1 in 3 Americans Witness Wrongdoing in the Workplace

But don’t know whom to tell.

More than a third of Americans say they’ve been witness to serious wrongdoing at the companies where they work, and they’d report it, too — if they thought someone would do something about it.

The study by the law firm of Labaton Sucharaw suggests a significant amount of corporate corruption and financial fraud is going unchecked because American workers fear retaliation for blowing the whistle.

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A&A BULLETIN: New AICPA Audit Risk Alert

Plain-English Accounting Bi-Weekly Report by Dr. Tom Ratcliffe, Ph.D, CPA Plain-English Accounting The accounting and auditing issues that are discussed in this bi-weekly report are as follows:   PEEC Adopts Revisions to the Code of Professional Conduct — The AICPA Professional … Continued

How to Make Your Firm a Success Magnet

Fligel

Learn what it takes to attract the best talent and merger partners.

by Robert Fligel, CPA
RF Resources LLC

For many in the CPA business, organic growth is going to be very slow for the next several years. So, CPA firms seeking growth are:

  1. making strategic mergers or acquisitions, or
  2. bringing in new partners or groups of partners with strong books of business.

But how do you position your firm to be desirable to merger partners or new talent?

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BBQ’ing the Billable Hour

Would you buy a pulled-pork sandwich if it was priced by the hour? At Aries Technology, a Sage software reseller, they wouldn’t recommend it. That’s why they’re going to market with an aggressive value-pricing strategy. via ariestech.com

CPA CFOs See Slight Spending Increases Ahead

But no new hiring.

via AICPA

The outlook for the U.S. economy improved in the fourth quarter, but broad pessimism about the progress of a recovery persists, according to the fourth quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief financial officers, controllers and certified public accountants in executive and senior management accounting roles.

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