October 23, 2013
Intacct Kicks Off Annual Customer and Partner Conference in Vegas
Intacct Advantage 2013 Celebrates Intacct Customer and Partner Success - Sharing Best Practices and New Product Innovations to Accelerate Growth
October 20, 2013
How to Maximize Financial Analysis and Reporting
Businesses often want to see how their company’s financial performance stacks up against the competition, but it’s difficult for accountants to find quality data on comparable, private companies.
October 14, 2013
3 Tips to Have Better Meetings with Your Clients
Client meetings are an integral part of being a great accountant. The most important of these meetings is often when you’re tasked with presenting the client with your financial analysis. Making the most of this meeting can do wonders for establishing client trust and retention.
September 30, 2013
CCH Releases New Financial Reporting Brief App
The new CCH Financial Reporting Brief app for Apple and Android devices delivers trustworthy and timely news updates covering accounting, audit, regulatory and government action developments.
September 24, 2013
Report Shows Slow Growth for Private Companies
Privately held companies are growing sales at an annual rate of less than 4 percent in 2013, according to financial statements, according to preliminary estimates in the latest Sageworks Private Company Report today, a quarterly update on the health and state of privately held U.S. companies.
September 3, 2013
The baggage-free CFO: 5 ways to profit
Recently we did a survey of the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) professionals who use The Sellability Score and asked them what makes a business attractive to an acquirer. The M&A experts said businesses that have a management team in place are much more attractive to buyers than owner-dependent companies.
August 19, 2013
IRS now offers online FATCA registrations
Organizations that must register with the Internal Revenue Service under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) can now do so online at the taxing agency's website, the IRS announced on Monday. FACTA is usually required by financial institutions.
July 14, 2013
Accounting firms face challenges advising clients on new financial reporting framework
Thomson Reuters Survey Identifies Challenges Accounting Firms Face as They Advise Clients on AICPA’s New Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities
July 9, 2013
How Entrepreneurs Should Use Their Accountants
Being entrepreneurial doesn’t end at starting a business; it means constantly striving to perfect your business model and quickly and continually adapting to change.
June 28, 2013
The Accountant’s Second Most Important Financial Statement
Business owners don’t have a boss to give them feedback, so many use their annual Profit & Loss (P&L) statement as their performance evaluation.
June 12, 2013
Why Some Companies Overhold Cash Reserves
As some U.S. corporations rankle investors by holding unprecedented levels of cash, research from the University of Michigan indicates that the CEO's prior job experience could have something to do with it.
May 27, 2013
Information When, Where, and on What Device YOU Want It
I don’t know if it’s just me (I’m assuming I’m not alone in this), but my information consumption habits have changed drastically over the past few years. Less than five years ago I would gather up all my monthly trade publications and while sitting with a cup of coffee flip through the pages, reading the…