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New presidents, new products; overall the past week was all about the vendors topping the news and as ever Im pleased to offer my take.
October 7 -
Epicor Software Corp. has named Joseph L. Cowan president and chief executive, replacing Pervez Qureshi who is stepping down to pursue new opportunities according to the company.
October 7 -
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Robert Coplan, a former Ernst & Young LLP executive convicted of selling illegal tax shelters that cost the federal government as much as $2 billion.
October 7 -
Epicor Software Corporation has released Epicor HCM version 5.8, its human capital management product now designed with expanded country-specific functionality for Australia, New Zealand and the UK, and enhancements to goal measurement and reporting.
October 7 -
Phyllis Graydon has picked up the title of partner at Scott & Co. LLC. The firm also appointed her Upstate managing partner.
October 7 -
Mortimer Caplin, who served as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in the Kennedy administration and the early months of the Johnson administration, sees problems ahead for taxpayers and practitioners from the government shutdown.
October 7 -
I dont think I would be going too far out on a limb to say that the vast majority of accountants did not become accountants so they could get into marketing or sales.
October 7 -
The development of professional organizations for accountants is seen as a key tool for global, regional and national development, according to a new report.
October 4 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans to host a series of public roundtable meetings to gauge feedback on its proposed accounting standards for insurance contracts.
October 4 -
The CFA Institute has released the results of a survey of investor attitudes toward the varying proposals by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board for accounting for expected credit losses.
October 4 -
Check out the digital edition of the October 2013 issue of Accounting Today.
October 4 -
AccountMate Software Corporation plans to release AccountMate Everywhere Mobile, a mobile application designed for all tablets, laptops and smartphones by the end of this year.
October 4 -
CCH has made several improvements to its ProSystem fx Engagement and Knowledge Coach products, designed to make it easier for audit professionals to monitor and report trial balance activity on multiple funds while ensuring compliance.
October 4 -
Jody Padar of New Vision CPA Group and Jennifer Warawa of Sage North America feel the heat of Death Valley and Furnace Creek as they travel across the Nevada desert on the Sage Listens Tour RV and they liken it to the knowledge that CPAs need to share about practice management.
October 3 -
With the opening of health insurance exchanges and marketplaces this week under the Affordable Care Act, accountants and other professional service providers are being urged to pursue doctors offices as clients, especially as the prognosis for their financial health is expected to remain positive.
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Oh what Id give to get a good nights sleep. Weve heard that before, maybe even said it ourselves, especially during tax season. But tax preparer Joyce Linzy was prepared to spend money to make it happen.
October 3 -
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The former presidents of Hunter Group CPA were honored for their leadership roles during the firms 60th anniversary ceremonial dinner by the Bergen Chapter of the NJSCPA.
October 3 -
Mr. and Mrs. Friedberg were just another couple of average married taxpayers like any other married taxpayers happily minding their own business until the IRS decided to wage a war of terror on them.
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