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.
November 17, 2016
What is Your Purpose?
How much better do you feel when you have set a goal and can see that goal being accomplished, as opposed going through the motions of trudging to work, sitting at a desk, moving papers around, entering numbers on screens, footing and checking ...
November 1, 2016
Earn 1 to 10 Hours of CPE Online This Thursday: Ensuring Success!
Get caught up on your CPE credits for the year, all online, all on one day (Dec. 1), and all from the comfort of your office. Choose from one to ten hours of CPE, take only the courses you want. And it's free! Register today at EnsuringSuccess.com
November 14, 2016
New Rules Make Many More Eligible for OT
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), passed in 1938, guarantees a minimum wage to almost all employees in the United States, and requires employers to pay overtime when employees work more than 40 hours in any workweek.
November 9, 2016
How to Retain Top Accounting Professionals in a Competitive Environment
Many employees today want to develop a deeper connection to their organization and have a sense of purpose. According to the Deloitte study, millennials are more likely to remain at a company that shares its values and are more satisfied with its ...
Accounting October 27, 2016
5 Steps To Prepare for New Overtime Pay Rules
The new overtime regulations will have a significant impact on some businesses. In the meantime, businesses can use the next several months to analyze their labor and productivity, and get a better understanding of what they will need to change to ...
October 27, 2016
The Pros and Cons of Payroll Taxes
First of all, the payroll tax base is very broad. Payroll taxes apply to all wages and salaries up to a cap of $118,500, which nearly 83% of wages and salaries fall under. Furthermore, unlike the personal income tax, payroll taxes do not include ...
October 27, 2016
New Filing Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC
The new deadlines are being imposed by the IRS in an effort to make tax documents more readily available to taxpayers prior to April 15, reducing the need for taxpayers to request automatic extensions while they wait for some of their tax documents.
October 27, 2016
5 Tips to Prepare Small Businesses for New Overtime and Classification Rules
The new overtime regulations will have a significant impact on some businesses, while others may find that their increases in productivity over the past decade have been coming not only from technology, but also at the expense of overworked staff. The arg
October 26, 2016
The Importance of Women Supporting Women
While any and all support is important, there is a special understanding that women share - making it vital for us to advocate for each other. I love this quote from our first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, who iterates, “There’s a ...
October 24, 2016
Specialized Services for Accountants Serving Retail Businesses
Each month we explore the advantages and intricacies of developing and growing a niche practice. This month we're examining what it takes to serve the niche of retail sellers.
October 24, 2016
2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Women are increasingly attaining the reins of power in accounting firms, accounting for about 20 percent of firm partners. This is still not enough, according to thought leaders like Amy Vetter, CPA, who notes that women make up more than half of the ...
October 24, 2016
CPA Nancy Ekrem Shares How Her Firm Saved $40,000 a Year with CCH Axcess
When accounting and bookkeeping firm Dewar Meeks + Ekrem decided it was ready to upgrade its tax and accounting software, the choice was an easy one. “Our server was in a server farm where we maintained all of our software ourselves – the CCH ...