by janis pettit as a solo entrepreneur or small business owner, one of our key challenges can be reaching key decision makers in larger companies. getting to the right person who can seal the deal can be a frustrating experience, … continued
posted 02:50 est, 12, aug 2005 in connection with its persistent efforts to “harmonize” accounting principles wherever possible, the financial accounting standards board has proposed to alter the manner in which business combinations are accounted for. it, in conjunction with … continued
tuesday august 16, 9:13 am et chicago–(business wire)–aug. 16, 2005–grant thornton llp, the u.s. member firm of grant thornton international, one of the six global accounting organizations, led all u.s. accounting firms in new sec audit work for the first … continued
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36691-1.html by mary mosquera gcn staff the irs still wrestles with meeting long-term cost and schedule estimates and with managing its programs, although it successfully deployed business system modernization projects in the past year and met short-term deadlines, according to … continued
circulation of the aicpa’s official weekly e-newsletter has grown to 170,000 from 10,000 since launching in august 2001.
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new and enhanced programs aim to solve accountants? most critical needs news release from intuit mountain view, calif., – aug. 18, 2005 ? intuit? inc. (nasdaq: intu) today announced that it?s increasing its committment to accountants by rolling out a … continued
more mckinsey dna at accounting insurer chicago-based aon corp., which handles a huge amount of insurance for accountants, has named andrew m. appel as chief executive officer of aon consulting worldwide. appel succeeds donald c. ingram, who “has had longstanding … continued
experts say draft standard on business combinations is key to future of global standards paul grant, accountancy age 07 jul 2005 global accounting convergence is to face an acid test in october with the release of a proposed new standard … continued
want to know what intuit’s up to? so does h&r block apparently the company has hired a pair of turbotax veterans from san diego with the acquisition of taxnet, a provider of customized online tax services. h&r block said the … continued
robert v. whisenant has been named president of the 8,000-member tennessee society of certified public accountants. whisenant, a partner with horne cpa group in nashville, has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting with expertise in tax matters, … continued
in a survey of ceos at 341 fast-growing private companies by pricewaterhousecoopers, 17% said sarbanes- oxley has affected their companies over the past 12 months, and 13% expect it will affect them in the near future. sixty-four percent of the … continued
by liz skinner june 27, 2005 washington – the three private collection agencies that will soon help uncle sam capture what is due from individual taxpayers are expected to take on about 40,000 cases during the first year, according to … continued
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