The numbers.

• Position: Statistics of accounting practices - Brief article

35 Percent of accountants who cited pet-related items as the strangest items they have been asked to write off for clients.

--Xero

71% Number of executives surveyed who said that risk in their businesses is on the rise.

--PwC

$3.1T Amount of federal revenue that was collected by the IRS during fiscal year 2014.

--IRS

$151.1M The amount of the California Competes Tax Credits available for allocation during three application periods in the 2014-15 fiscal year.

--FTB

30 The percent of employees who said their firm is ineffective at showing...