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Avalara Adds Generative Chat to Bolster Support and Product Experiences for Customers and Partners
What Can be Done About the Accounting Talent Shortage?
SafeSend Unveils New AI-Powered Tools for Tax and Accounting Professionals
TaxPlanIQ Users Have Achieved Over $1B in Tax Savings with Tax Planning Software
5 Ways Accountants Can Boost Their Soft Skills
If you’re like many accountants, you’ve noticed the increasing need for interpersonal abilities in your job. As you collaborate more frequently across the business, you must focus on building solid relationships with non-finance colleagues.
Surprise: College Students Not As Financially Prepared As They Think
The survey found that, despite the nearly universal feeling among college students about the importance of personal financial management skills – 99 percent said they were either extremely or very important –they are not actively taking steps to ...
9 Essential Tips for Managing Remote Workers
While the benefits of greater staff autonomy typically outweigh the potential disadvantages, managers need to adjust their strategies to make things work when team members are offsite. Here are some do’s and don’ts of managing remote workers.
Prepare for the Remote Worker
As the number of companies offering workplace flexibility and remote work arrangements continues to grow, the likelihood that your firm will get the request to work outside the office (or already has) is quite high. Ensuring that you’re prepared for ...
Accounting Salaries To Rise 4.7% in 2016
Among the five fields tracked, the technology sector is projected to see the greatest pay gains, with base salaries rising an average of 5.3 percent. Accounting and finance roles followed, with anticipated average compensation increases of 4.7 percent.
Profits Up At U.S. Accounting Firms
Have profit margins, as measured by equity partner profits as a percent of revenue, been declining at firms over the last 10 years or so?
Small Businesses Jobs Increased by 85,000 in August
Private sector small business employment increased by 85,000 jobs from July to August according to the August ADP Small Business Report. Due to the important contribution that small businesses make to economic growth, employment data that are ...
Business Leaders Less Optimistic on U.S. Economy Says AICPA Survey
Only 48 percent of respondents expressed optimism about the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, down from 52 percent last quarter and well below the first quarter mark of 68 percent. The impact of a global economic slowdown and domestic regulatory ...