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.
May 15, 2015
Negotiating SALT Credits and Incentives with Multiple States and Localities
With the economy finally showing some signs of life, businesses are looking to invest and grow. When you have discussions with your clients, do not forget to ask them about their planned capital expenditures, hiring plans, and training needs.
Technology May 15, 2015
Great Storytellers Get The Girls
The folks telling these captivating stories aren’t holding some great secret. The fact is that anyone can tell a story. Yes, anyone. And that includes accounting professionals. The greatest of storytellers have simply taken the time to define what ...
May 15, 2015
How To Help Your Clients Plan for Retirement
While your clients know that their employees will eventually leave their business – either for another company or retirement – it may not be a reality they are prepared for. With your help, they can properly plan for employees’ retirement.
May 15, 2015
Are Smart Phones Smart Enough? Who Needs a Smart Watch?
Like the legions of smartwatches that came before, however, today’s generation will ultimately fail to grab the imagination -- or the wallets -- of the public.
May 14, 2015
The Pros and Cons of Mandatory Partner Retirement at Accounting Firms
A compromise that many firms make: 81% of firms over $20M and 58% of $2-10M firms have a mandatory retirement policy. The vast majority have a related provision: Partners continuing to work past 65 is subject to annual approval by the other partners.
May 14, 2015
Accounting Thought Leader Darren Root Launches New Website
Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA, has launched a new website at www.darrenroot.com. Root is the president of the full-service accounting firm Root & Associates, the CEO of the consultancy RootWorks, LLC and is the former executive editor of CPA Practice ...
May 14, 2015
AICPA Has 6-Point Plan to Improve Audit Performance
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has released a Six-Point Plan to Improve Audits that provides a roadmap for the profession’s continued journey to audit excellence. The plan concentrates on financial statement audits for private companies ...
May 13, 2015
Sage Life Platform Gives Small Businesses Greater Insight
Sage Life was developed to give small businesses an always-on network for collaborating across their organization, while helping to "cut out delays, uncertainty and wasted time."
May 13, 2015
Sage and Salesforce Partner for Business Accounting, Payroll, CRM
With this partnership, Sage has built a new solution called Sage Life on the Salesforce1 Platform, an enterprise Platform as a Service [PaaS], which enables small businesses to run completely in the cloud.
May 13, 2015
New Sage Impact Offers Customizable Hub for Accounting Professionals
Sage collaborated with accountants and bookkeepers to review and rethink the changing role of accounting professionals, as core areas like tax and compliance have become more automated. For the first time, Sage has brought together many of the everyday...
May 13, 2015
How To Help Your Not-For-Profit Clients
The NFP segment of the U.S. market has historically been 5% of all businesses. This market share has grown to over 10% in the last decade. While business may be doing charitable, human interest or targeted work, this does not mean that the ...
May 13, 2015
Intuit Introduces iPad-based @QuickBooks Point-of-Sale System for Restaurants
Restaurant owners and managers can get real-time insight into ingredient inventory, a new feature custom-built for the restaurant-tailored solution. They can do this with maximum flexibility and maintain customer relationships anytime, anywhere.