Accounting

 FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

January 22, 2014 

FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued two updates to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that provide alternatives for private companies on the subsequent accounting for goodwill and for interest rate swaps—specifically a simplified hedge accounting approach for certain types of swaps.

 New Print Edition of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Available

January 21, 2014 

New Print Edition of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Available

The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today released an updated print edition of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the single, authoritative source of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations.

 Equality In Employer Health Insurance Plans Delayed

January 21, 2014 

Equality In Employer Health Insurance Plans Delayed

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last few years, you’re well-aware that the massive health care legislation known informally as “Obamacare” by both its detractors and proponents remains the law of the land.

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January 21, 2014 

Michael Hsu, CPA, Explains Virtual CFO Services

W. Michael Hsu of DeepSky talks about the old way entrepreneurs typically dealt with the issue of building an accounting department and then offers the new (and better) way of choosing to outsource it in Part 2 - Entrepreneur & (the Outsourced) Accounting Department

 CPA Exam Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

January 21, 2014 

CPA Exam Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

The second annual Newton D. Becker Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. The scholarship benefits college students who are pursuing the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential, and will award more than $200,000 in financial assistance including 20 full CPA Exam Review scholarships (all four parts of the exam), each valued at $3,360, and additional scholarships…

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January 20, 2014 

One Accounting Firm’s Journey to a Hybrid Cloud

Our accounting firm, like many others is fully networked. All of our desktop PCs, printers and desktop scanners as well as two full size printers/scanners/copiers are connected. We have a dedicated fax line, a fax to email account, several automated email servers that are automated to send and receive emails from clients.