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Sponsored Links: It Isn't About Surviving in a Global Market. It's About Succeeding There. Spend less time on data entry and more time advising clients with FreshBooks Turn Outlook® into full practice management Positive outlook for economy, particularly manufacturing After a dip in confidence four months ago which raised doubts over the sustainability of the global economic recovery, optimism again appears to be back in fashion across virtually all key markets. The latest edition of Pulse - the Global Business Outlook survey from KPMG International - reveals that global business optimism around several key indicators now stands at the highest levels ever recorded by the survey. Read On... IFRS Foundation to enhance IFRS taxonomy to reflect common reporting practices The IFRS Foundation has announced that it will publish supplementary tags for the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Taxonomy that reflect disclosures that are commonly reported by entities in their IFRS financial statements. Read On... Larry Perry: Increasing audit profits Series No. 4: Taking the easy way: Deciding on Integrity You may be surprised this blog is addressing integrity as a way to increase audit profits, let alone discussing it at all!. After all, abiding by the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct is just a compliance function isn't it? We CPAs endeavor to maintain high levels of integrity in all we do, don't we? Wouldn't you agree we all have a good understanding of right and wrong? Read On... Ronald Baker: The efficiency vs. effectiveness debate continues We here at VeraSage never shy away from folks who disagree with us. We learn more from those who disagree with us rather than those who agree. Read On... Amy Vetter: Top ten technical QuickBooks support questions and answers for March 2011 Here were the Top Ten Technical Support Questions that came into QuickBooks Technical Support during March 2011. Read On... FASB issues accounting standards update to improve financial reporting about troubled debt restructurings The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standards Update (Update) No. 2011-02, Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditor's Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. Read On...   Our lead story today is about a positive outlook for the economy. Nothing like a little good news to get the Spring rolling! According to the KPMG Pulse survey, global business optimism is extremely high. Can we bank on that? Only time will tell. But it's refreshing nonetheless to read some good news at a time when companies are looking for some stability in the marketplace. Read On... Best wishes, Gail Perry, CPA Editor-in-Chief editor@accountingweb.com It Isn't About Surviving In A Global Market. It's About Succeeding There. Designed to help you seamlessly manage tax needs worldwide, the new ONESOURCE global tax workstation from Thomson Reuters can help you meet tax and statutory compliance dates, and maximize profitability. Learn how. Spend less time on data entry and more time advising clients with FreshBooks Help your clients break free of complicated systems, while you join other savvy beancounters who make it happen with FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the fastest way for your small business clients to track time, organize expenses, and invoice their clients. Free Yourself! Turn Outlook® into full practice management "Like most accountants you probably use Microsoft® Outlook in your office for your email and calendaring. But it could be so much more. Credenza is an innovative product that turns Microsoft Outlook into a practice management solution for professionals. Download the trial version to see if it works for you. If you like it, and we think you will, pay as you go starting at just $9.95 per month. To learn more visit www.credenzasoft.com. Market Your Product Through AccountingWEB! Our advertising programs offer a variety of elements and methods which may be combined or used individually as your marketing initiatives dictate. All campaigns include full metrics to measure impact and effectiveness. Linda Monroe Account Executive E-mail me Nicole Jones-Kinney Account Executive E-mail me Unsubscribe from Accounting & Auditing Copyright © 2011, Sift Media US, Inc. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252 The Sift Media Portfolio includes: AccountingWEB.com |  USBusinessForums.com |  GoingConcern.com