Archive for CPA SmartBlogs

For many Americans, April 15 — Tax Day — is their least favorite day of the year. In 2009, Americans paid $866 billion in taxes to the federal government.  The top 1% of earners — those making more than $343,927 — paid 36.7% of that figure. The bottom 50%, those who earned less than $32,396, paid $19 billion in taxes.[…] Continue Reading »

Whether you’re trying to grab attention to your newspaper, e-mail or blog post, one constant has remained: Content is king. You can write the greatest headline in the world, but if the rest of the content doesn’t deliver, captivate readers or mesh with the target demographic, you’ll quickly lose interest. The secret to creating and maintaining buzz for your content is to write content your audience wants to read.[…] Continue Reading »

While many people in America are struggling to find work, certified public accountants remain in demand. This is one of the fields in which quality education and training can definitively lead to a solid career. Not only are companies searching for qualified candidates now; studies are showing that the demand for CPAs will continue to rise through the next several years.[…] Continue Reading »

This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives.

SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in SmartBrief for CFOs — tracks feedback from leading CFOs and senior finance executives. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter.

Last week, we asked: Are the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Management Accountant credentials as valuable to CFOs as a Certified Public Accountant credential?[…] Continue Reading »