{"id":10168,"date":"2010-12-06t12:23:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-06t16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2010-12-06t12:29:04","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06t16:29:04","slug":"aicpa-survey-no-recovery-until-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2010\/12\/06\/aicpa-survey-no-recovery-until-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"aicpa cfo survey: optimism trends higher"},"content":{"rendered":"

but no recovery until 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n

via aicpa<\/em><\/p>\n

after a dramatic drop last quarter, cpa executives regained modest optimism in the past three months about prospects for the u.s. economy but believe the recovery will be slow and they are cautious about plans for expansion and hiring, according to the latest aicpa\/unc quarterly economic outlook survey.<\/p>\n

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twenty-eight percent of cpas serving in executive positions expressed optimism about the u.s. economy in the fourth quarter, up 7 percentage points from 21 percent who were optimistic in the third quarter. pessimists were 29 percent, a decline of 11 percentage points from the prior quarter. most cpa executives, 43 percent, were neutral on the economy. a majority of 61 percent do not expect business conditions to return to pre-recession levels until after 2012.<\/p>\n

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