Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
August 7, 2015
Thomson Reuters Launches CPE Network for Corporate CPA Professionals
Thomson Reuters has launched its new Corporate CPE Network subscription to help corporate professionals acquire up-to-date information, recommendations and best practices needed to understand, plan for, and implement new tax law and accounting ...
August 4, 2015
Center for Audit Quality Funds Research by U. Wisconsin Professor
A new research project by the Wisconsin School of Business aimed at providing auditors, regulators, and policy-makers with a model for understanding and interpreting audit studies is one of three projects to receive funding from the Center for Audit Quali
August 4, 2015
Sales Taxes Across U.S. Rose Slightly in 2Q 2015
The U.S. average combined sales tax rate shrunk marginally in the second quarter despite a 30 percent increase in new local indirect taxes, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.
August 4, 2015
New York CPA Society Tells IRS to Change Form 990
Private foundations use Form 990-PF to report on their activities and charitable distribution as well as figure taxes based on investment income. Debuting in 1974, the outdated Form 990-PF is difficult to follow and has caused confusion to those in ...
August 4, 2015
7 Conversations That Keep Staff Engaged and Productive
At its core, business is simply a network of interconnected conversations. And the health of a company can often be gauged by watching the interactions between employees and their leaders.
August 4, 2015
“The Data-Enabled CEO”- 5 Steps to Turn Data Insights into Competitive Business Advantages
Today’s CEOs face a host of complex business challenges, including how to harness disparate streams of data to generate pragmatic insights and deliver increased profitability. The difficulty CEOs face is not in obtaining the data, but in determining ...
August 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton Releases Past Tax Returns with Eye on 2016 Election
If Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States next year, she’s going to have to take a pay-cut. In an effort to provide greater transparency in her presidential bid, the Democratic frontrunner released eight years worth of tax returns on July 31, all of them joint returns filed with her husband, former President...…
August 4, 2015
What Makes a Great Accounting Firm Leader?
The common thread to the three leaders below is this: Many people love the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” These leaders would say, “If it doesn’t need fixing, break it.” This means that great organizations continuously reinvent themselves ...
August 4, 2015
Florida Accounting Firms Merge
Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a CPA and consulting firm in Wellington, Fla. and Templeton & Company, LLP, a leading South Florida-based firm, combined practices effective August 1, 2015. Juan Cocuy and Tom Burns became partners in the newly combined firm...
August 3, 2015
Free Report Focuses on Compliance with New SSARS 21 Standards
A new report called The Potential Pitfalls of SSARS 21 is now available from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. The report focuses on significant changes to the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) to help CPAs avoid potential ...
August 2, 2015
Want Reform? The Tax Plans of the 2016 Presidential Candidates
The field for next year’s presidential derby is crowded and prospective candidates have started jockeying for position. One of the main issues that can set these politicians apart is tax reform. Some candidates have already unveiled detailed proposals ...
August 1, 2015
Reducing Staff Turnover: How to Recognize and Respond to Retention Red Flags
Accounting and finance professionals with in-demand skills are finding they have many options when it comes to job offers. This is great news for candidates. However, as a manager, you recognize a rosier hiring environment means you have to work harder...