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Archives for March 2021
Female leadership in accounting expands, but not fast enough – Accounting Today
The accounting profession is slowly becoming more diverse as more firms expand their hiring and promotion of women and people from underrepresented backgrounds, but progress has been halting. A recent report from the Institute of Management Accountants and the California Society of CPAs noted that only 23 percent of partners in U.S. CPA firms are […]
Seventeen new families make up the first Milestone Rewards class of 2021
One of the best projects I’ve ever worked on in this industry is the creation and implementation of our Milestone Rewards program. In September 2015 we announced that we would be reducing our fees for clients who’d qualified by remaining loyal to their own financial plans over the course of their first 36 months with […]
Brown Edwards named top regional accounting firm – Chesterfield Observer
Brown Edwards’ Brad Bailey, Beth Llewellyn and Chris Banta in the firm’s Midlothian office. Photo by James Haskins Brown Edwards has been chosen as one of the top regional leaders in Accounting Today’s Top 100. The company now ranks No. 79 on the list, climbing 10 spots from their 2020 ranking. In addition to being […]
Helping Clients Change: From (Pre-)Contemplation To Implementation Action
Executive Summary Advisors hear them all the time: empty promises for change. And it is a struggle. It is a struggle for the client because they know they want to change and are paying their financial advisor to help them with that change. Yet, they do not move forward. It is also a struggle for […]
Difference between Bookkeepers and Accountants
There is often a misconception that bookkeeping and accounting are the same thing. While they both work to assist you with your finances, there are some important distinctions between the tasks of a bookkeeper and an accountant. From the outset, it is important to understand that both bookkeepers and accountants are integral parts of your […]
The Spending Surge
[embedded content] Subscribe! Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Return to Manhattan? – “I could find few people, including myself, who think we are going to go back to the […]
Malicious Docker Cryptomining Images Rack Up 20M Downloads
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Biden signs PPP deadline extension into law
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline formally changed from March 31 to May 31 on Tuesday when President Joe Biden signed the extension into law. The U.S. Senate had voted 92-7 on Thursday to approve the PPP Extension Act of 2021, H.R. 1799, sending the legislation to the president for his signature. There was […]
FASB provides goodwill triggering relief for private companies, not-for-profits
FASB issued a standard Tuesday that provides an alternative to goodwill impairment triggering event evaluations for private companies and not-for-profits. Under the alternative, private companies and not-for-profits will have the option to perform a goodwill triggering event assessment, and any resulting test for goodwill impairment, at the end of the reporting period, whether in an […]