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A New Era for Financial Analysis Has Arrived The SEC's newly announced pilot project will have significant implications for the CPA profession. by Liv Watson The Internet and electronic communication has ensured that information is more freely available than ever before and that the time it takes to deliver that information has sharply decreased. The key question however is: How accessible is that information? Even when you know exactly what you are looking for and roughly where to find it, extracting information from financial and business reporting today data generally involves a frustrating experience and a time-consuming wait.

The SEC's newly announced pilot project will have significant implications for the CPA profession. by Liv Watson (cpa2biz) The Internet and electronic communication has ensured that information is more freely available than ever before and that the time it takes to deliver that information has sharply decreased. The key question however is: How accessible is that information? Even when you know exactly what you are looking for and roughly where to find it, extracting information from financial and business reporting today data generally involves a frustrating experience and a time-consuming wait.

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