Accounting
New Hampshire Enacts Paycheck Fairness Act
The N.H. Paycheck Fairness Act, or Senate Bill 207, eliminates loopholes, increases wage transparency and ensures workers have the resources to earn a fair and equal paycheck without fear of retaliation.
Are There Enough IPOs to Accelerate Growth in Middle Market?
A new report shows that even though IPOs have increased this year, too few are on track for the rest of 2014.
FASB Simplifies Inventory Management Guidelines
As part of an initiative towards simplifying accounting standards, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued two proposed updates that are meant to ease the measurement of inventory and eliminate the requirements for extraordinary items
With Summer Comes Sun and Financial Stress for Many Americans
While summer has traditionally brought with it anticipation of warm weather, beach vacations, and Bar-B-Ques, a new survey shows that it also brings one more thing: financial anxiety. Fifty-nine percent of Americans said their financial tension during the summer matches or exceeds their stress during the year-end holiday season, according to a new telephone survey […]
Americans More Confident in Personal Finances, Savings
Sixty-four percent of respondents have some type of emergency savings – even if it’s less than three months’ expenses, found the latest results of Bankrate's Financial Security Index. The monthly survey also found measures how secure Americans feel about their personal finances compared with 12 months ago and is conducted via telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
Intuit CEO Brad Smith Discusses Small Business Finances with President Obama
Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, which makes QuickBooks, TurboTax and many other personal and small business management systems, met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss how big business and government can work together to support small business. Smith joined other leading executives at a roundtable discussion during which the companies will champion new ways of helping finance small businesses to help them grow and succeed.
National Society of Accountants Announces 2014 Scholarship Winners
A total of 33 students have earned scholarships from the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation. Together, they will receive $34,450 in scholarship awards.
Weekly Jobless Claims Near Lowest in 7 Years
Initial jobless claims fell to near a seven-year low last week in a sign of continued improvement in the labor market.