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.
May 24, 2021
Using Agile Methodology on the Digital Transformation Journey
Transformation is a concept applicable to nearly every aspect of our lives: our diet, our home, our leadership style, etc. And regardless of the application, the focus is consistently the same: moving from point A (the current state) to point B ...
May 24, 2021
Indiana CPA Society CEO Departs; Executive Committee Selects Successor
Jennifer Briggs, CAE, president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society, announced she is leaving after nearly 20 years with the association. She will be taking the helm as executive vice president/chief executive officer at the Texas Society of Architects ...
May 21, 2021
Diverse Faculty Attracts Diverse Students
The first Black CPA Ph.D.s and the professors who were mentored or inspired by them have played an important role in attracting generations of ambitious Black students to the profession.
May 20, 2021
Airlines See Increasing Passengers, Fares Increasing
Now that new U.S. coronavirus cases are dropping and travel restrictions are being lifted, the country's airlines are starting to act like, well, airlines again.
May 20, 2021
New Unemployment Claims Drop to Lowest of Pandemic
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, signaling steady improvement in the job market as remaining business restrictions are lifted.
May 20, 2021
Dry Cleaning Businesses Suffering as Pandemic Changed How People Dress
The shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have devastated service industry businesses from florists and spas to restaurants and hotels. But, as pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and people slowly return to eating out and traveling, dry ...
May 20, 2021
Job Optimism Increases; Workers Ready to Return to Workplaces
There is also a new optimism that additional job opportunities will emerge later in the year, contrasting with results from last year in which negative sentiments weighed heavily on most respondents around the world.
May 20, 2021
Ah COVID-19, We Hardly Knew Ye
As the country's businesses are starting to get back to normal, or redefine normal as the case may be, it seems a good time to reflect on the nature of this beast we call pandemic and how thoroughly it took us by storm. From closed offices and remote ...
May 20, 2021
IRS Provides New COBRA Guidance
The Internal Revenue Service has new guidance on tax breaks under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for continuation health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA).
May 20, 2021
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Streamlines Multistate NOL Management with New Software Enhancements
Building on the editorial standards of excellence found in the Tax Management Portfolios, State NOL Manager is embedded with Bloomberg Tax & Accounting’s world-renowned tax expertise, providing confidence that calculations are always up-to-date, ...
May 19, 2021
AICPA Proposes New Quality Management Standards for Firms
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has proposed three new standards on quality management for CPA Firms at the Firm and engagement levels. The proposed standards bring essential changes to the way firms oversee the quality of the ...
May 18, 2021
Job Descriptions and Essential Functions
Unlike common workplace policies such as time and a half pay for overtime or mandatory family and medical leave, which are legally mandated, no federal or state laws or regulations require employers to have written job descriptions.