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This widespread dissatisfaction could be due to the fact that nearly 70 percent of finance leaders use a “last year plus percentage” budgeting technique, which is based on prior year figures plus a percentage to take into account planned business growth.

CFOs were asked, "In your opinion, how attractive is a career in consulting to senior-level accounting and finance executives?" Their responses:

Modeling Cloud provides a bridge between operational and financial planning processes to help companies drive better organizational alignment and achieve greater business agility.

The decrease in IPO activity was particularly felt among middle market companies (companies with market caps between $10 million and $2 billion post IPO) which saw only 27 IPOs in Q1 2015, compared to 62 in Q1 2014. Moreover, if annual IPO activity ...

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

Accounting clients are always looking for more from their experience. One way firms can create better experiences is through niche services. Some firms focus on a specific industry or narrowly-defined tax, assurance and advisory services. The success of a

The accounting firm of Marks Paneth LLP has acquired Fischer Barr & Wissinger, LLC, a Parsippany, New Jersey-based full service accounting firm, effective February 1, 2015. With this acquisition, Marks Paneth, the New York City-based ...

More than half of small business owners say they would prefer to invest in their businesses this year, rather than stockpiling cash, an 18-percent swing in preference since 2010.