In February 1991, the firm established the BKD Accounting Education Fund, an endowed fund for the School of Accountancy (SOA). Income from the fund is used for scholarships, software and hardware upgrades, faculty development and professorships. Gary Schafer, managing partner for BKD’s offices in Springfield, Joplin and Branson, said the fund is supported by individual … [Read more...] about Celebrating 30 years of support
Following an extensive national search, Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church will be joining the Missouri State College of Business as Director of the School of Accountancy effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Church is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Accounting Information Systems at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Church’s appointment was confirmed by the Board of … [Read more...] about Kimberly Swanson Church named School of Accountancy Director
Forensic accounting is a special area of accounting that deals with fraud investigation, detection and litigation. The other major areas of forensic accounting are litigation support and expert witnessing. It is a growing area of accounting practice. “Students like it because it’s unique and interesting, and there’s many different ways to look at it,” said Dr. Heitger. … [Read more...] about A legacy of forensic accounting
MSU’s College of Business maintains accreditation. April 23, 2018, by University Communications Missouri State University’s College of Business and School of Accountancy continue to meet standards of excellence. The result of that is an accreditation extension by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. According to Dr. … [Read more...] about Striving for excellence pays off
By Kerri Tassin, J.D., CPA If you sense people are using home offices more now than in the past, a good reason may exist for this intuition. A February 2013 online article in Forbes estimated about 30 million Americans work from home, and the number of telecommuters — which includes both self-employed workers and employees working from home — continues to grow. Despite … [Read more...] about Bears Business Brief: Home office deduction simplified