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ACI — January 2020: A soft start

After getting a bump at the end of 2019, the Accountants Confidence Index took a dip for the start of 2020.

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ACI — October 2019: Stopping the slide

After three months of slides, the Accountants Confidence Index turned positive.

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ACI — September 2019: A deeper drop

The Accountants Confidence Index dropped even more steeply for September than in the previous two months.

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ACI — August 2019: Another dip

The Accountants Confidence Index took another slight step down for August.

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Accounting standards

Private companies can learn from public company implementations of the lease accounting standard

By the end of this year, as much as $3 trillion in lease liabilities will have landed on the balance sheets of our nation’s public companies.

By Mark Davis

July 25

ACI — July 2019: Uncertainty abounds

After a strong June, the Accountants Confidence Index took a slight step back for July.

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ACI — June 2019: A return to optimism

After a modest decline last month, the Accountants Confidence Index bounced back strongly, rising by more than a point in both the short- and the mid-term.

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Accountants Confidence Index — May 2019

After the previous month's uptick, the Accountants Confidence Index dropped again.

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Accountants Confidence Index — April 2019

After four months of decline, the Accountants Confidence Index bounced back.

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Accountants Confidence Index — March 2019

The Accountants Confidence Index dipped for the fourth month in a row.

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Accountants Confidence Index — February 2019

The Accountants Confidence Index dropped somewhat again, dampened by concerns about the effect of the government shutdown.

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Consulting

Firms focus more on digital transformation services

The market grew 70.8 percent globally to $48.5 billion in 2017, according to a new report.

By Michael Cohn

January 23

Accountants Confidence Index — January 2019

The Accountants Confidence Index looks gloomy for January.

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AT Think Beyond forecasting: Why CFOs need to stress test plans

Let’s face it. All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions.

December 13

Ed Gromann

Centage

Accountants Confidence Index — December 2018

After two months of climbing, the ACI had a slight setback for the end of the year.

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Accountants Confidence Index — November 2018

The ACI continued to climb after a relatively steep drop for September, more than recovering most of its loss.

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Accountants Confidence Index — October 2018

The ACI rebounded this month from a decline in the previous month.

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Accountants Confidence Index — September 2018

Following a relatively flat month, the Accountants Confidence Index dropped more steeply for September.

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