Accounting

May 7, 2019 

Private real estate experienced another strong year in 2018, with total AUM surpassing $900 billion for the first time; fundraising exceeding $100 billion for the sixth consecutive year; and a record 6,418 PERE deals completed for an aggregate value ...

May 7, 2019 

Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation hosted the 2019 National Audit Innovation Campus Challenge (AICC) for the fourth year at Deloitte University, awarding students of the University of South Carolina first place for their idea to ...

May 7, 2019 

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has released a new tool designed to help audit committees exercise their oversight responsibilities as companies implement a new credit losses accounting standard that begins to take effect in January 2020.

May 7, 2019 

Accounting leaders know there are few things as important as maintaining cash flow at their firms. Retaining customers is also critical and building upon relationships is a key to success.

May 7, 2019 

Avalara, Inc. has announced the release of 17 newly certified integrations with accounting, ERP, ecommerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and CRM software applications.

May 7, 2019 

Alessandra Almeida has joined Avalara, Inc. as its managing director for Latin America. From the São Paulo office, she will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations in Brazil, working closely to align strategy and goals for Avalara’s business in the region. Avalara is a provider of automated online tax compliance solutions for businesses of all sizes....…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 6, 2019 

A report from Trade Partnership found that increasing tariffs on $200 billion of goods to 25 percent, coupled with tariffs already in place and retaliation, would reduce U.S. employment by over 934,000 jobs, cost the average family of four $767 and ...

May 6, 2019 

You and your colleagues have an opportunity to expand your minds and collect up to 10 hours of continuing professional education on Thursday, December 12, 2019, as CPA Practice Advisor once again presents its annual free live-streaming conference.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 6, 2019 

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) have made four new awards under the Access to Audit Personnel Program. Now in its seventh year, the program connects academics with audit ...

May 1, 2019 

Small and micro businesses in the U.S. saw significant signs of declining revenue growth in Q1 2019, continuing a downward trend since 2017, with less than 30% saying they plan to hire any new employees or add any subcontractors this year, according ...

May 1, 2019 

Auditing expense reports requires auditors to closely examine each expense to verify if the correct receipts are attached, and make sure the receipt matches the information input by the employee. This may sound daunting, but this process is essential for catching potential mistakes – or worse, fraud within travel and entertainment (T&E) spend. Catch discrepancies...…

April 30, 2019 

The audit risk model is the foundation of any audit. This might seem like CPA 101, but are you correctly applying it to your engagements?