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News Archive
- Office 2007: Best features for accountants
- by Thomas G. Stephens, Jr., CPA.CITP, K2 Enterprises Released in January of 2007, Office 2007 can no longer be considered a “new” application; yet, many accountants are just now discovering some of the new features of the upgrade that make it a...
- IN-Firm Innovations at CES 2008
- By Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP Each year, CPA Technology Advisor columnists make the pilgrimage to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to scout out new and emerging technologies that could impact firms. This year, there were...
- Make sure your valuable data is safe
- Does a hacker's breach go past your grasp? Database security is a critical issue that will not go away. If anything, it will become more of a factor in the upcoming years. There are certain practices that can significantly reduce an...
- Electronic audit confirmations
- by Val D. Steed, CPA, MA, CITP As tax season closes and we look forward to the rest of the year, it is appropriate to alert CPA firms of technology that might make a significant difference in their audit practice. The April edition of the Journal...
- Employer health costs per worker see sharp increase
- The cost of employer-paid health insurance averaged of $2.59 per hour per worker in 2005, an increase of more than 61%, or about $1 per hour, since 1999, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study. Health care costs also comprise a growing...
- Facing top talent shortage, senior execs going freelance
- The shifting demographics of the workplace are opening the door to a new kind of freelancer: the temporary senior manager. As the shortage of senior managers grows, executives are choosing to go on their own and embrace the flexibility of the...
- D&O premiums fall 19% in first quarter
- The average directors’ and officers’ liability premium fell 19% in the first quarter, according to a benchmarking survey of members of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. While the D&O price decrease was the biggest recorded by the survey...
- CFOs react to recession concerns
- Recession worries are prompting CFOs to cut back on hiring and spending, according to a newly released survey of 200 corporate CFOs by Financial Executives International and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. Forty-six percent of the...
- Study: Compliance, risk management spending to pass $32B
- Companies will spend more than $32 billion on governance, risk management and compliance in 2008, according to a new study. Read the article. More news Child & Featured Article List
- More American adults delaying major life decisions because of financial concerns
- Four in 10 American adults—41%—are holding off on major life decisions either because they are financially strapped or worried about the U.S. economy, according to an AICPA-sponsored poll. The decisions include home ownership, higher education,...
- Employers plan to become more involved in employee health care
- The number of employers who say they will become more involved in managing the health of their employees on an individual basis increased 25% in 2007 as they try to control health care costs in a slowing economy, according to two research reports...
- Employee benefit expenses rising
- Study from U.S. Chamber details cost trends The average dollar amount that employees received in benefits increased from $18,489 in 2005 to $21,527 in 2006, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2007 employee benefits study. Medically related...
- Delaying the Vista transition
- By Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP CPA firms have been discussing the transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista for the past year, but few, if any, have actually made the switch beyond testing a few workstations. Microsoft initially targeted Jan....
- CFOs expect recession & rise in inflation
- Seventy-five percent (75%) of CFOs expect a recession to begin this year, according to the first quarter 2008 Duke University/CFO magazine Global Business Outlook survey. The survey gathers the economic forecast from CFOs from global public and...
- Are immaterial amounts ever material?
- By Gary D. Zeune, CPA According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the average organization loses 6% of revenue, or $9 per day per employee, to fraud and abuse. Think about how many dollars in sales it takes to recoup that. So why...
- Study: Rising health care costs gobbling up workers' take-home pay
- It's no secret that the cost of health care for employers and employees has dramatically increased over the years. A new study, however, suggests these ballooning expenses may now also be depressing employees' actual take-home pay. Employers now...
- Poll: Recruiting remains CFOs' top concern
- Recruiting experienced professionals remains a concern for many companies, a nationwide survey from Robert Half Management Resources shows. One in five chief financial officers polled recently said finding skilled staff will be their greatest...
- CPAs nationwide are pessimistic about economy
- CPAs who are senior financial executives expressed pessimism in the U.S. economy and expectations of continuing declines, according to a new survey by the AICPA . Pessimists outnumbered optimists for the first time since the AICPA began...
- Top 10 concerns of CFOs
- CFOs expressed concern about a wide range of issues in the most recent Duke University/CFO magazine Global Business Outlook Survey , but above all they fear that an array of intensifying economic pressures will finally affect U.S. consumers and...
- 10 ways that take the “success” out of succession planning
- Executives and employees alike often disparage the lack of visible and effective results in the organization's succession-planning process. This holds true whether the process is formal or casual, highly transparent or secretive. The following...
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