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.
September 11, 2016
Impeachment of IRS Commissioner Being Considered By House
Koskinen met with two groups of Republicans on September 7 in attempt to iron out their differences. He was quoted by several media sources, including the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, that “we had a very good exchange of views.”
September 9, 2016
FASB Proposes Changes to Hedge Accounting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that would make targeted improvements to the accounting guidance for hedging activities. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide comment ...
September 9, 2016
Professionals on the Move – September 9, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
September 9, 2016
Death and Taxes and Expenses … 10 Key Tips
Expense reporting can be painful, complex or simple, but rarely would I hear anyone suggest that expenses are pleasurable. Even those of you who avoid expense reporting have others in your organization who wind up doing the paperwork and accounting ...
September 9, 2016
Hey Xero – New Chatbot For Accounting Users
The chatbot will have the capability to connect the more than 50 million small businesses who use Facebook Messenger every month into the wider Xero ecosystem, opening a new way for businesses to discover the cloud accounting platform and find the ...
September 9, 2016
Change Management in Accounting Firms
In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing environment, we must be prepared to pivot quickly. Doing things the way we’ve always done them just doesn’t work anymore. Author Alan Deutschman popularized the business catchphrase, “Change or Die.” And it’s truer than ever – remaining stagnant is a recipe for extinction. But we all know, saying you’re open to...…
September 8, 2016
Food Fight: Georgia Accounting Professionals Raise Over $100,000 to Fight Hunger
During a friendly, two-week competition, accounting professionals in Georgia participated in the Georgia Society of CPAs' annual Food Fight, which raised food and funds for Georgia's eight regional food banks. Since its inception in 2014, the Georgia ...
September 8, 2016
SAP Enhances Revenue Accounting Platform for New Standards
SAP SE has enhanced its revenue accounting platform to help CFOs and chief accounting officers master the new IFRS 15/ASC 606 standards. These new accounting standards apply to all entities — public, private and not-for-profit — that have contracts ...
September 8, 2016
CPA.com and Paychex Expand HR Program for Accounting Firms
CPA.com and Paychex have expanded their program to help CPAs broaden their advisory role in human resources, an area that’s becoming increasingly difficult for small and medium-sized businesses to manage.
September 8, 2016
National Society of Accountants Elects New Officers and Directors
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) elected a slate of new officers, District Governors, and State Directors at its 71st Annual Convention in Tampa, FL.
September 8, 2016
Is It Time To Update Your Valuation Engagement Letter?
In the hustle and bustle of running your valuation practice, it can be convenient to incorporate templates for letters and documents as you accept engagements and produce valuation reports to enhance the valuation practice’s efficiency.
September 8, 2016
How to Move Women from 19% to 50% of Firm Partners
While the accounting workforce is comprised of more women than men, this number does not carry over when it comes to the amount of women in practice leadership positions.