Accounting

When a series of loan defaults in 2007 and 2008 plunged much of the world into a financial crisis, many of the "too big to fail" financial giants, the same ones that supplied the individual and business loans our economy relied on, were forced to complete

Who are the most influential leaders in professional accounting? Increasingly, they are female professionals who are engaged in public practice, consultants or developing the technologies that help all accounting pros be more efficient and productive.

The Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) has launched a television advertising campaign to urge lawmakers on the imminent threat posed by China's online mega-retailer—Alibaba—as it enters the U.S. retail market. Retailers are imploring the ...

The UC “Accounting is our LIFO” team competed against 5,000 students from 95 colleges and universities around the country.

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to fund independent academic research on auditing-related topics.

Today marks the arrival of Small Business Saturday, the fifth annual national event co-sponsored by American Express to encourage holiday shoppers to spend some of their cash at locally-owned storefronts in their neighborhood.

Expectations from business owners and clients have changed. This is particularly true with accounting software and the impact on traditional write-up services.

I go to a lot of accounting conferences. Frequently I'm a speaker, talking as one practicing accountant to other accountants about improving communication with their clients and colleagues. Over the years, I've noticed a few problems with these conferences that I would like to rectify.