Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
June 8, 2016
Finance and Compliance Costs Increasing for U.S. and Canadian Businesses; Employment Costs Spike
The research also found employment-related costs spiked sharply for the largest companies ($5 billion or more in revenue) to 5 percent of revenue, compared to 1.1 percent in 2015. According to the study, this may be a reflection of the tight market ...
June 7, 2016
The Most Effective Leadership Qualities for CPAs
I’m probably the millionth person to form a list of important leadership qualities, but I wanted to share what I have learned from working with CPA firms for over 20 years.
June 6, 2016
Majority of U.S. Adults Worried They Will Outlive their Savings
Americans are not proactively addressing the financial implications of living longer. Only a fraction (21%) say they have increased their savings while more than 4 in 10 (44%) report having taken no steps at all.
June 6, 2016
Measuring the Value of Trust, And How Much It Costs When Trust Is Lost
Trust is a major factor when a prospect is making a buying decision. Prospects who don’t believe in the integrity of a company and/or the reliability of its products will rarely, if ever, become buyers. And when you lose your customers’ trust, you ...
June 6, 2016
IRS Explains Certified PEO Program
Revenue Procedure 2016-33, posted on IRS.gov, along with temporary and proposed regulations published last month in the Federal Register, carries out legislation enacted in late 2014 requiring the IRS to establish a voluntary certification program for ...
June 6, 2016
Young CPAs Honored for IT Management and Technology Assurance
The recipients, all talented CPAs age 40 and under who hold the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) specialty credential, were announced at the AICPA's Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas.
June 6, 2016
Increase in Payments Fraud Worries Financial Pros
Eighty-eight percent surveyed believe that payments fraud will become a bigger threat to the financial services sector over the next two to three years. Despite this anticipated increase, just one in 10 attendees felt that an effective ...
June 3, 2016
3 Steps Businesses Can Take to Avoid Cyber Crime
Apparently, the heist couldn’t have been any simpler if it had been drawn up in the lunch line at an elementary school cafeteria.
June 3, 2016
New York CPA Society Names New President
An NYSSCPA member since 1987, Zovistoski has served on the Society’s Board of Directors each year for the past six years—two of them as the Society’s secretary/treasurer. He’s also served as Finance Committee chair and Northeast Chapter president, as ...
June 3, 2016
Thomson Reuters Releases New SMART Practice Aids Single Audit Source
The new product works in conjunction with Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Tools, including PPC’s Practice Aids for Single Audits, Audits of Nonprofit Organizations, Audits of Local Governments, Audits of School Districts, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD
June 3, 2016
73% of Accountants Say Their Business Clients Will Add Jobs in 2016
Nearly three-fourths (73 percent) of accountants say their business clients are planning to increase or maintain their number of employees over the next 12 months and only five percent noted that businesses plan to reduce their number of employees in ...
June 3, 2016
How to Deduct Tuition Costs When Going Back to College (Trump Univ. Doesn’t Count)
Can you deduct the cost of going back to a school to get ahead in your career? It depends. If you pass a definitive tax law test, certain expenses are deductible on your personal tax return, albeit as miscellaneous expenses subject to an annual limit.