Firm Management

January 22, 2014 

U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 30,250 during the month of December 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. BThe report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data.

January 21, 2014 

The leaders of Ashland, Kentucky's two largest CPA firms have announced they will join forces this summer.

January 21, 2014 

You probably know that non-exempt employees are covered under FLSA, which imposes requirements for overtime and other aspects of employment. Exempt employees, on the other hand, are not subject to FLSA.

James Paille

January 21, 2014 

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

January 21, 2014 

The American Institute of CPAs today recognized Steven Levey, CPA/PFS, CGMA, with the AICPA Special Recognition Award for 2014. The Institute presents the award to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to a particular area of the profession.

January 21, 2014 

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…

January 21, 2014 

Ronald Storch of Berdon LLP in New York joins respected accountants from around the world on TIAG’s Advisory Board.

January 21, 2014 

The owner of an accounting practice in Dowagiac, Michigan, who misrepresented himself as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was ordered to pay a hefty amount of restitution and serve the next year on probation.

January 20, 2014 

A decade ago, having a strong brand was all about unity. As long as your firm’s visual identity and communications were cohesive your brand was considered effective.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

January 20, 2014 

Accounting firms are repositories of personal information and have become targets for criminal hackers. They are like an auto accident waiting to happen.

January 20, 2014 

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.

January 20, 2014 

I visited Arizona last summer, where the temperatures hit 119 degrees in the afternoon and didn’t much cool at night. They call it “dry heat.” I called it Apache Territory.

Dave McClure