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 Winners announced for 1st Annual Bridging the Gap Awards

August 29, 2013 

Winners announced for 1st Annual Bridging the Gap Awards

August 29, 2013 – Boomer Consulting, Inc. announced today the recipients of the inaugural Bridging the Gap Awards. These awards recognize both firms and individuals in the accounting industry that excel in aligning technology, firm management and talent development.

 Consumer Spending Flat in July

August 26, 2013 

Consumer Spending Flat in July

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index remained flat in July as improvements in real housing prices and labor markets offset weakness in other areas. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

 A Brave New World of Mobility and Changing Expectations

August 26, 2013 

A Brave New World of Mobility and Changing Expectations

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? When we look back on this time in the evolution of the Accounting Profession, I predict it will be nearly impossible to say which came first – the proliferation of mobile applications, or the changing dynamics and expectations of our clients and staff. No matter the answer,…

 Tax consulting firm Ryan wins Stevie Award

August 23, 2013 

Tax consulting firm Ryan wins Stevie Award

Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect and property tax practices in North America, wins Stevie Award for 2013 Company of the Year in the Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services category by the International Business Awards.

 New web-based system tests employee benefits plans for discrimination

August 20, 2013 

New web-based system tests employee benefits plans for discrimination

Thomson Reuters has entered into an agreement with Claims-X-Change to provide benefits administrators, insurers, brokers, attorneys and advisors with a web-based tool to perform nondiscrimination testing of employer-sponsored benefit plans. The tool is accessible through Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, the industry-leading and award-winning online research platform.

 Maryland CPA Society introduces new talent-focused leadership tools

August 20, 2013 

Maryland CPA Society introduces new talent-focused leadership tools

These new tools include the Bounce, a learning framework based on the latest competency research about the top five critical success skills for the future, social learning tools to increase learner engagement, a leadership academy, on-demand leadership courses and a learning management system that supports a strategic and systematic approach to talent development and succession…