A conservative sounding expansion strategy is creating some non-conservatively dramatic growth for Aurora, Ill.-based Sikich.Advertisement

Corporate tax departments appear to need additional resources to effectively address tax risks in today’s highly regulated environment, according to results from a recent survey by Tax Executives Institute (TEI) and KPMG LLP. “Tax has been a source of material weaknesses as reported under Sarbanes-Oxley 404,” Brad Brown, KPMG’s national Tax leader for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, said in a prepared statement announcing the results.

Great chief executive officers (CEOs) strive to build high commitment, high performance companies. Few companies, however, are able to do it and fewer are able to sustain.

Ron Baker, the driving force behind the accounting profession’s migration to value pricing, in which rates are based on the value that clients perceive they receive, has raised the level of his argument for this dramatic shift in how accountants think.Baker became an accounting profession celebrity of sorts and a coveted public speaker in 1998 with the publication of his first book, “The Professional's Guide To Value Pricing,” which postulates that accountants and other business services professionals create value for their clients and that is what they should price for, as opposed to

Worker confidence among accounting and finance professionals increased 2.0 points, to 110.8, during April, according to the Hudson Employment Index. This reading is significantly higher than last April’s 103.7 level.