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August 13, 2019 

Do Your Best Practice Management

The accounting profession will change more in the next five years than it has in the last ten years. At a recent conference where I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel of other consultants and pundits in the accounting profession, the statement was ...

Randy Johnston

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August 13, 2019 

The Human Skills Tech Can Never Replace

If you were to draw a picture of today’s accounting landscape, you’d find technology front and center, hogging up all the attention. It’s not hard to see why it’s gained such a place of prominence.

Amy Vetter

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August 12, 2019 

Stepping Out

As accountants, we often take great comfort in what we know. We are typically viewed as reactive experts in taxation, auditing, and financial accounting. These three core areas are places we connect with: we feel comfort in the debits and ...

Garrett Wagner

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August 12, 2019 

AICPA and NASBA Form Coalition to Protect Licensing Standards

AICPA and NASBA will work with other ARPL members to inform lawmakers of the need to maintain standards for highly complex, technical professions like the CPA profession that have a clear impact on the public’s fiscal health and welfare. The coalition was

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August 12, 2019 

Retail Imports Still Near Record Levels

President Trump announced last week that new 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods will take effect on September 1. Coupled with 25 percent tariffs imposed on $250 billion worth of imports over the past year, the new round ...

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August 12, 2019 

Online Retailers Like Wayfair Opening Pop-Up Shops at Malls

Megg Dillon, 36, has been wanting to redecorate her Santa Monica, Calif., apartment, so she appreciated physically seeing the items she usually browsed online. “I do like that pineapple,” she said to her friend, referring to the fruit-shape cutting board inside home furnishings retailer Wayfair’s pop-up shop at the King of Prussia Mall. “How cute...…

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August 12, 2019 

AICPA Recognizes Former Iowa Deputy State Auditor with Award

The Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award recognizes a member’s significant contributions to the CPA profession through government service at the local, state or federal level over a candidate’s career. Award winners must have ...

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August 12, 2019 

How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job

What earns auditors a good reputation? Common sense suggests that being of service to investors should go a long way toward that end. In the words of a study being presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Accounting Association...

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August 12, 2019 

New Features and Enhancements in QuickBooks Online Accountant

QuickBooks Online Accountant allows accountants and bookkeepers to access all your clients, resources, and tools under one login. It’s cloud-based, which means there are no annual releases or upgrades; instead, Intuit is constantly introducing ...

Tara Wilson

August 9, 2019 

CPA Helps Child Welfare Nonprofit Organization

Accountants don't spend all of their time buried in numbers. Tara Wilson, CPA, MST, a tax senior manager at Gumbiner Savett Inc., serves on the board of Fostering Media Connections (FMC) as treasurer.