Many accounting firms share a common problem. They need to get staff, especially younger staff, involved in business development. It often feels like an unending uphill battle. The question is, are we on the right hill?
Many accounting firms share a common problem. They need to get staff, especially younger staff, involved in business development. It often feels like an unending uphill battle. The question is, are we on the right hill? READ MORE »
A left-leaning advocacy group has filed a complaint against Donald Trump with the Internal Revenue Service accusing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of violating the law for using money from his tax-exempt charitable foundation to buy an autographed football helmet and jersey from NFL player Tim Tebow. READ MORE »
Upward Spiral Partnership managing director Martin Bissett discusses in this video his research on the seven distinctive behaviors that firms are looking for before promoting a senior manager to partner. READ MORE »
Employees see wealth management as a valuable addition to a tax or accounting practice if it’s offered the right way. Watch this video to learn what employees are looking for. CLICK HERE TO WATCH. »
The Institute of Management Accountants has released an exposure draft of a proposed Management Accounting Competency Framework in an effort to fill the skills gap for accountants who choose careers in private industry. READ MORE »
Fortune Magazine recently unveiled their first-ever list of the 50 Best Workplaces for College Grads. Fortune "looked at companies with a high volume of job growth as well as impressive recruiting and hiring numbers for new grads" in determining their ranking. READ MORE »
Mazars, an international accounting, auditing and tax firm, has signed a deal to acquire Corality Financial Group, a financial modeling consultancy and training course provider with offices in Sydney, London and New York. READ MORE »
Terry Ramm, 63, of Lincoln, UK, recently joined 2000 other students - many of them younger - at accounting-centered online college Ideal Schools in order to begin a second career in the profession, according to a statement from the school. READ MORE »
Most tax practitioners occasionally find themselves in the position of having to deal with clients who have received penalties for late filing of tax returns or late payment of income taxes. READ MORE »
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to get rid of redundant and outmoded disclosures in response to recent changes in U.S. and international accounting standards and technology. READ MORE »
The Big Four firms have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking for withdrawal of proposed regulations on the tax treatment of corporate debt and equity. READ MORE »
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued an exposure draft of a proposed standard for auditors who are involved with securities offerings that are exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. READ MORE »
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew is set to meet with European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager this week as she prepares to deliver a final verdict on a probe into Apple Inc.’s tax affairs in Ireland. READ MORE »
The internal audit function needs to transition to operate across the entire risk governance framework at financial services firms, according to a new report from Ernst & Young. READ MORE »
