January 24, 2013
New “Study Your Way” CPA Exam Prep system announced
Roger CPA Review has released a new "Study Your Way" solution to their course, allowing students optimum flexibility to study anytime, anywhere and customize their options.
January 24, 2013
How Small Businesses Can Guard Against Fraud
http://dsef.org Are you a small business owner? Here are some scams to watch out for that specifically target small businesses. Brought to you by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF).
January 23, 2013
Bloomberg BNA appoints Darren McKewen as President
Bloomberg BNA announced that Darren McKewen has been named President of Bloomberg BNA, succeeding Greg McCaffery, who was named the Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Law in September.
January 23, 2013
Pennsylvania bookkeeper gets year in jail for theft, forgery
A Mt. Pleasant, PA, bookkeeper will spend nearly one year in jail after she was sentenced Tuesday for embezzling more than $400,000 from a Greensburg accounting firm to buy scratch-off lottery tickets.
January 23, 2013
University designs new accounting MS and BS degree programs around CPA requirements
The resurgence of students interested in accounting careers has been notable over the past few years. The University of the Pacific' Eberhardt School of Business is one of many colleges expanding accounting degree programs to meet this demand.
January 23, 2013
Canadian consumers more cautious about their money: CICA survey
It is a global economy, of course, and worries over the economy aren’t restricted only to the United States, or very troubled countries like Greece and Spain. A new survey by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, our norther neighbor’s equivalent to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, show that money worries are motivating...…
January 22, 2013
29 year-old CPA is youngest in U.S. Congress; 10 CPAs Now in Congress
There are 10 Certified Public Accountants serving in Congress.
January 22, 2013
City sues widow after $140,000 death-benefit mistake
City accounting staff in Tampa under fire for incorrect death benefit payment.
January 21, 2013
Baby Boomers & seniors boosting restaurants
Boomers and seniors are eating out more, their kids are doing so less.
January 21, 2013
Housing recovery may reach all states in 2013
Since 2005, tepid economic growth and high foreclosure rates have depressed home prices, bloating inventories and preventing start activity. In 2013, economists are revising nearly a decade of pessimism and forecasting growth throughout the residential construction industry.
January 18, 2013
Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade
The Bay Area economy in 2012 powered to its strongest job performance since the dot-com boom, a clear indication that the region has banished the most recent recession, state labor officials reported Friday. For all of 2012, the Bay Area added 91,400 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state’s Employment Development...…
January 18, 2013
Retailers struggle to face the digital revolution
Retailers are facing a serious challenge: Change -- or die. But how exactly? Responding to the digital revolution was the vexing problem pondered by retail executives and industry experts alike this week at the National Retail Federation convention.