Accounting
Two at Ernst & Young Recognized as Rising Stars
Anthony Carmello and Anthony Swanson named winners in Leadership and Strategy Consulting categories, respectively.
FICO to Release New Credit Scoring System
Credit and business analysis company FICO has announced a change to the well-known FICO Score, the most commonly-used measure of U.S. consumer credit risk. The new scoring system will be available beginning this summer.
GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards
A new online pension implementation toolkit was released today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The toolkit is designed to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards that the GASB approved in June 2012. The toolkit is available at no cost at the GASB website.
Open Systems Partners with Time Tracking System
Open Systems, Inc.and nettime solutions (intentionally lower case) of Scottsdale, Arizona, have entered into an agreement that will integrate Open Systems’ TRAVERSE business and accounting software solution with nettime solutions’ stratustime software to serve payroll and HR departments using TRAVERSE.
Retailer Association Warns Against Minimum Wage Increase
The latest national employment report held some bad news at our nation's retailers, and the National Retail Federation is sounding the alarm about further job declines should minimum wage legislation be passed.
The SMB Cloud Accounting Market is Still a New Frontier
There has been a lot of activity in the online accounting market over the past few years and, according to some vendors, there is a big battle being waged for the minds (and wallets) of small businesses.
Worker Confidence Drops in February
Optimism among American workers declined in the month of February, decreasing 2.7 points to 54.0, according to the most recent Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index.
Business Hiring and Spending Expectations Improve for 2014
AICPA survey finds modest growth in plans for bonuses, training, recruitment and capital investment.