January 23, 2013
A Mt. Pleasant, PA, bookkeeper will spend nearly one year in jail after she was sentenced Tuesday for embezzling more than $400,000 from a Greensburg accounting firm to buy scratch-off lottery tickets.
January 23, 2013
The resurgence of students interested in accounting careers has been notable over the past few years. The University of the Pacific' Eberhardt School of Business is one of many colleges expanding accounting degree programs to meet this demand.
January 23, 2013
It is a global economy, of course, and worries over the economy aren’t restricted only to the United States, or very troubled countries like Greece and Spain. A new survey by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, our norther neighbor’s equivalent to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, show that money worries are motivating...…
January 22, 2013
There are 10 Certified Public Accountants serving in Congress.
January 22, 2013
City accounting staff in Tampa under fire for incorrect death benefit payment.
January 21, 2013
Boomers and seniors are eating out more, their kids are doing so less.
January 21, 2013
Since 2005, tepid economic growth and high foreclosure rates have depressed home prices, bloating inventories and preventing start activity. In 2013, economists are revising nearly a decade of pessimism and forecasting growth throughout the residential construction industry.
January 18, 2013
The Bay Area economy in 2012 powered to its strongest job performance since the dot-com boom, a clear indication that the region has banished the most recent recession, state labor officials reported Friday. For all of 2012, the Bay Area added 91,400 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state’s Employment Development...…
January 18, 2013
Retailers are facing a serious challenge: Change -- or die. But how exactly? Responding to the digital revolution was the vexing problem pondered by retail executives and industry experts alike this week at the National Retail Federation convention.
January 18, 2013
Coastal Delaware is a $6.9 billion business, two University of Delaware professors say.
January 16, 2013
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing this afternoon announced details of a tax amnesty program for people and companies that owe income taxes to the city, giving deadbeats until Feb. 22 to pay up without penalty.
January 16, 2013
The Illinois CPA Society has opened the application period for scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year. Illinois college students pursuing an accounting degree with plans to become a Certified Public Accountant can apply for the following scholarships: