Firm Management November 4, 2026
How Small CPA Firms Can Create Polished Marketing on a Budget
For small accounting firms, marketing often becomes the thing that gets squeezed between client work and deadlines.
March 29, 2017
Experian Fined $3 Million for Deceiving Customers
Experian claimed the credit scores it marketed and provided to consumers were used by lenders to make credit decisions. In fact, lenders did not use Experian’s scores to make those decisions. The CFPB ordered Experian to truthfully represent how its ...
March 29, 2017
Internal Audit Functions Need Disrupting, Says PwC Study
Internal audit functions are losing ground in trying to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to the 13th annual PwC State of the Internal Audit Profession study.
March 29, 2017
60% of CFOs Optimistic on Economy and Their Businesses
CFOs in the U.S. and Canada have increased optimism on macroeconomic conditions and their own companies’ prospects, according to Deloitte’s CFO Signals survey for the first quarter (1Q 2017).
March 29, 2017
4 Tips to Get Started on Retirement Planning
You wouldn't take a vacation with some planning, but when it comes to the longest vacation most people will ever take – retirement – fewer than half of all Americans have a formal plan. And that can spell trouble.
March 29, 2017
Accounting Technology Ecosystem Doubles in Size with Version 3.0 Release
The most significant change to the ecosystem is the addition of three new categories: Subscription/Recurring Management, Audit/Risk Support, and Data Integrators. New additions to the Ecosystem include: Recurly, Abacus Next, Rivio, and a host of others.
March 29, 2017
Justworks Payroll
We make it easy for you to manage payroll. Pay all your full-time and part-time employees, contractors and vendors via direct deposit. We’ll manage all the filings, like W-2s and 1099s. You can even easily make one-off payments to one person or whole departments – like expense reimbursements, bonuses, and commissions.
March 28, 2017
Is a Sense of Humor Important in the Workplace?
It's said that laughter is the best medicine and it also may be one of the keys to success at work, a new Accountemps survey suggests. Seventy-eight percent of CFOs interviewed said an employee's sense of humor is at least somewhat important for ...
March 28, 2017
CFOs Spending More Time on Strategic Guidance
Grant Thornton’s survey shows that managing risk is top of mind for CFOs, with two-thirds of respondents reporting that they want to reconcile their risk management strategy with their business strategy. Additionally, 70 percent expect to increase ...
March 28, 2017
4 Investments That Can Lower Income Taxes
For taxpayers looking to get the most out of their investments, the following options may lower current taxes owed, allow investments to grow tax-free or a combination of both.
March 28, 2017
4 Questions to Ask New Business Valuation Clients
Attracting new clients is a common challenge for valuation professionals. Unlike traditional accounting services (such as tax preparation and audits) that some clients need each year, valuations are often performed to meet a one-time need triggered by ...
March 28, 2017
Education and Social Media Use Affect Risk of Hacking
More people than ever are having their identity stolen online, and the list of companies disclosing personal data breaches recently has included internet giants LinkedIn, Yahoo, and Tumblr. What’s more, the hacks are poised to keep on coming, and ...
March 28, 2017
Five Ways to Decrease Tax Audit Risks
There are a number of ways businesses can decrease their likelihood of a tax audit without having to pack up and move to the wilderness. While deploying these 5 tactics does not guarantee that the IRS won’t come knocking at your ...