February 14, 2013
Here Comes the Baby Boomer Bubble – Valuing Your Practice for Partner Retirements
61 percent of CPA firm partners are now over age 50 and succession planning is one of the top issues of almost every firm.
February 14, 2013
Doeren Mayhew named 15th-largest accounting firm in Houston
Doeren Mayhew, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with locations in Houston and Troy, Mich., has moved from the 23rd to the 15th spot on the Houston Business Journal's annual list of local accounting firms.
February 14, 2013
$3B budget surplus for January
The United States posted a $3B federal budget surplus for the month of January, marking the first surplus in about five years.
February 9, 2013
Accounting firm moves from KC across river into Kansas, for tax incentives
A well-known Kansas City certified public accounting firm has relocated its offices and 22 employees to Leawood, lured by new Kansas incentives that eliminated personal income taxes on profits earned at what are called pass-through businesses.
February 8, 2013
Small business accounting program Sage One now has built-in tools to accept online payments
Sage North America has announced that Sage One now integrates with Pay Pal and with Sage Payment Solutions for easy payment processing. Sage One is a versatile and simple web-based accounting program designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
February 7, 2013
Darren Root Among Prestigious Attendees of the AICPA and CPA2Biz SaaS Executive Round Table
Top thought leaders recently gathered to discuss leading cloud technologies and how to best serve the accounting profession now and into the future.
February 6, 2013
Auditor finds hidden money in CA state department budgets, “common” practice
California state parks department employees told investigators last year it was common to hide money in their budget because they were afraid the state Department of Finance would otherwise cut their funding.
February 6, 2013
NYC contractor charged w/payroll fraud, larceny, laundering
The New York Attorney Generals office has announced the arrest and arraignment of Leonid Fridman for failing to pay legally required wages to his workers on a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey construction project.
February 1, 2013
Are CPAs Thinking Mobile on Multiple Levels?
Mobile applications make running accounting firms easier and smoother -- and the delivery of services to their clients more seamless and effective. Many CPAs are already on the mobile bandwagon as far as this aspect of the mobile revolution is concerned, and it's not surprising that they are.
January 31, 2013
Baker Tilly recognized as top workplace
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the National Top 150 Workplaces by WorkplaceDynamics. The National Top Workplaces list was determined solely by feedback gathered through an objective employee survey.
January 31, 2013
Automating receivables management: Survey shows businesses need it
Business owners often find managing receivables to be a time-consuming headache, but automation tools are available to help.
January 30, 2013
Accounting firms Metis Group and Prager & Fenton combine
Prager and Fenton LLP and Metis Group LLC, have combined their expertise to form Prager Metis International LLC. This combination, effective from January 1, joins two firms who found their deep-rooted practices to be philosophically and culturally similar.