Accounting April 17, 2026
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November 4, 2016
2016 Woman CPA of the Year Announced
Melody Feniks, CPA, CGMA, has been named the 2016 Woman CPA of the Year by the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA). This award recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions to the accounting profession.
November 3, 2016
Some State Death Taxes Aren’t Dying, But They Are Fading Away
Many clients will be able to escape the clutches of the federal estate, with plenty of room to spare. But state death taxes are often a greater concern to middle-to-upper income taxpayers. More good news: A total of at least nine states are revising ...
November 3, 2016
An Under-40 Perspective on the Future of the Accounting Profession
Last month was the first annual CPA Practice Advisor “40 Under 40” ThinkTank Symposium. As an attendee and first-time 40 Under 40, I was excited to meet my fellow honorees for a guided discussion hosted by Rootworks in Indianapolis. It was a gathering reflective of the increasingly diverse nature of the profession. There...…
November 3, 2016
Tax Software Makers and IRS Adopt New Security Practices
As part of the most recent meeting of the IRS Security Summit, Intuit Inc. announced additional security measures for its consumer and professional tax software products. These measures build on safeguards enacted in prior years and reflect the ...
November 3, 2016
Baron Keynote at Thomson Reuters Conference Gives Look at Future of Accounting Profession
Approximately 1,500 tax and accounting professionals were on hand at the company’s 36th annual event as Baron, the managing director of the Professional segment of Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting business, laid out the case that far from being ...
November 3, 2016
Jon Baron Keynote: What Accounting Firms Need to Know for the 2020s
With massive changes and the continuing evolution of digital enviroments, as well as societal adoption of technologies, accounting firms need to accept and embrace that change, if they hope to be successful in the coming years.
November 2, 2016
Workflow Checklist: Is Your Firm Ready for Tax Season?
Tax season promises increased workload which tests the resolve of even the best-run firms. Call it ironic or perhaps even not fair; client expectations are at their highest at the time of year when your firm is saddled with maximum workload.
November 2, 2016
LedgerDocs Partners With Fujitsu ScanSnap Cloud
Fujitsu’s partnership with LedgerDocs enables LedgerDocs users to eliminate the historic multi-step process of scanning and saving important information to the desktop of their computer and transferring in into an application. With ScanSnap Cloud, ...
November 2, 2016
The Benefits Of A Converged CRM To Accounting Firm Management
In order to increase productivity and reduce workload, many accounting firms are opting for software products like CRMs (Customer Relationship Management systems) that will help them get more clients, streamline processes, improve client relationships ...
November 2, 2016
Thomson Reuters Introduces Next-Gen Cloud Audit Suite
Thomson Reuters has unveiled Checkpoint Engage, the next-generation online audit solution providing auditors with new and innovative ways to streamline their audit workflow.
November 2, 2016
Patriot Software Introduces Multi-User Feature for Certified Advisors
Patriot’s new software feature will allow Certified Advisors in the Royalty Program to manage new users and give them access to a specific company.
November 2, 2016
Broader Skill Sets, New Learning Solutions are the Future for CPAs and Business Professionals
As a CPA or virtually any other type of business professional, it’s no longer enough to just maintain your current level of skills and competencies. It’s also no longer enough to just be proficient in the technical skills of your profession.