters has released the latest Checkpoint Learning CPE courses for Apple iPads. With the entire learning experience available on the iPad, from course browsing and purchasing, to course completion and submission, accounting and tax professionals can train while traveling, waiting in line, or whenever they have time and internet connectivity.
February 17, 2014
Retail Sales Fell In January
This year's streak of nasty weather is wreaking havoc on the economy, causing plunging worker productivity, soaring heating bills, canceled flights, damaged crops and frozen hiring.
February 17, 2014
Financing Getting Easier for Small Businesses
Business startups have a better opportunity for getting financing these days.
February 17, 2014
Justice and Treasury Approve Lending to Legal Marijuana Businesses
The burgeoning marijuana industry yesterday hailed a new road map the Obama administration gave banks for doing business with legal pot sellers without getting into trouble, but some financial institutions said it still leaves them in a difficult position.
February 17, 2014
Small Business Lending Index Rose in January
Rather than taking a break after the busy holiday retail season, small businesses continued to expand through January 2014, according to the Small Business Lending Index released by Direct Capital, a leading national small business lender.
February 13, 2014
Business Execs List Top Wastes Of Time At Work
A new study by executive staffing firm Robert Half International shows that web surfing and water cooler chatter top the list when it comes to non-productive employee time at work.
February 12, 2014
High Paying Jobs for 2014 – Mobile Media and Big Data Top List
Trends like big data and mobile media are translating into growing paychecks for some professionals, according to the recently released 2014 Salary Guides from Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group.
February 11, 2014
NASBA Accepting Proposals for Accounting Education Research Grants
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has announced the 2014 Call for Proposals for its Accounting Education Research Grants Program.
February 11, 2014
Illinois CPA Society Announces Scholarship Opportunities for Accounting Students
The Illinois CPA Society is accepting scholarship applications for the 2014-15 academic year. Students attending any Illinois college or university, pursuing an accounting degree with plans to become a CPA can apply.
February 10, 2014
2014 Review of Intuit QuickBooks Online & QuickBooks Online for Accountants
Intuit’s QuickBooks Online (QBO), along with the QuickBooks Online for Accountants (QBO4A) multi-client tool for accountants using the application, provide a capable cloud-based platform for managing small business finances for multiple organizations.
February 10, 2014
2014 Review of Virtual CFO Platforms (aka, Cloud Write-Up)
The transition away from traditional, after-the-fact client write-up systems and to collaborative, real-time financial reporting systems has taken many years, but we are starting to see the outline of the systems of the future. Cloud-based software will be used to help practitioners and clients work together on a business, and will yield results which are…