Accounting Technology Lab Podcast February 6, 2026
Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley recap their firsthand experience at Acumatica Summit 2026 in Seattle, framing it as a year of evolution rather than revolution for the cloud ERP platform.
February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
August 21, 2017
In a recent survey, 62 percent of employees said having coworkers that are friends outside of the office positively affects productivity. But only 39 percent of CFOs think the same, and 44 percent said work friendships have no effect on productivity.
August 21, 2017
This year’s 40 Under 40 and 20 Under 40 honorees are visibly and incrementally changing the accounting profession through their exemplary leadership, their innovative thinking, their collaborative efforts guaranteed to provide unity to the ...
August 21, 2017
It is nearly impossible to exist in our profession without hearing about artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and job loss. You may already see it in your firm when software assembles and delivers tax returns or a trial balance is imported into ...
August 21, 2017
Bas Kniphorst Age: 39 Employer: Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US Title: Vice President Product Management City/State: Riverwoods IL Website: www.CCHGroup.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskniphorst/ Twitter: Upon graduation from college I was intrigued by the world of content and joined Wolters Kluwer in 2001. The internet had radically altered the business model and the...…
August 21, 2017
Karly A. Laughlin, CPA Age: 30 Employer: Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. Title: Manager, Tax and Small Business City/State: Wilmington, DE Website: www.belfint.com Twitter: @DelawareCPA and @BelfintCPAs Professional Associations/Memberships: Delaware Estate Planning Council (Board Member), Delaware CarePlan, Inc. (Treasurer), Wilmington Tax Group, Delaware Society of CPAs, AICPA I began my career with BLS as...…
August 21, 2017
David D. Stewart, JD Age: 36 Employer: Tax Analysts Title: Editor in Chief, Worldwide Tax Daily City/State: Falls Church, VA Website: taxnotes.com Twitter: @taxstew Before taking over as Editor in Chief, I spent 8 years as a reporter for Worldwide Tax Daily. Early on I had a general tax beat covering issues such as the...…
August 21, 2017
Daniel Vidal Age: 28 Employer: Expensify Title: Head of Business Development City/State: Portland, OR Website: www.expensify.com Twitter: @DanielVidal88 Having the opportunity to create Expensify’s partnership programs from scratch has been an incredible journey. My role at Expensify started informally. Initially, it was just overseeing conversations with all our non-customers: individuals whom we had no...…
August 21, 2017
Steven Morrison, CPA Age: 39Employer: MBAFTitle: PrincipalCity/State: Miami, FloridaWebsite: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmorrisoncpa Listen to this podcast Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA Auditing Standards Board (“ASB”) Board member SAS No. 132 Task Force Chair FICPA Educational Foundation, Board of Trustees University of Florida Accounting Conference (2018 chair) Miami-Downtown Chapter, past board member and past chair Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards,...…
August 21, 2017
Sofia Jelanizada DeBlanc, CPA, CFE Age: 30 Employer: Deloitte- USA Title: Advisory Manager City/State: Falls Church, VA Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-j-deblanc-cpa-cfe-a3573657/ Twitter: N/A AICPA VSCPA NASBA ACFE My story began in 2006 when I received a...
August 21, 2017
Alina Nikishina, CPA Age: 30Employer: Insperience Business ServicesTitle: VP of Firm ManagementCity/State: Littleton, CO Website: www.insperience.com Listen to this podcast Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): PASBA (Professional Association of Small Business Accountants); CASBA (Colorado chapter of PASBA); the Alliance of Professional Women (Member & Secretary for Outreach Committee) In the last few years,...…
August 21, 2017
Clay Huffman, CPA Age: 33 Employer: Frazier & Deeter Title: Senior Manager City/State: Atlanta, Georgia Website: http://www.frazierdeeter.com/ Twitter: @frazierdeeter Professional Associations/Memberships: Georgia State Board of Accountancy, Vice Chairman; Georgia Society of CPAs, Leadership Council; University of Georgia Terry College of Business Young Alumni Board, Chairman; LEAD Atlanta, Class of 2017 During my career in...…
August 21, 2017
Ryan Watson, CPA Age: 31 Employer / Title : Principal at Upsourced Accounting City/State: Cincinnati, OH Website: ahalogy.com | upsourcedaccounting.com Twitter: @ryankwatson I’m the co-founder and principal of Upsourced Accounting, a tech-enabled accounting practice in Columbus, OH, and head of finance and operations for Ahalogy, a Cincinnati-based startup focused on content and influencer marketing for...…