“Accountants” and “future” are rarely mentioned in the same sentence these days. I argue, however, that companies that don’t fully appreciate and leverage their accountants — in terms of being the ...

Don't be surprised if the certified public accountant calculating your income taxes tries to sell you on financial planning services. As accounting firms expand their scope of services, many are ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

When I picture an accountant, I think of someone in a smokey office wearing a green visor surrounded by indomitable stacks of paperwork, clacking away on an adding machine. My idea might be a little ...

IMGCAP(1)]Luca Pacioli, an Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar, is widely known as the “Father of Accounting” for publishing 36 chapters on the double-entry accounting method used by Venetian ...

You may wonder if you need a certified public accountant (CPA), especially if you’re running a business or have complex finances. While not all accountants are CPAs, a CPA is an accountant who has ...

As Benjamin Franklin once said, “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” For many of us, doing taxes can be so confusing, the former seems like a good way to get out of them ...

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