Combined, the firms will have 16 partners and 250 employees. Wahington, D.C.-based Raffa — which handles over 500, mostly nonprofit, clients — is absorbing Rockville, Md.-based Friedkin Matrone & Horn. Freidkin, a 35-year-old women-owned CPA firm, employs about 30 people. … Continued
25 new features aimed at accountants to help clients with bookkeeping. Upstart Bill.com appears to be riding out the economic hurricane with a formula that helps growth-minded small business take advantage of the power of the SaaS cloud. Here’s the … Continued
U.S. clients can’t ignore “the largest economy in the world and access to a highly motivated and educated workforce.” via CalCPA “There is no cookie-cutter approach for a U.S. business looking to expand into China,” says the managing partner at … Continued
Come international convergence, LIFO’s days are numbered. “Many internationals consider U.S. use of LIFO for financial reporting purposes to be ridiculous and absurd,” says Prof. David Albrecht here. “Their dislike is of it seems to be so strongly held that … Continued
The increase in Software as a Service and remote working options has meant accountants are in constant demand, according to research by the ICAEW and Research in Motion. Of the 566 accountants in England and Wales that were surveyed, 75% … Continued
From Mrs. CPA: A few weeks ago at work, we discovered that a schedule prepared during our year end close had an error in it. I was the manager who reviewed that schedule first. My boss reviewed it and it … Continued
ADP came out with its monthly jobs report report this morning — a 697,000 loss for the economy last month, including 262,000 cutbacks in small business. The data, according to ADP’s economist, “clearly indicates that the recession is spreading aggressively … Continued