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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Retail Industry Pushes for Tax Reform
November 14, 2012Lowering the corporate tax rate on retailers could create more than 327,000 jobs in the first... Read more »
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2.1M Workers May Lose Unemployment Insurance in December
November 12, 2012An estimated 2.1 million workers are in danger of losing their unemployment insurance by the end... Read more »
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CBIZ Finds Small Business Employment Stabilizing
November 6, 2012After a significant setback in September hiring at small businesses, the jobs situation appeared... Read more »
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ADP Sees Gains in Financial Sector Hiring in October
November 5, 2012Payroll giant ADP reported that hiring in the financial activities sector increased by 9,000 in... Read more »
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Intuit Says Small Business Employment Declined Since May
October 31, 2012According to the latest edition of Intuit Inc.’s Small Business Revenue and Employment... Read more »
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Hurricane Sandy Threatens $20 Billion in U.S. Economic Damages
October 29, 2012Hurricane Sandy may cause as much as $20 billion in economic damage and losses as the biggest... Read more »
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Business Execs Feeling Less Optimistic about Economy
October 25, 2012Only 19 percent of top executives at U.S. businesses are feeling optimistic about the health of... Read more »
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ADP Teams with Moody’s on Employment Report
October 24, 2012Payroll giant ADP is partnering with Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s influential chief... Read more »
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Finance Execs Concerned about Fiscal Cliff
October 16, 2012Financial executives who manage corporate treasuries are becoming increasingly concerned about... Read more »
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October Accountants Confidence Index -- Executive Summary
October 11, 2012Editor-in-chief Dan Hood gives an executive summary of our October ACI, as the ACI itself passes... Read more »
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Grant Thornton Rates U.S. as 10th Best Economy for Growing Businesses
October 11, 2012Grant Thornton has ranked the United States in 10th place among 50 national economies for growing... Read more »
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CBIZ Sees Drop in September Small Business Employment
October 5, 2012CBIZ found a decline in small business employment in September among its payroll clients,... Read more »
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Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.8% as Employers Add 114,000 Jobs
October 5, 2012Employers added only 114,000 jobs in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported... Read more »
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Accountants Confidence Index - October 2012
October 5, 2012The 3-month and 6-month readings are averages of the ERC's growth predictions, weighted most... 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.
