Below please find daily updates pertaining to the latest in financial, business, and tax news:
Rapper Ja Rule's Tax Evasion Time Served . . . Mostly
Posted: Tue May 21 08:59:28 PDT 2013Rapper Ja Rule spent the last nearly two years in prison at Ray Brook Correctional Facility in upstate New York on charges that included illegal gun possession and tax evasion. Now he'll finish his sentence on home confinement....
LA Jeweler Pleads Guilty in KPMG Insider Trading Case
Posted: Tue May 21 08:20:07 PDT 2013Los Angeles jewelry store owner Bryan Shaw faces a maximum of five years in prison after he pleaded guilty May 20 for his role in an insider trading case involving a former senior audit partner at KPMG LLP....
Going the Distance: CPA Firm Sponsors Yearlong Push for Employee Health, Fitness
Posted: Tue May 21 07:07:14 PDT 2013Healthy living is a year-round commitment at Herbein + Company, a 110-person CPA firm in Pennsylvania where employees are encouraged to participate in the firm's wellness program throughout the year....
BDO and Ernst & Young Named Top Workplaces for Recent Grads
Posted: Tue May 21 05:24:57 PDT 2013BDO USA LLP and Ernst & Young LLP were among twenty-five companies that were included in the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads 2013 report from ConnectEDU Inc., a technology company committed to transitioning learners from school to college to career....
Survey Finds Small Businesses Slowly Increasing Economic Activity
Posted: Mon May 20 13:19:38 PDT 2013Small business owners are showing a willingness to hire more employees amidst signs of expanding business activity, according to the most recent Business Confidence Survey released by Insperity, Inc., a provider of human resources and business performance solutions....
The Tools That Build Brands
Posted: Mon May 20 11:10:42 PDT 2013What identity do you want your firm to have? What do you want people to think of when they hear the name of your firm? Once you've identified your firm's desired positioning, the next step is to plan the branding strategy that will make it a reality....
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Settles Tax Credit Lawsuit
Posted: Mon May 20 09:55:40 PDT 2013Twenty-seven investors, including Saints coach Sean Payton, wanted to reduce their overall state income tax liabilities by investing in movie production tax credits. But the film studio was defunct, and the tax credits didn't exist....
Three Indicators of Creditworthiness for Your Business Clients
Posted: Mon May 20 08:46:05 PDT 2013Are your business clients applying for a loan? Sageworks Research Specialist Mary Ellen Biery outlines three indicators of creditworthiness and how your clients can improve them....
Company Announcements: Week of May 20, 2013
Posted: Mon May 20 08:24:27 PDT 2013Following is the latest roundup of community news for the week of May 20, 2013....
IRS Is Sued for Seizing Medical Records
Posted: Mon May 20 07:47:39 PDT 2013The IRS has come under fire recently for reportedly authorizing intrusions into e-mails and online postings without obtaining a search warrant. Now it appears medical records might not be safe from the prying eyes of the nation's tax collection agency. ...
