http://www.accountantsintl.com/RSS feed for news and events60http://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/survey-most-finance-executives-confident-in-business-growth.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Survey%3a+Most+finance+executives+confident+in+business+growth&WT.rss_ev=aFinancial executives are more optimistic today than they were this time last year. More than 80percent of financial leaders surveyed worldwide are at least somewhat confident in their companies' growth prospects, including 30 percent who are very ...Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:14 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/its-about-time-successfully-managing-a-to-do-list.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=It%e2%80%99s+about+time%3a+Successfully+managing+a+to-do+list&WT.rss_ev=aBy Brett Owens read moreWed, 08 Sep 2010 16:49:27 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/swiss-eu-pact-to-reduce-employment-barriers.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Swiss-EU+pact+to+reduce+employment+barriers&WT.rss_ev=aBarriers to work for European Union (EU) citizens seeking work in Switzerland will be removed under a new agreement between authorities. The pact has been drawn up in addition to the 1999 Agreement on Free Movement of Persons between the two ...Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/irs-form-helps-small-businesses-claim-new-health-care-tax-credit.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=IRS+form+helps+small+businesses+claim+new+health+care+tax+credit&WT.rss_ev=aThe Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns next year. read moreTue, 07 Sep 2010 20:19:37 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/intuit-innovation-shines-in-gallery-tour.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Intuit+innovation+shines+in+gallery+tour&WT.rss_ev=aLast week, Intuit hosted a unique event: a tour of several of the products it has in the development pipeline. Many of the products on display are still in development and testing phases, some may not make it to the market. Others are already ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:50:49 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/new-time-management-techniques.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=New+time+management+techniques&WT.rss_ev=aBy David Tighe Time management remains a core focus within leadership, coaching, and mentoring programs. Inevitably, to keep the subject fresh, new buzz words and soon-to-be clichés pop up to put new clothes on old concepts. You take the ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:59 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/employers-shift-health-care-costs-to-employees.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Employers+shift+health+care+costs+to+employees&WT.rss_ev=aWorkers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year toward the cost of family health coverage - an increase of 14 percent, or $482, above what they paid last year, according to the benchmark 2010 Employer Health Benefits Survey released this month ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:27:38 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/irs-explains-2011-changes-to-flexible-spending-arrangements.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=IRS+explains+2011+changes+to+flexible+spending+arrangements&WT.rss_ev=aThe Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance reflecting statutory changes regarding the use of certain tax-favored arrangements, such as flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), to pay for over-the-counter medicines and drugs. read moreTue, 07 Sep 2010 15:04:00 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/virginia-cpas-offer-tips-on-preparing-financially-for-disaster.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Virginia+CPAs+offer+tips+on+preparing+financially+for+disaster&WT.rss_ev=aPeak hurricane season for Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic States has arrived. While it’s unsettling to think a natural disaster could affect you, emergencies can and do occur. read moreTue, 07 Sep 2010 14:28:48 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/pwc-plans-to-create-new-finance-jobs.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=PwC+plans+to+create+new+finance+jobs&WT.rss_ev=aPwC plans to create new finance jobs A series of new employment opportunities are being planned by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The company, which has invested in its operations over the past year, reported its results to the year to June 2010 ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:19:02 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/profile-of-a-fraudster-does-your-company-have-one.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Profile+of+a+fraudster%3a+Does+your+company+have+one%3f&WT.rss_ev=aA fraud suspect might not be easy to pick out of a crowd -- or from a rap sheet. The average fraud perpetrator has no prior fraud charges or convictions, according to new research by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), provider of ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:04:05 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/irs-can-spell-tax-relief-for-disaster-victims.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=IRS+can+spell+tax+relief+for+disaster+victims&WT.rss_ev=a"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you" may be regarded by some to be the most terrifying words in the English language, but not so when you are dealing with a disaster. Once the federal government has declared your location to ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:55:27 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/beta-alpha-psi-student-and-faculty-volunteers-clean-up-san-jose-guadalupe-river.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Beta+Alpha+Psi+student+and+faculty+volunteers+clean+up+San+Jose+Guadalupe+River&WT.rss_ev=aMore than 900 members of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), the professional honors organization for financial information students and professionals, supported by 50 employees from KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, descended on the Guadalupe River ...Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:15:27 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/chinese-workers-seeking-civil-service-roles.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Chinese+workers+'seeking+civil+service+roles'&WT.rss_ev=aResidents of China are increasingly turning to so-called red collar jobs, it has been claimed. The country has witnessed a boom in recent years in demand for white collar work in private enterprises, however, Chinanews.com.cn reports that there has ...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/2010-accountingweb-accounting-student-scholarship-winners-announced.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=2010+AccountingWEB+accounting+student+scholarship+winners+announced&WT.rss_ev=aAccountingWEB is pleased to announce that three winners have been chosen as the 2010 AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship winners. Entrants were required to write a 500-word essay on the topic of "The Role of Accountants in Social ...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:15:55 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/aicpa-contracts-nacva-to-develop-course-for-cpa-forensic-credential-exam.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=AICPA+contracts+NACVA+to+develop+course+for+CPA+forensic+credential+exam&WT.rss_ev=aThe American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has engaged the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to develop a course to help CPAs prepare for the qualifying exam for the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) ...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:53:08 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/afternoon-not-so-delightful-for-many-workers.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Afternoon+not+so+delightful+for+many+workers&WT.rss_ev=aIf you're constantly battling the afternoon slowdown at work, take heart because you're not alone. A recent survey of senior managers confirms the late afternoon is the most common time for workers to hit the proverbial wall.read moreFri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:19 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/irs-expected-to-drop-ubs-lawsuit.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=IRS+expected+to+drop+UBS+lawsuit&WT.rss_ev=aOfficials with the Internal Revenue Service last week said that the agency would drop its civil lawsuit against UBS following assurances from the Swiss government that is was in the process of delivering information on thousands of American clients ...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:41:50 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/pigs-might-not-fly-but-for-somerset-cpas-they-can-drive-a-racecar.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Pigs+might+not+fly%2c+but+for+Somerset+CPAs%2c+they+can+drive+a+racecar&WT.rss_ev=aIndianapolis is known as "The Racing Capital of the World," and it just so happens there are employees at Indianapolis-based Somerset CPAs P.C. who follow auto racing. So it’s no surprise that the firm created and entered a ...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:09:08 GMThttp://www.accountantsintl.com/about-us/news-and-events/company-announcements-week-of-august-30.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&WT.rss_a=Company+announcements%3a+Week+of+August+30&WT.rss_ev=aFollowing is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of August 30, 2010. Abalos & Associates, PLLC, recently announced that Liam Shaw has joined the firm as a senior associate. In this position, Shaw will be responsible for tax planning ...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:01 GMT