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.
January 30, 2013
Grant Thornton names Tomkinson Managing Partner of Chicago Practice
Grant Thornton LLP named Vince Tomkinson office managing partner of its Chicago practice, effective Aug. 1, 2013. Most recently, Tomkinson served as office managing partner of Grant Thornton's Detroit practice.
January 30, 2013
East coast accounting firms merge: BlumShapiro pairs with Sullivan & Co.
BlumShapiro, a regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England, has merged with Sullivan & Company, based in Providence, effective Jan. 1, 2013.