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.
November 1, 2018
How to Increase the Odds of a Successful Accounting Firm M&A
Although corporate mergers and acquisition activity continues to set new records, according to the Harvard Business Review the failure rate exceeds 70%. Why? Because companies, including CPA firms, “…that focus on what they are going to get from an ...
November 1, 2018
401(k) Limit Increases to $19,000 in 2019
The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased from $18,500 to $19,000.
November 1, 2018
Are your business passwords secure enough?
One of the easiest ways to boost security in your firm is to optimize your password management practices. We’ve created a free, printable guide listing the top eight dos and don’ts every CPA should know about creating and managing strong passwords.
November 1, 2018
Small Business Owners Upbeat on Economy
On a scale of 1-100 with 1 representing the highest level of pessimism and 100 representing the peak of optimism, business owners’ overall business outlook is up six points since July from 65/100 to 71/100 and their confidence in the U.S. economy ...
November 1, 2018
ADP Enhances Integration with QuickBooks with GL Interface
ADP has expanded integration between its Accountant Connect and Intuit QuickBooks with an enhanced General Ledger Interface (GLI) mapping function.
November 1, 2018
Canopy Launches Online CPE Platform for Tax and Accounting Pros
Each course is carefully curated and delivers high-quality tax, accounting and non-technical information presented by leading industry experts. This new platform, combined with Canopy’s already existing software solutions, ...
November 1, 2018
Accounting Marketing Firm Wins Awards
Edge Marketing, Inc., a Minneapolis-based public relations and marketing firm serving the needs of organizations in the legal and accounting industries, was recently honored with two 2018 MarCom awards. The agency was named a Platinum Winner for a ...
October 31, 2018
AICPA Awards Doctoral Fellowships to 25 Minority Scholars
The Minority Doctoral Fellowship is one of several AICPA initiatives aimed at cultivating a diverse and inclusive accounting profession. All Minority Doctoral Fellows must be ethnic minorities and U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who have earned ...
October 31, 2018
FASB Makes Changes to Consolidation Accounting
The new guidance supersedes the private company alternative for common control leasing arrangements issued in 2014 and expands it to all qualifying common control arrangements.
October 30, 2018
Financial Execs Turn to IT and Accounting Consultants
Most notably, financial executives said working with consultants offers firms on-demand access to experienced professionals with hard-to-find, specialized skills and helps facilitate knowledge transfer and staff development.
October 30, 2018
Net Operating Losses: Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Net Operating Losses (NOLs) are one of the changes that many may be disappointed to learn lessens a powerful benefit from the prior tax code. Let’s take a closer look at the changes that will have the greatest impact on tax planning for any client ...
October 30, 2018
AuditFile is Certified to the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield
The Privacy Shield Framework gives companies a means to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the EU to the US. The certification signifies compliance with the Framework’s stronger data protection obligations, ...