PODCAST: CPAs Find Friendlier Workplaces

Eight in 10 report employee-centric HR policies. by Rick Telberg On Careers Listen to the podcast, recorded by Bill Sheridan at CPA Success. Finance and accounting employers are among the most progressive in American business with all but a few … Continued

Scrap Independence?

The survival of CPA firms could depend on it. That’s the heretical advice of Jim Peterson (pictured), once an in-house lawyer for Arthur Andersen, now a practicing multinational attorney and columnist for the International Herald Tribune. He writes: I say … Continued

CPA Recruiting on Campus: An Inside Look

Accounting student Shelley (pictured) is blogging through the CPA firm recruiting process. And, she’s having a ball! She’s joined the Professional Program in Accounting at Texas A&M (Class of ’09) at College Station. It means she’ll stay at A&M an … Continued

Scrap GAAP? PwC Chief Pushes IFRS

PwC Executive Says Changing Standards Will Improve U.S. Competitiveness Dennis Nally (pictured), PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. chairman, called for a shift in accounting standards away from U.S. GAAP toward International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In his speech, Nally urged members of the … Continued

Rebate-Seekers Boost H&R Block Traffic 8%

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today reported tax season results for the interim periods March 1 -15, 2008 and Nov. 1, 2007 – March 15, 2008.  Excluding lending-products-only clients, Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) rebate filers, and … Continued