Economic Developments
The latest news can be found here about the economic recovery, including hiring trends, unemployment figures, business growth and macroeconomic indicators.
Management Accountants Feel Better about Global Economy
CEOs, CFOs and other senior management accountants have a cautious, yet increasingly positive outlook for the global economy over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Read more »
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Payroll Tax Hike Hasn’t Dimmed Consumer Confidence
March 25, 2013More than half of working Americans either have not noticed or been unaffected by the January 1... Read more »
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Private Companies Grew Sales in February
March 25, 2013U.S. privately held companies saw their sales grow approximately 9.7 percent in February,... Read more »
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Shareholders Expected to Discuss Cyberattacks and Fraud at Annual Meetings This Year
March 13, 2013Cyberattacks, fraud in foreign markets, global economic conditions, M&A plans and the sequester... Read more »
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Unemployment Edges Down to 7.7% as Employers Add 236,000 Jobs in February
March 8, 2013The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 7.7 percent as employment increased by 236,000 in... Read more »
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Accountants Grow Even More Confident
March 7, 2013The profession's confidence in the U.S. economy is growing even more strongly than before,... Read more »
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Employees Lose Ground on Financial Wellbeing
March 7, 2013Fewer corporate workers have sufficient cash flow and emergency funds on hand, according to a new... Read more »
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Accountants Confidence Index -- March 2013
March 7, 2013The 3-month and 6-month readings are averages of the ERC's growth predictions, weighted most... Read more »
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CPA Execs Feel Less Downbeat about Economy
March 7, 2013CPA business executives are feeling significantly less pessimistic about the U.S. economy and... Read more »
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ADP Finds Private Sector Added 198,000 Jobs in February
March 6, 2013Employment in the private sector rose by 198,000 jobs in February, according to payroll giant... Read more »
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Consumer Spending in U.S. Climbs Even as Taxes Hurt Incomes
March 5, 2013Consumer spending in the U.S. rose in January even as incomes dropped by the most in 20 years,... Read more »
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Intuit Finds Small Businesses Added 15,000 Jobs in February
March 4, 2013Intuit found that small businesses with fewer than 20 employees added 15,000 jobs in February, a... Read more »
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CFOs Feeling More Optimistic This Year
February 28, 2013CFOs began the year with improved optimism toward the global and U.S. economies and their... Read more »
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Letting the Sequester Fester
February 27, 2013Less than two months ago Washington escaped from the doomsday scenario of the looming... Read more »
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Private Companies See Sales Growing
February 26, 2013Private companies across the U.S. continued to grow their sales and expand their net profit... Read more »
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Tax Season by the Numbers
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The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
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The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
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