Though detecting fraud is important, so is keeping it from happening in the first place—and any good prevention strategy begins with thorough background checks, according to Robert J. Strang, a speaker at the Foundation for Accounting Education’s Anti-Fraud Conference on May 21. 

Judging by recent surveys, finding a good work–life balance has become the new holy grail for employees. In a 2013 survey of more than 4,000 professionals by the consulting firm Accenture, 52 percent said they had turned down a job that would have left little time for personal pursuits, while another 56 percent said that having a thriving personal life defined career success even more than receiving a raise or a promotion. 

Twenty members from the NYSSCPA’s Queens/Brooklyn chapter met with State Senator Kevin S. Parker (D-21) and Kings County Democratic Chairman Frank Seddio on May 9 as part of the Society’s new Legislative Breakfast series. 

For the 31st consecutive year, the NYSSCPA honored reporters from the national and local press whose work contributed to a better and balanced understanding of business or financial topics through its Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards program. 

In January, the online discount store Overstock.com—which sells everything from home goods to electronics to furniture—made news when it became the first major retailer in the world to accept Bitcoin. First introduced in 2009, Bitcoin is the oldest and, by far, the best known of the more than 40 digital currencies that have sprouted up in the past few years. But until recently, the money, which is linked to no one nation and is not regulated by a central bank, was used mainly by collectors to purchase and sell goods and services among themselves.