Accounting
Certify Enhances Its Cloud Expense Management System
Cloud-based travel and expense management software provider Certify has added several new features geared toward large enterprise customers. The new features are designed to help accountants and executives analyze T&E spending more efficiently while ...
Sales Forecast for Retailers Looks Bright this Holiday Season
Will it be a boom or a bust for retailers this holiday season? A new survey shows that steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year. “Income, wage and job growth are positive indicators heading into the holiday season,” said Daniel Bachman, Deloitte’s senior U.S. economist, referencing […]
Survey: Corporate Directors Need to be More Involved in IT and Cybersecurity Oversight
Corporate boards need to be more involved in social media oversight, cybersercurity frameworks and how businesses use IT consultants, according to a new survey of corporate directors.
Business Leaders Should Rethink Approach to Value Chain
Not properly mitigating risk when expanding to emerging markets, lacking an accurate understanding of the impact of natural capital and failing to create the proper ethical culture can all prove to be weak links in a company’s value chain.
How Per Diem Rates Can Simplify Travel Expense Reporting
The IRS has just announced new federal per diem travel rates for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015), which spans October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Unlike many other previous years, when per diem rates were typically bumped up just a dollar or two or not
3 Must-Know Tips for Deducting Business Entertainment
There’s nothing new about taxpayers mixing business with pleasure. For instance, a business executive might paint the town red after he or she signs a six-figure contract with a client or customer. Is the cost of entertaining the client or customer ...
Concur to be Acquired by SAP
SAP, the international developer of enterprise software and customer relationship management systems, has reached an agreement to acquire travel and expense management company Concur, the companies announced early Friday.
Mid-Market CFOs Taking More Strategic Role in Companies
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) at large organizations have undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, assuming more strategic responsibilities in addition to their traditional finance and accounting tasks. Now it appears that mid-market co