Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
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
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 ...
August 12, 2019
Slow Housing Market Could Affect Remodeling Contractors in 2020
A contractor not returning your calls? Consider calling next year. Remodelers are having one of their busiest summers ever, but that’s likely to change.
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...…
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 ...
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...
August 12, 2019 Sponsored
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 ...
August 9, 2019
Keeping Staff Accountable: Enforcing Workplace Safety Policies in Accounting Firms
With long hours and client demands, workplace safety may not be at the forefront of every accounting firm manager’s mind. However, accidents can happen and often negatively impact employee morale and increase business costs.
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.
August 8, 2019
Jim Peko to Lead Grant Thornton’s National Advisory Services Practice
Grant Thornton LLP has named Jim Peko as the national managing principal of its Advisory Services practice. In this role, he will oversee the strategic direction and operations of the firm’s advisory-services offerings.
August 8, 2019
Does Your Technology Meet Client Expectations?
We’re living in an era where every part of our daily lives is impacted by technology in one way or another. We have numerous new methods of electronic communication and seemly endless options for home entertainment and improved technology that ...
August 8, 2019
Accounting Firm Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments
Armanino is also extending the firm’s proprietary block explorer and associated audit tools to a cloud-deployed solution which can be utilized internally or by clients, including virtual currency exchanges (VCEs), custodians and blockchain companies.