June 20, 2013
Charitable giving starts to rise from lows of recession
Philanthropic giving is inching its way back up, but the country has not returned to its pre-recession levels of generosity.
June 19, 2013
Wisconsin legislature approves $25 million funding for startups
The Wisconsin State Legislature voted overwhelmingly this week to provide $25 million in taxpayer money to start-up companies, sending Gov. Scott Walker a measure that he has long sought.
June 19, 2013
What it means to be a digital CPA in a digital world
In today’s technology-driven profession, if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind. From web-based platforms and mobile, anywhere-anytime access to firm and client data, to collaboration tools and even modern telephony, accounting firms are finding that they must be early adopters of the technologies that are driving client demand. The partners of successful firms must...…
June 19, 2013
New CPA requirements in Pennsylvania remove attestation experience
New Law Adopts More Broad-Based Experience Requirements for CPA Licensing, Supports Accounting Industry
June 18, 2013
Online-only retailers branching out into physical stores
Across the country, retailers that existed only in cyberspace are now opening -- or thinking of opening -- traditional stores at a time when e-commerce's explosive growth has spawned a slew of dire predictions that brick-and-mortar retailing will become irrelevant or even extinct.
June 18, 2013
Survey: Oil and gas jobs to increase in 2013
Survey reveals nearly half of hiring managers plan to increase hiring in the next six months.
June 17, 2013
The top factors that keep staff engaged and productive
Flexibility, corporate culture and rewarding high performance are important to cultivate happy and productive employees, according to the Q2 2013 Engagement Study commissioned by Randstad, the second largest HR services and staffing company in the world.
June 17, 2013
Housing market showing “real progress”
Soon after the freefall started in 2008, building companies folded, real estate agents found different careers and buyers learned they could make offers as low as they wanted. Builders, agents, buyers and sellers scrambled to alter their strategies and business plans to find success or keep businesses open.
June 16, 2013
New York bookkeeper admits theft of $800,000 from Buffalo employer
The bookkeeper on Friday admitted stealing nearly $800,000 over 10 years from the Buffalo property company where she worked.
June 16, 2013
California Governor seeks elimination of enterprise-zone tax credits
A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why.
June 14, 2013
Illinois CPA Society announces new president
The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has announced the appointment of Todd Shapiro as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
June 13, 2013
More Americans moonlighting with ecommerce jobs
A growing number of U.S. workers are creating a second source of income by starting their own businesses while also working a full or part-time job, a trend known as "moonlighting."