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August 21, 2017 

Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA Age: 32 Employer: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants Title: Senior Manager, Firm Services City/State: Raleigh, NC Website: Twitter: @lindscurley Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): NCACPA   I made the move to the Association in 2011 after getting my start in three small accounting firms, the first in high...…

August 21, 2017 

Over the past years, we have discussed paperless techniques, 1040 workpaper products, optimizations of processes, streamlining workflows, the use of portals, encrypting email, as well as other tools and techniques to make our work easier, faster and ...

Randy Johnston

August 21, 2017 

Jason Deshayes, CPA, CGMA Age: 36 Employer: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Title: Senior Manager – Firm Services City/State: Durham, NC Website: aicpa.org Twitter: taxguyjase Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, NMSCPA, NCACPA, Alta Mira of New Mexico (Board President) I had a really solid 15 year career in public accounting.  In February 2017, our practice...…

August 21, 2017 

Employers of all sizes rely on accounting professionals to manage and report on their financial performance. With ever-shifting regulations and compliance demands, the traditional role of accounting professionals is evolving.

Arthur Tacchino

August 21, 2017 

Rebekah Brown, CPA Age: 29 Employer: Maryland Association of CPAs & The Business Learning Institute Title: Manager, Membership Development & Engagement City/State: Towson, MD Website: macpa.org // blionline.org Twitter: @RJBrownCPA I grew up around the profession, but my career aspirations really started when I took my first accounting class at Ohio State. Accounting was in...…

August 21, 2017 

Your accounting team works hard, and everyone stays in sync most of the time. But every once in a while you wonder why certain tasks aren’t done well or why an employee seems disgruntled. The problem could be you.

Paul McDonald

August 21, 2017 

The costliness of errors in valuation is one reason accountants and others performing valuations spend hours to earn professional accreditations, and it is one reason professional associations develop standards for business valuations.

August 21, 2017 

Early on, Kelly discovered ProSeries comes with a great deal more than a recognizable name. She also gained one of the largest communities of tax professionals she can turn to for help and a passionate Intuit team committed to helping her.

August 21, 2017 

The scammers have “gone phishing.” This is the crime of using emails, websites and social media to steal your confidential information off your computer. The devious cyber crooks may convince you to install malicious software by having you click on a ...

Ken Berry, JD

August 21, 2017 

A study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that firms with women in the C-suite were more profitable. Meanwhile, the number of women-owned businesses grew 45 percent from 2007 to 2016 compared to just a 9 percent growth in the ...

August 21, 2017 

Succession planning is a major area of concern for CPA firms. With baby boomers hitting retirement age, the following statistics underscore why it is such a compelling issue to the profession:

Stan Sterna

August 21, 2017 

In this new capacity, White will oversee the company’s global marketing initiatives, helping create further awareness of and drive demand for FloQast’s innovative close management software.