Accounting
Home prices rising, signal of U.S. housing market growth
Home prices in 20 cities rose in the 12 months to November by the most in more than six years, showing the housing market will play a more central role in the U.S. economic expansion this year.
Americans willing to raise payroll taxes to save Social Security
Even though wage earning taxpayers are already paying an extra 2 percent this year after the expiration of the payroll tax cut, a new survey shows that Americans are willing to pay more to preseve Social Security.
Forensic accounting detects $100k embezzlement: Charges filed
The former manager of a Richland Township, Pennsylvania, business was ordered to stand trial on charges that he embezzled more than $100,000 during a five-year period.
Accounting Relief Receives Significant Enhancements
AccountantsWorld, provider of cloud-based solutions, training and information resources for accounting professionals, recently announced a major update to its cloud-based Accounting Relief solution.
Utica College to offer MBA in Professional Accounting starting this fall
MBA program is intended to meet the growing demand for professional accountants.
Aplos Software Offers Free Accounting Software To New Nonprofits and Churches
Aplos Software, LLC has announced a program that offers nonprofits that were founded in the past 12 months a free six-month subscription to their simple nonprofit accounting software, Aplos Accounting. The free resource for new nonprofits is available at www.aplossoftware.com.
Thomson Reuters Hosts One Million Portals and Counting
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters announced today that it has implemented more than one million portals for staff and clients of accounting firms.
Maryland bookkeeper guilty of $150K embezzlement, tax fraud
A Maryland bookkeeper was sentenced to more than a year in prison for embezzling from a client and not reporting income on her personal tax returns. The federal charges also included interstate transportation of stolen money.