Accounting
Report: Prices Rising Faster than Wages
Food prices are rising. And inflation, that word common in American conversation 25 years ago, is eating up wage gains.
AICPA Offers New Education Website
The American Institute of CPAs has launched a new website designed to spark a profession-wide reevaluation of how CPAs engage in lifelong learning and measure competency in a fast-changing world.
Exact Partners with Logicbroker for Enhanced Supply Chain Management
Small business management software maker Exact has is partnering with Logicbroker to give customers greater visibility into their extended supply chain through integrated storefront e-commerce, shipping, and electronic data interchange (EDI).
Indiana Board of Accountancy to Permit Competency-Based Education for CPA License Renewal
Indiana has become the first state to permit competency-based education to qualify for CPA license renewal. The Indiana Board of Accountancy and Indiana CPA Society have partnered on the new pilot program, and the change was facilitated through work of the CPA Center of Excellence. Announced last week, the CPA Center of Excellence has been established as a source for competency assessment, competency enhancement and intelligent collaboration for CPAs.
CCH IntelliConnect Direct Now Available to All Professionals
Tax and accounting technology developer Wolters Kluwer, CCH has made its new CCH IntelliConnect Direct available to all professionals. The system, which provides a universal research interface that offers anytime, anywhere access to accurate, reliable, and continuously updated U.S. and global tax, accounting and regulatory information and guidance, had been in limited beta availability. It works on desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices.
Finance Teams Expand Duties in Response to Business Complexity
The role of finance teams is expanding beyond the traditional areas of accounting and financial reporting, according to a new survey by the AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Taxes Remain Biggest Issue Impacting Small Businesses
If there was a Letterman Top 10 list for the things that make small business owners have a migraine, the number one spot would be the U.S. tax structure.
Founders of JDJ Resources Start New Firm
Boston-based JDJ Family Office Services, which provides administrative multi-family office and personal CFO services to high net worth individuals and families, will retain its entire 21-person staff and continue to deliver the same suite of customized services to its existing and expanding client base.