Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
February 18, 2014
ADP Creates Scholarship to Honor Late Senator Lautenberg
ADP will award scholarships in $10,000 increments for 10 students, renewable for two academic years following the initial grant.
February 18, 2014
Intacct Receives $45 Million in New Financing
Online accounting and business management developer Intacct has secured an additional $45 million of financing in a combination of venture funding and a debt package, the company has announced.. The new funds will be used to further invest in company growth and expanded product capabilities.
February 18, 2014
Accounting Thought Leaders Gather in Tampa
The most notable thought leaders in the accounting profession have gathered in Tampa, Florida, this week at this year’s CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium. The annual event brings these professionals together with the leading technology developers serving practicing public accountants to discuss the evolution of technology, practice methods and firm management.
February 18, 2014
New Online Game Makes Accounting Fun for Students
To help teachers engage, entertain and educate high school students, the American Institute of CPAs has announced the launch of Bank On It™ – an interactive, online accounting game. Bank On It features more than 1,000 questions inspired by content in accounting textbooks. The game challenges students on accounting fundamentals and real-world workplace scenarios in…
February 18, 2014
The Inverted Pyramid – A Challenge for Accounting Firms
There is no question that the most profitable firms (defined as high per partner income) in our profession have figured out that leverage and a well managed pyramid is one of the key ingredients.
February 18, 2014
Checkpoint Learning CPE Courses Available on iPad
Thomson Reuters has released the latest Checkpoint Learning CPE courses for Apple iPads. With the entire learning experience available on the iPad, from course browsing and purchasing, to course completion and submission, accounting and tax professionals can train while traveling, waiting in line, or whenever they have time and internet connectivity.
February 18, 2014
Anchin Named “U.S. Overall Accountancy Firm of the Year”
Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP has been named the U.S. Overall Accountancy Firm of the Year for the second year in a row in the annual International Hedge Fund Awards announced last week. Winners were selected by Acquisition International Magazine. Their circulation of 53,000 includes individual and institutional investors as well as managers and other…
February 18, 2014
Accounting Firm Makes List Honoring Companies for Training, Development
Accounting consultancy BKD, LLP has debuted on Training magazine’s annual Training Top 125, which ranks companies based on the excellence of their training and development programs. BKD, the only CPA and advisory firm to appear on this year’s list, was among thousands of applicants vying for a spot on the prestigious list, placing as No.…
February 17, 2014
Retail Sales Fell In January
This year's streak of nasty weather is wreaking havoc on the economy, causing plunging worker productivity, soaring heating bills, canceled flights, damaged crops and frozen hiring.
February 17, 2014
Financing Getting Easier for Small Businesses
Business startups have a better opportunity for getting financing these days.
February 17, 2014
Justice and Treasury Approve Lending to Legal Marijuana Businesses
The burgeoning marijuana industry yesterday hailed a new road map the Obama administration gave banks for doing business with legal pot sellers without getting into trouble, but some financial institutions said it still leaves them in a difficult position.
February 17, 2014
CCH Axcess – The Power to Move Firms!
At the center of a well-run firm is the right technology — technology that fuels firm growth, supports effective firm management and protects the firm's reputation. That solution is CCH Axcess — the tax and accounting profession's first modular cloud-based tax preparation, compliance and firm management solution that can be tailored to meet the needs...…