Accountants are typically thought of as number crunchers. They run audits, generate financial reports, and are seen as supporting business initiatives rather than leading them. Professor Jennifer Stevens of Ohio University’s School of Accountancy puts that stereotype soundly to …
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What is good business? Pricing products competitively? Providing 24/7 customer support? In today’s world, consumers aren’t dazzled by these things alone. They want the businesses they patronize to have a positive impact on the world. In fact, a survey …
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Artful accounting schemes have been going into the books since the Sumerians started scratching crop sales into clay tablets. No one wants to pay The Man a dime more than they have to. And, inevitably, some people will take it …
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It’s true, accountants have a reputation for applying the kind of hard logic it takes to let the numbers do the talking so that we don’t have to. And as capable as we are of churning through financial statements and …
posted in CareerMany accountants go into the field with one goal in mind: working for themselves. Accounting has long been a field where it’s easy to do just that, primarily by serving the needs of other small businesses. It’s a practical, stable, …
posted in BusinessWell, let’s hope it’s not the actual apocalypse just yet. But as stay-home orders come down from on high and businesses shutter their doors on account of COVID-19, it sure feels a lot like the end-times for a lot of …
posted in BusinessUncovering one of the most famous hacking episodes in history started with a $0.75 accounting discrepancy. In 1986, a remote user of a minicomputer at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory used up 9 seconds of processing time. Each department and …
posted in BusinessOkay, okay… so you just graduated with your master’s, you probably shouldn’t start worrying just yet. Go out and party a little bit first. Accountant party, of course, nothing too wild—get crazy and forget all about saving your receipt from …
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