Accounting
The 2013 List of the Best Accounting Firms for Women
Two professional groups focused on promoting the success of women accounting professionals have announced an annual list of the nation's best accounting firm's for women professionals.
Report looks at FASB’s Proposed Accounting Standards for Leases
Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) proposed accounting standards for leases.
Small nonprofits getting cut in healthcare tax credit
Due to the federal budget impasse, certain small non-profits nationwide will see an 8.7 percent cut in a federal tax credit they have received since 2010 for providing health care insurance for their employees.
Mortgage industry seeing highest job growth in 5 years
Mortgage employers expanded their monthly payrolls, making a significant gain over the past year. The last time mortgage staffing was this strong was during the George W. Bush administration.
Report: Low wages put many WalMart workers on assistance
WalMart Stores Inc. wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of congressional Democrats.
In attempt to avoid bankruptcy, Detroit offers creditors less than 10 percent
Detroit's attempt to avoid bankruptcy will hit a critical stage next week as emergency manager Kevyn Orr brings together dozens of creditors to present a stark offer: less than 10 cents on the dollar for the loans, bonds, retiree obligations and other debts that have been strangling the city for years.
New Florida law speeds up foreclosure process
In the week before Florida Gov. Rick Scott's deadline to sign a bill that would speed up the state's residential mortgage foreclosure process, bank employees flooded his inbox with a form letter urging his approval.
Hard Times for the GPS Market
These are not easy times for the commercial GPS marketplace. That may seem peculiar to those who have grown up with these devices.