Robert J. Chandler is President/CEO of Cloud9 Real Time (www.cloud9realtime.com), and has more than 17 years of experience as an accountant as well as cloud computing. He received CPA Practice Advisor’s “40 Under 40 Award” in 2007, 2008, and 2010, and in 2012, Cloud9 Real Time received the publication’s Reader’s Choice Award for ASP-Hosted Solution Providers. Robert and the Cloud9 Team strive to offer the latest technological advances to the accounting and business communities, providing cloud services and application streaming of software and virtualization of the office. Mr. Chandler is writing his first book, “Together in the Cloud,” which will be released in early 2012. The above article includes protected content from that upcoming book and is used by contractual permission. Robert can be contacted at robert@cloud9realtime.com.
Auditing June 13, 2025
The Utah-based firm and its founder/partner Kristofer Heaton were fined on June 12 for audit documentation, engagement quality review, and quality control failures involving five audits.
Accounting June 13, 2025
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Firm Management June 13, 2025
Williams, vice chair of operations for the U.S. Big Four firm, will take over as chair of KPMG's Americas region on July 1, succeeding Paul Knopp, who has held the position since 2020.
Payroll June 13, 2025
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Firm Management June 13, 2025
San Luis Obispo, CA-based Glenn Burdette and Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, which has offices in Pensacola and Tampa, FL, were the latest to join Ascend on June 1.
Accounting June 12, 2025
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Small Business June 12, 2025
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Payroll June 12, 2025
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Technology June 12, 2025
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IRS June 12, 2025
A coalition representing tax professionals urged the Treasury Department in a letter to take immediate steps to preserve core IRS functions—for both taxpayers and practitioners—amid workforce reductions at the tax agency.
Technology June 12, 2025
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Accounting June 12, 2025
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