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Valuation: Teach Clients To Treat Their Businesses As An Investment
To grow your business valuation services, consider helping your clients learn how to treat their business like an investment. Doing so can generate repeat valuation engagements while boosting your role as a trusted advisor.
Some Retailers Lagging Behind on Accepting New Chip Credit Cards
Over the past year, most banks and financial institutions issued replacement cards containing the chip. Many retailers have added chip card readers at their stores but aren't yet using the technology.
GASB Statement Provides Guidance on Reporting of Component Units
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has a new statement about how certain component units incorporated as not-for-profit corporations should be presented in the financial statements of the primary state or local government.
Investors Bullish on Real Estate in 2016
Investors continue to be optimistic in their 2016 outlook for the U.S. real estate market, with 91 percent expecting real estate fundamentals to be about the same or better during the year ahead, according to KPMG’S 2016 Real Estate Industry Outlook.
New FASB Guidance Focuses on Lease Accounting
“The new guidance responds to requests from investors and other financial statement users for a more faithful representation of an organization’s leasing activities,” stated FASB Chair Russell G. Golden.
The Great Tech Crash of 2016
Everyone loves a good disaster story. From shifting tectonic plates to the zombie apocalypse, it is great fun to spin a story of impending disaster, including the impending crash of the technology sector and its stocks.
Investors Increasingly Wary of Volatile Markets
Eighty percent of financial advisors reported that fear is the primary motivator for their clients, up from 51% in Q1 2015, reflecting escalating concerns over the steep increase in volatility across global markets. Additionally, nearly half (44%) of ...
Poor Finances Prevent 45% of Non-Homeowners from Buying Homes
Almost half of non-homeowners say their financial situation stands in their way of purchasing a home, according to a new Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE) report. 29% say they can't afford a down payment and 16% say their credit isn't good enough to qualify ...