Survey: Staffers dismayed about job prospects and the economy.
The Accounting and Finance Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. accounting and finance workers, slips 2.1 points to 50.0 in the second quarter of 2011, according to The Mergis Group, a professional placement agency.
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Dipping a toe into charged political waters…
UHY, the Top 100 CPA firm, says their own research shows the United States has one of the lowest tax burdens for both high and low earners among the G8 countries.
Expansion through the downturn.
Industry research firm IBISWorld identifies the top 10 fastest growing industries from 2000 to 2016.
“After compiling the list of fastest growing industries, there were some apparent trends,” explained IBISWorld Senior Analyst Casey Thormahlen. “Each industry on the list experienced growth as a result of one or more of four drivers: Internet growth, environmental issues, cost cutting and evolving technology.”
1. Internet Growth
It is no surprise that voice over internet protocol (VoIP), e-commerce and online auctions, and Internet publishing and broadcasting top the list. Each is being supported by the increasing popularity of the Internet for communication and business transactions. READ MORE →
No economic slowdown has been as bad for jobs as this one. The big red line is the current employment recession. Nothing in the last 63 years has been as painful or as prolonged for American workers. The good news? … Continued
Shaking off the recession with a good busy season.
Apparently driven by an improved busy season, CPA firms added 4,800 jobs in March, the latest month available, bringing the total workforce to 423,100. The figures are not seasonally adjusted.
From Visualizing Economics, we see this spectacular depiction of the top Marginal Tax Rates in the U.S., from 1916-2010, for Personal Income, Corporate, and Capital Gains tax rates:
Signs of the economic times: Tax pro’s are running 4.8% ahead of last year’s marks, while do-it-yourself’ers are…
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The middle-class has been picking up more of the tab for federal spending since the late 1980’s, and the rich have been paying progressively less. Above-average burdens, for instance, appear thick and red and below-average thin and blue.
