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JPMorgan Chase Officials Testify before Senate about London Whale Blunder
JPMorgan Chase & Co. needs to win back public trust after losses on a derivative portfolio swelled to more than $6.2 billion and eroded confidence in the largest U.S. bank, a company risk manager told lawmakers. Read more »
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App of the Week
April 22, 2013Welcome to our newest feature, App of the Week, where we highlight some of the top business apps... Read more »
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BAASS Merges With Axis Global
April 22, 2013Top Sage North America partners BAASS Business Solutions and Axis Global Partners have merged,... Read more »
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Accountants' Confidence Moderates Somewhat
April 19, 2013The profession's confidence in the U.S. economy moderated somewhat last month, according to the... Read more »
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The Tech Take
April 19, 2013There's a lot to try to make sense of this week, however I feel I'm better suited to offer... Read more »
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Amex Small Business Cards Now Offer Receipt Scanning
April 18, 2013American Express OPEN, the small business payment card issuer division of Amex, has launched... Read more »
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Integrated Reporting Makes Its Debut
April 17, 2013The promise of integrated reporting that combines financial reporting with a host of other... Read more »
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Thomson Reuters Buys TaxWorks Assets of RedGear Technologies
April 16, 2013The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has acquired select assets of the TaxWorks... Read more »
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AccuFund Names Highest Performing Resellers
April 16, 2013Non-profit financial reporting and accounting software maker AccuFund Inc. named six firms to... Read more »
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Alternative Technology Solutions Issues Counterclaim in Epicor Lawsuit
April 15, 2013Alternative Technology Solutions Inc. has issued a formal response regarding the copyright... Read more »
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Industrial Co. Execs Less Interested in SaaS ERP Than Other Methods
April 15, 2013According to a new IFS-sponsored study, executives at mid-to large-sized industrial companies are... Read more »
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Business Leaders Cite Improved Performance in Q1
April 12, 2013U.S. business leaders are indicating significant improvement in their overall optimism about... Read more »
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April Accountants Confidence Index -- Executive Summary
April 12, 2013Editor-in-chief Dan Hood gives an executive summary of our April ACI. Read more »
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KPMG Forms Alliance to Drive Procurement Services
April 10, 2013KPMG has formed a strategic alliance with cloud-based spend optimization product maker Coupa... Read more »
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Women in Accounting: Where are the Leading Ladies?
May 17, 2013
Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
Breaking out of Molds to Get Ahead
May 6, 2013
ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
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Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
