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.
January 19, 2017
Report Says Top Financial Firms Mislead Consumers, “Posing as Fiduciaries”
Brokerage firms repeatedly, and in a variety of ways, characterize themselves as trusted advisors, while financial industry lobbyists argue in court that they are “merely selling a product.” The CFA/AFR review of prominent firms’ websites did not ...
January 19, 2017
Pulse Cash Flow Management App
Pulse empowers you to make smarter business decisions. While accounting software or a spreadsheet template let you track your financials, they don’t give you the ability to closely monitor your income and expenses and forecast cash flow. When you use the Pulse app, you’ll know when to hire another employee or make a big purchase...…
January 19, 2017
Georgia Accounting Firm Expands
The Douglasville, Georgia-based accounting firm of Hawkinson, Muchnick & Associates has opened a new office in Hiram, Georgia. Officially opening its doors in early January, the Hiram office brings high quality tax, accounting and business advisory ...
January 18, 2017
Aplos Partners with Church Software Maker for Unified Management Solution
Both companies serve small-to-large-sized churches with cloud-based software. Aplos, a leading provider of online fund accounting software, served over 14,000 organizations last year. Churches have unique accounting needs, including tracking d...
January 18, 2017
AICPA Asks Treasury and IRS to Withdraw Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
If the regulations are not formally withdrawn, Treasury and the IRS should take into consideration the concerns and recommendations that the AICPA and other commentators have identified and issue new, clarified proposed regulations for public comment ...
January 18, 2017
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January 17, 2017
IRS Paid $61 Million to Whistleblowers in 2016
Since 2006, the program has paid whistleblowers over $465 million in monetary rewards. In 2016, the office approved 418 rewards, paying out over $61 million to whistleblowers.
January 17, 2017
AICPA Issues New Revenue Recognition Guide
With companies and not-for-profit entities facing a top-to-bottom review of their revenue recognition because of a looming accounting standard, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has issued the first online edition of an Audit & Accounting Guide ...
January 16, 2017
Clarity on Switch from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
The switch from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18 will have an impact on companies who currently perform the SSAE 16 audit, but will have an even greater impact on those companies who are considered third party vendors to other businesses, and currently do not ...
January 16, 2017
FASB to Host Roundtable Meetings on Disclosure Framework
The purpose of the roundtable meetings is to obtain feedback on whether the proposed FASB Concepts Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting—Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements (Chapter 8) , is useful in identifying relevant ...
January 16, 2017
Payroll in 2017: What to Expect
As we prepare for a new administration, let’s take a look at what we know, what will change and what 2017 may bring.
January 16, 2017
PwC Acquires Global Tax Team from GE
PwC has announced that it will acquire the global tax services team and technologies of GE. The team of more than 600 highly-regarded tax professionals will join the PwC organization, and will provide enterprise tax services to GE and to other ...