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Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
October 9, 2018
AICPA Testifies at IRS Hearing on Proposed Regulations To Implement Centralized Partnership Audit Regime And Issues Related Comment Letter
A representative of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) testified today regarding proposed rules related to implementation of the centralized partnership audit regime. Michael Greenwald’s comments, during a hearing by the U.S. Department of the ...
October 9, 2018
How to Attract and Keep Top Performers in Accounting
Of course employees want to be fairly compensated for their skills and expertise, but they’re also after the things that money can’t buy, according to a recent Accountemps survey. These are the top three factors — besides salary — workers tend to ...
October 9, 2018
BlackLine Starts Subsidiary in Japan
The new subsidiary, BlackLine K.K., is a joint venture between BlackLine, Inc. and Japan Cloud, a Tokyo-based professional services firm that helps leading U.S. businesses succeed in the Japan market. To date, Japan Cloud principals have launched the ...
October 9, 2018
Beware Strong Numbers in Corporate Earnings Headlines, Says Research
A company has had a good year, and wants to make sure investors know it. In the press release reporting its annual results, the headline announces “earnings per share up 16.5%,” which is a record. What could be more natural for a firm than to headline this impressive earnings number? Natural it may be. But,...…
October 9, 2018
4 Strategies for Lease Accounting Transition
New rules more than a decade in the making will “bring leases to balance sheet,” marking a major change in how companies have historically accounted for leases.
October 9, 2018
PrimePay Acquires Financial Analytics Company ProfitKeeper
This acquisition is the result of a longtime partnership between ProfitKeeper and PrimePay. For over a decade, both companies have been working together to deliver an integrated solution of payroll and financial measurement services to franchise ...
October 9, 2018
Completing the Accounting for the Impact of TCJA
While 2017’s Tax Cuts and Job Act (Act) passed Congress on December 22, 2017, many entities are continuing to assess the Act’s impact on their income taxes not only on a going forward basis but also on the deferred tax amounts which they had recorded at that date. Recently issued and forthcoming Internal Revenue Service...…
October 9, 2018
EisnerAmper Names New Partners
The national accounting and business advisory firm EisnerAmper has admitted several new partners—accounting and finance professionals who have years of experience successfully serving clients, the firm and the accounting profession.
October 9, 2018
AICPA and CPA.com Seek Candidates for Startup Accelerator
The accelerator, launched last year, focuses on early-stage companies in two categories: technology and financial information, and professional competency innovation. Successful applicants can tap the expertise and insight of senior leadership and ...
October 9, 2018
90% of Small Businesses Say Tax Reform Hasn’t Led Them to Increase Hiring
The tax law gives most small businesses a temporary 20 percent deduction on income, versus the 40 percent permanent tax rate cut it gave to corporations. Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform’s earlier polling shows that small business owners do not ...
October 9, 2018
Deloitte Wins 2018 ‘Audit Innovation of the Year’ Award
Cortex is a cloud-based data platform that harnesses the power of data by securely and seamlessly integrating data acquisition with data preparation and analytics. Combining advanced technology with business processes, Cortex can generate meaningful ...
October 8, 2018
Grant Thornton Announces Revenues of $1.8 Billion for 2018
Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., recently announced revenues of $1.8 billion for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. The figure represents a year-over-year increase of 3.4 percent.