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2015 Financial Literacy Month

Financial literacy, defined as the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of well-being, is a long-standing issue that was publically recognized in…

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Marguerite Mount Named Annual Honoree by Family Guidance Center

The Mercadien Group is pleased to announce that Marguerite L. Mount, CPA, CGMA; managing director; principal in Mercadien, P.C., CPAs; and leader of the firm’s Individual Services Group, has been…

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Performance Auditing – A Step Towards Improving Your Business

Although most everyone is familiar with the term audit, a lesser-recognized type of service provided through examination of records is known as a performance audit. These can be described as…

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Learn How Impending New Regulatory Reforms Will Affect Your Entity

On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its final grant reform rules to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards,…

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Budget Less, Forecast In Real Time A Winning Strategy For Some

Budgeting seems to be going out of vogue in some company circles as financial markets, and the economy at large, is becoming increasingly volatile and more difficult to predict. In…

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Ensure the Viability of Your Nonprofit Through Better Donor Retention

Given the current economic conditions, including an overall decrease in government funding, donor acquisition and retention strategies are more essential than ever for managing a nonprofit organization.  Over the last…

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Mercadien sponsors inaugural accounting fraud competition at Drexel University

The Mercadien Group announced on Wednesday that it will be the inaugural sponsor for Drexel University’s Fraud & Internal Controls Case Competition (FIC3), a day-long event hosted by the Accounting Department of…

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Tips for a Stress-Free New Year

Are you ready for tax time? There are a couple of steps you can take now, as information begins to arrive in the mail, to alleviate some of the stress…

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The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

As December waned, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Tax Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA). This act was intended to extend more than 50 tax provisions that expired on…

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NJ Business Magazine features article on Risk Management by Sherise Ritter

In today’s fast-paced business environment, coupled with significant regulatory, social and technological changes that have occurred the past few years, organizations are subject to myriad risks. As a result, it’s…

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