June 23, 2015
Nearly 44,000 tax return preparers across the U.S. participated in the IRS' Annual Filing Season Program in its first year. The voluntary program was announced a year ago and designed to encourage continuing education (CE) and filing season readiness.
June 22, 2015
A new report's projection of continued high unemployment among teenagers, and the threat of cuts in funding for summer youth employment programs could be an early indicator of escalating violence in urban America's toughest neighborhoods.
Technology June 18, 2015
While the lending market has evolved, the basic need for working capital remains the same. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are 23 million small businesses in America—accounting for 54 percent of all U.S. sales.
June 17, 2015
The research reveals that an inability to access the right financial information is having a direct impact on business performance and CFOs’ reputations. 45 percent say poor data hampers timely decision making, and inaccurate information causes mistakes.
June 16, 2015
There are a few common questions to consider when it comes to building, executing and analyzing surveys. I will address them below. Feel free to send me a note if you need some help or have questions about surveying your client base.
June 16, 2015
The Illinois CPA Society has awarded $60,000 in scholarships to 31 accounting students as part of the Society’s Accounting Scholarship Program funded by the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois.
June 16, 2015
Taken to extremes, ownership percentage can be used to drive all of the “big 4” partner issues: partner income allocation, partner buy-in, partner buyout and voting. At many firms, ownership percentage may not be the sole driver of these partner ...
June 16, 2015
A total of 39 students have earned scholarships from the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation. Together, they will receive $45,875 in scholarship awards.
June 15, 2015
Created by industry giant Sage Software, Sage One is the latest contribution to the new and expanding micro-entrepreneurial market. Sage One is available in single-user and Premium user versions.
June 15, 2015
QuickBooks Online is a good fit for those looking for a solid financial product that is one step above basic micro-business accounting solutions, yet not filled with a lot of unnecessary features. QuickBooks Online is also easily scaled up to the more ...
June 15, 2015
AccountEdge Pro – from Acclivity, is well suited for small businesses with the need for solid inventory management capability. Available in two versions; Basic for sole proprietors, and Pro, for companies with up to 10 users, AccountEdge offers excellent
June 15, 2015
Launched in 2010, Wave Accounting initially billing itself as the first “truly free, real (double entry) accounting system in the cloud that offered unlimited bank downloads and unlimited invoicing. Today, Wave consists of a series of cloud-based apps ...