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…
February 7, 2014
2014 Review of Thomson Reuters Accounting CS
The current write-up application for the Thomson Reuters CS Suite of applications for professional accounting firms is a relatively new product called Accounting CS.
February 5, 2014
Small Business Owners Expect Profitable 2014
Although about 80 percent of small businesses expect to be profitable in 2014, less than half of them expect to create new jobs next year, according to a new survey.
February 5, 2014
Symposium to Focus on Sales Tax Issues Regarding Cloud Services & Digital Goods
Horizons 2014 to Feature Tax Experts from PwC, Starbucks, Ernst & Young LLP, Intuit, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and KPMG.
February 5, 2014
The Best & Worst Cities for Economic Growth in 2014
Economic growth is coming to a city near you, according to a new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
February 3, 2014
How President’s Policy Initiatives Could Affect Small Business
In his annual State of the Union Address last week, President Obama mentioned several policy initiatives he plans on advancing that could have an impact on the small businesses across the country.
February 3, 2014
Small Business Employees Give Their Bosses a B-Minus
Are you a small business owner? How do you think your employees rate your management capabilities. Or, if you work for a small business, how do you think your bosses are doing?
February 3, 2014
Real Estate Professionals Optimistic on Home Sales Growth
Home sales increased in December, and housing professionals say the market is moving in the right direction. Residential building permits also rose for the year just ended.
February 1, 2014
Kansas City Sees Job Gains in 2013
The number of Kansas City area payroll jobs slipped slightly in December from November, but 2013 ended with about 7,000 more jobs in the metro area than in December 2012.