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Sensiba San Filippo: Winner of Fittest Accounting Firm 51+ Members

02/06/2012 - 12:04 - 471 reads

Tax season is the ultimate deadline. Most CPAs agree that the unrelenting hours spent glued to their computers, slugging coffee, and downing microwave meals in the company break room take a toll on their physical and emotional balance sheet.

Most Say It's Wrong to Cheat on Taxes; Some Say It's Okay

02/03/2012 - 13:31 - 300 reads

Most taxpayers – the vast majority, in fact – say they would never cheat on their taxes and that it's wrong to do so. However, to 8 percent of taxpayers polled, it's okay to cheat "as much as possible."

2011 Accounting Graduates Earning Average Salaries of $50,000

01/31/2012 - 10:34 - 16722 reads

Accounting grads in 2011, earned starting salaries that exceeded those in nearly every other field except engineering and computer science. Overall, the average salary was $41,701, but accounting majors earned an average of $50,500, which is up 3.7 percent from 2010, according to the 2012 NACE survey.

The Economy – Americans Feeling Better, CEOs Feeling Gloomy

01/30/2012 - 18:20 - 535 reads

Is the economy getting better or worse? It depends on who you ask. Two recent polls show that Americans are beginning to feel a bit better about the economy, but CEOs are feeling gloomy. For the first time in almost a year, more Americans say the economy is getting better than those who say it’s getting worse.

KPMG Repair Regulations Survey – Tax Execs Unsure of Business Impact

01/30/2012 - 13:22 - 837 reads

Tax executives are unsure what impact the IRS’s recently released “Repair Regulations” might have on their businesses, but they expect the new rules to be more difficult to administer or comply with in practice, according to results of a survey conducted by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm.

Small Accounting Firms Can Capitalize on Their Size to Compete with Big Regional Firms

12/20/2011 - 13:04 - 1424 reads - 1 comment

A survey conducted by the Public Affairs Council shows that 90 percent of the 1,753 adult participants have a "somewhat or very favorable view" of small businesses, versus 61 percent who feel that way about major companies.

AICPA Panelists Examine Economic Outlook Survey Findings: CPA Leaders Remain Somewhat Pessimistic about US Economy

12/16/2011 - 13:02 - 1133 reads

AICPA Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey measured nine components All nine components showed modest improvement in the fourth quarter Survey revealed increased optimism that the US economy will improve in 2012 AICPA Webcast, "Looking Ahead to 2012: Progress of Paralysis?" covering the survey to be made available

CFOs Expect to Increase Hiring for Accounting and Finance Employees in Fourth Quarter

11/02/2011 - 12:19 - 1666 reads

Chief financial officers surveyed recently forecast an increase in hiring during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Results of 2011 Rosenberg MAP Survey released

08/19/2011 - 10:10 - 1546 reads

The Rosenberg Survey team is pleased to announce that results are in for the 2011 MAP Survey. Overall, the survey reveals a trend that many firms are reinvesting in the future.

IMA survey finds slight increase in salaries for finance and accounting professionals

07/07/2011 - 12:13 - 4515 reads - 5 comments

The Institute of Management Accountants' recent salary survey found that, while salary increases were moderate in 2010, accountants holding professional certification have greater earning power than those with no certification.