Accounting

The actions of Bernie Madoff and Kenneth Lay (Enron Co.) made quite an impact on business America. While thousands lost everything they had, the U.S economy lost something far greater; their ethical backbone and credibility. Since then, many consumers, corporations, and world economies put the U.S. economy under a microscope. […]

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters. — Alan K. Simpson If I were to ask you what attribute is the most influential in regard to the success of a business, would you know immediately which one is the most important? Based […]

Accounting or generally known as the “language of business” is the systematic way of recording, reporting and studying financial transactions and business’ data. The recorded information is then utilized by users who evaluate the fiscal health and an organization’s condition. Accounting is considered as one of the foundations of business, […]

Lets face it, the economy doesn’t seem to be getting better and sometimes stay at home moms options are very limited when it comes to trying to bring in a second income. More and more women are turning to home based businesses to help ease some of the burden off […]

After developing five accounting firms from 1984 to 1994, I spent the next fifteen years assisting over 2,000 accountants develop and improve their accounting firms as a Practice Development Consultant. This experience showed that many accountants had implemented many marketing programs that fail. The primary reason most accounting marketing programs […]

Forensic accounting is the practice of utilizing accounting auditing and investigative skills to assist in legal matters to obtain an accurate result to establish the accountability for administrative proceeding. You may be wondering, why study forensic accounting? Well, here are the five reasons: Our current economic crisis has left many […]

If you do payroll accounting, you can be sure that the payroll taxes and withholding will increase over the next few years. The states have really no way out – they have to increase state payroll taxes. And as more and more people are out of work, that means that […]

The rise of the internet has seen mass collaboration and proliferation of open source software. Accounting software has joined in the move to open source and has some high quality alternatives that are as good if not better than their overpriced commercial alternatives. More and more individuals and business are […]

Over the past few years, how small businesses manage their invoicing, accounting & Bookkeeping, have gone through radical changes. Today, an increasing number of businesses are opting for cloud-based accounting systems to streamline their core processes. If you own a small business, you may be on the lookout of a […]

Just as there are reasons to get into global markets, and benefits from global markets, there are also risks involved in locating companies in certain countries. Each country may have its potentials; it also has its woes that are associated with doing business with major companies. Some of the rogue […]