November 26, 2012
4 reasons undergraduate accounting programs should add CPA exam review
Few colleges make it a curricular priority to actually include the review and test preparation process needed to pass examination and obtain licensure as a CPA.
November 26, 2012
Black Friday Weekend Boom! Holiday sales up 10 percent over 2011
More than 35 million Americans hit stores and websites on Thursday. Sales hit $59 billion.
November 18, 2012
2012 Review of Thomson Reuters – Accounting CS
Thomson Reuters – Accounting CS800-968-8900www.cs.thomson.com From the Nov. 2012 review of client write-up systems. Best Fit: Professional accounting firms seeking write-up and full trial balance functionality as part of a broader integrated professional suite of programs for tax, client accounting, document management and other services. Strengths: Thorough integration with other CS Professional Suite programs Client-side...…
November 15, 2012
Survey Finds Compensation, Retirement and Benefits Remain Stable as Uncertainty Prevails
Benefits costs still #1 factor in total reward decisions; recruiting employees increasing in importance.
November 14, 2012
Housing improves but is in jeopardy
No longer forced to narrate the train wreck that home sales became in the past five years, real estate economist Lawrence Yun smiled a bit Friday while speaking to reporters during the National Association of Realtors convention.
November 12, 2012
National Debt Impacting Business Hiring Plans
The U.S. debt is weighing on business owners as they consider adding workers and making other investments, according to a new survey by Sageworks, a financial information company. In the survey, accounting and banking professionals were asked how the national debt affects businesses’ hiring and investment plans.
November 11, 2012
Holiday shopping season arriving earlier for retailers
Tthe National Retail Federation projects that sales during the traditional holiday shopping period (defined as November and December) will rise 4.1 percent, to $586.1 billion.
November 6, 2012
Wiley Acquires Efficient Learning Systems Inc., Provider of CPAexcel and Other Products
ELS’ flagship product, CPAexcel, comprises online self-study, videos, mobile apps, and sophisticated planning tools and has helped over 65,000 professionals prepare for the CPA exam.
October 31, 2012
BMRG Announces Plans to Connect with Cloud9 Real Time and CloudSway
Jennifer Katrulya, CPA.CITP, CGMA, President and CEO of BMRG, LLC, announced plans to join Cloud9 Real Time and CloudSway, LLC to expand the products, services and educational offerings available for firms.
October 29, 2012
2012 Review of Serenic Navigator
Serenic Software, Inc. – Serenic Navigator 877-737-3642 www.serenic.com From the Nov. 2012 Review of Nonprofit Accounting Systems. Best Fit – Serenic Navigator from Serenic Software is designed for mid to large sized nonprofit organizations, Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) and government entities. Serenic offers an integrated financial system and the availability of Navigator Online, designed for smaller...…
October 29, 2012
2012 Review of Sage 100 Fund Accounting
Sage North America — Sage 100 Fund Accounting800-811-0961 www.sagefundaccounting.com From the Nov. 2012 Review of Nonprofit Accounting Systems. Best Fit: Sage 100 Fund Accounting (formerly Sage MIP Fund Accounting) is well-suited for mid-sized nonprofit organizations and government entities that require extensive budgeting and grant management capability. Sage 100 Fund Accounting is a comprehensive financial software...…
October 29, 2012
2012 Review of QuickBooks Premier Nonprofit Edition
Intuit Inc. — QuickBooks Premier Nonprofit Edition866-379-6636www.quickbooks.com From the Nov. 2012 Review of Nonprofit Accounting Systems. Best Fit: QuickBooks is ideally designed for the smaller nonprofit organization that is looking for a solid accounting nonprofit solution, good reporting capability with limited expense. QuickBooks Premier Nonprofit offers small nonprofits affordable access to the power of QuickBooks...…