Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
March 7, 2017
Professionals on the Move – March 8, 2017
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
March 7, 2017
10 Accounting Ph.D. Students Receive $25,000 Deloitte Fellowship Grants
The Deloitte Foundation has awarded $25,000 grants to 10 top accounting Ph.D. candidates through the Deloitte Foundation’s annual Doctoral Fellowship program. Given to students who plan to pursue academic careers upon graduation, the award will ...
March 7, 2017
Efficiency is Not Enough to Power a Successful Accounting Firm
The concept arises in articles, webinars and conferences. Accountants who have operated in a particular manner for years are now re-evaluating everything from services to marketing to communications and more, scouring each area for opportunities to ...
March 7, 2017
18% of Small Businesses Don’t Use Accounting Software
These results were surprising considering that more than half (53 percent) of CEOs and CFOs believe it is important to integrate accounting software with an invoicing and payments product. In fact, finance professionals say the top five benefits of ...
March 7, 2017
Six PR Tips for Accounting Firms
Once you’ve decided where you want to gain attention, have an admin research relevant news sites, publications, and blogs. For example, if you want to build your name in Dallas, TX, you’ll want to know reporters, editors, and bloggers at the Dallas ...
March 7, 2017
Indiana University East Implements CPA Center of Excellence Ethics Course Into Curriculum
CPAs in Indiana have been taking the course since last fall following a rule change signed by thenGov. Mike Pence that enables a competencybased course to meet the ethics requirement for CPA license renewal.
March 7, 2017
Tax and Payroll Legislation Updates for 2017
Forms 1094 and 1095 will most likely survive for at least this year, so make sure to keep tracking. The Cadillac tax will probably go away later this year, and it is possible that the employer mandate could go away this year, as well (not yet confirmed).
March 7, 2017
FloQast Unveils New Cloud Storage and Security Integrations
Close Management Software Pioneer Expands Capabilities through Partnerships with Microsoft, Egnyte, Google and Okta to Bolster Security and Ease Adoption
March 6, 2017
Accounting Power
Other accounting solutions were created primarily for small businesses and are sold directly to them, claiming to make accounting easier for them. Accountants are their secondary users, and are mainly important as a marketing channel. Accounting Power is the first cloud-based accounting system created exclusively for YOU – the accounting professional – to give you...…
March 6, 2017
68% of Small Businesses Lack Disaster Plan
While most small-business owners don’t have a formal plan, many have taken various steps to prepare for a natural disaster. The majority reported that they can work remotely in case of a natural disaster (82 percent), have duplicated and stored their ...
March 6, 2017
How Retailers Can Take Advantage of Amazon’s Weaknesses
Major opportunities for retailers exist with younger shoppers — 76% of digitally native 18-24 year olds make less than half of purchases on Amazon. This group prefers in-store shopping and a seamless buying experience ...
March 6, 2017 Sponsored
Case Study: Learning eCommerce the Hard Way
You’ve seen them – companies that do all of their business online. It looks easy, right? Getting from idea to execution doesn’t exactly happen overnight. Here’s how one company went from an idea to a functioning eCommerce website.