The number of jobs in the private sector grew by 192,000 last month, while annual pay increased 5.0% year over year, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday. The service-providing sector added 145,000 in April, including 22,000 in professional and services such as accounting and tax preparation, 16,000 jobs in the financial
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy board of directors selected Daniel J. Dustin, CPA, as NASBA’s next president and CEO. Dustin’s tenure as president and CEO will start Aug. 1, 2024, after Ken Bishop, the current president and CEO, retires. “I was fortunate to meet Dan more than
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy board of directors selected Daniel J. Dustin, CPA, as NASBA’s next president and CEO. Dustin’s tenure as president and CEO will start Aug. 1, 2024, after Ken Bishop, the current president and CEO, retires. “I was fortunate to meet Dan more than
With the announcement that “The Accountant” is getting a sequel (while the original 2011 Ben Affleck-helmed action thriller tops the Netflix charts), we at Accounting Today got to thinking about the most memorable on-screen accountants. Fortunately, despite the urge to stereotype members of the profession, this list represents some diversity
U.S. government contracts account for over $700 billion annually, a significant portion of which hinges on the ability of contractors to “establish and maintain an acceptable accounting system,” which includes “timekeeping” and “labor distribution.” Failure to maintain an acceptable accounting system may result in the withholding of payments from the
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’m not going to name names, but over the past 25 years of practicing accounting, I’ve run across a fair number of business owners who are tax cheats. These are the people that are playing what I call “audit roulette.” They are
Whom does it belong to? How did it get there? Why? The more legislators dig, the murkier things seem to get.
This article originally appeared on Business Insider. The accountant shortage is so bad that companies are delaying filing key mandatory reports. On Friday, Tupperware said it didn’t have enough accountants to get its annual report out on time. The storage container manufacturer is the latest on a growing list of
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Whether you went into your business with open eyes or have been kicking and screaming about the parts you don’t like, expense management is essential to keeping the lights on and creditors (and the tax man) away. Failing to manage your expenses
The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to pursue targeted improvements to its rules for accounting for and disclosing software costs, instead of a single overarching model. During a meeting Wednesday, board members and staff discussed research done by the staff and the direction of the project, which had initially set