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 1, 2017
Illinois CPAs Offer Tax Season Security Tips
Identity theft is often the first step leading to an equally painful, if not a bigger, headache of falling victim to tax fraud. Scammers who stole your personal information may have already filed a tax return in your name and collected a refund ...
March 1, 2017
Xero and Deputy Partner for Scheduling, Time Tracking and Payroll
Working collaboratively to revolutionize the way businesses operate, Deputy’s employee scheduling and time tracking solution now integrates with Xero payroll for an end-to-end workforce management solution.
March 1, 2017
AICPA Issues Five New Working Drafts Related to Accounting Standards Update
The AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) has issued five new working drafts of accounting issues related to the implementation of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – for aerospace ...
March 1, 2017
Tax Prep Scams Expected to Rise
The NCL, which operates Fraud.org, says that in a typical scam, an unscrupulous tax preparer may falsify a victim’s earnings, claim credits they did not earn, or even steal a consumer’s entire refund by having it deposited into a different account.
March 1, 2017
Atlanta Accounting Firm BNKJ Joins Carr Riggs & Ingram
The CRI-BNKJ merger strengthens CRI’s position as one of the nation’s leading benefit plan audit service providers. Collectively, the two firms perform more than 450 benefit plan audits annually. Along with its current offerings, BNKJ can now deliver ...
March 1, 2017
Viking Launches Third Luxury Ocean Liner
On Viking Ocean Cruises, every fare includes a veranda stateroom, an included shore excursion in each port of call, all onboard meals, beer and wine with lunch and dinner service, premium dining reservations, Wi-Fi internet, 24-hour room service ...
February 28, 2017
PwC Faces Fall-Out From Oscar Night Flub
Confusion reigned at the Academy Motion Picture Art and Sciences awards on Sunday night as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the duo who appeared together in the iconic film, “Bonnie and Clyde” 50 years ago, initially announced the winner of the Best ...
February 28, 2017
Indiana CPA Society Receives Top Association Media Honors
The Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) was presented with one top honor - a Gold Award - for "Best New App," and one Silver Award for "eLearning and Live Training" by Association Trends on February 23 at a luncheon in Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2017
Americans Too Relaxed About ID Theft During Tax Season
Taxpayers show a pattern of poor practices that leave much of their data vulnerable to breach, according to the second annual Tax Season Risk Report from CyberScout, a data security and identity theft protection firm. While the IRS is taking steps ...
February 28, 2017
Doug Sleeter Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame
Sleeter has been a member of CPA Practice Advisor’s Top Thought Leaders since the program’s founding in 2009, and is a frequent speaker at events across the country. He has been a frequent columnist in CPA Practice Advisor and other accounting ...
February 27, 2017
AuditFile Add-On for Xero Enhances Audits
The audit automation system from AuditFile, Inc. is now featured as an add-on solution on Xero’s App-Marketplace. AuditFile’s integration with the Xero online accounting software for small businesses gives firms of all sizes a seamless audit solution ...
February 27, 2017
Accounting Thought Leader Symposium Kicks Off in Indy
The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they are participating in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about ...