Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
September 16, 2019
U.S. Companies Lead Cyber Security M&A Activity
The three American companies, Symantec, Palo Alto Networks and Proofpoint, undertook seven acquisitions each in the cybersecurity space during 2014–2018, while Sophos acquired six companies and Blackberry acquired five companies during the period.
September 16, 2019
Survey: Businesses Falling Behind on Travel and Expense Management
Only 72% of organizations have a formal T&E policy in place. Of these, 58% report that their travelers’ understanding of their T&E policies is, at best, “decent—but in need of improvement.”
September 16, 2019
Wolters Kluwer to Host 20th Annual Global TeamMate User Forum in Aurora, Colorado
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the 2019 TeamMate User Forum will be held at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in the US and will focus on intuitive & innovative approaches that internal audit professionals need to thrive in a world of change.
September 16, 2019
AICPA Grants $650K in Scholarships
The program helps students pay for college and provides opportunities to succeed in the profession and to be even more appealing to future employers. Funded by the AICPA, the AICPA Foundation, and partners, the Legacy Scholars program consists of five ...
September 16, 2019
AbacusNext Recognized in K2 Enterprises 18th Annual Quality Awards
The K2 Annual Quality Awards are in their 18th year and among the most well-respected and longest-standing awards in the accounting industry.
September 16, 2019
AICPA Foundation Awards $10K in Accounting Ph.D Scholarships
The William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarship program provides a one-time award of $10,000 to five outstanding accounting Ph.D. candidates who demonstrate significant potential to become mentors for the next generation of CPAs. The scholarship honors the late ...
September 15, 2019
IRS Has New Procedures for Former US Citizens to Come into Compliance on Taxes
The Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens apply only to individuals who have not filed U.S. tax returns as U.S. citizens or residents, owe a limited amount of back taxes to the United States and have net assets of less than $2 million.
September 13, 2019
Doc.It Portal Recognized in 18th Annual K2 Quality Awards
The Doc.It portal is a secure web-based gateway that allows firms and clients to share, sign and manage financial statements, tax returns, invoices and other documents. The Doc.It portal was designed to help firms address three key ...
September 13, 2019
Perpetual Accounting: The Future of the Profession
In a world where consumers expect convenience at the tap of their finger and efficiency is the order of the day, a new kind of accounting is beginning to take shape. Instead of completing tasks through individual, discrete customer interactions ...
September 12, 2019
The Leadership Lens: You Have to See Before You Can Lead
While the leader/team member structure doesn’t have the comprehensive reach of a parent/child relationship, leaders all too often adopt a “do as I say, not as I do.” As a leader, you may not be held accountable for your mistakes and misjudgments.
September 12, 2019
Most Managers Say Staff Is Experiencing Burnout
Senior managers were asked to report the level of burnout among employees on a scale of 1 (not at all burned out) to 10 (completely burned out), and the average was 5.6. One in 5 respondents rated their team's burnout level 8 or higher.
September 11, 2019
Apps We Love – Sept. 2019: Tutoring
Having been a college-level personal financial planning instructor at Education 2 Go (ed2go) for almost a decade, I can recommend the format, the interplay between instructors and students, and the variety of educational offerings.