Accounting

February 26, 2020 

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MSCPA) has joined with Bentley University and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to create a new way to educate accounting firm leaders in Massachusetts on how to boost diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The innovative series of training sessions will focus on bridging gaps in recruiting, retaining and...…

February 26, 2020 

This new eSource addresses all the common and not-so-common retirement plan blunders and provides step-by-step instructions for making things right again. From overpayments to missed deferrals, from late deferrals to late returns ...

February 25, 2020 

The effect of this strong language is substantial, according to the research by Khrystyna Bochkay of the University of Miami, Jeffrey Hales of the University of Texas at Austin, and Sudheer Chava of Georgia Institute of Technology.

February 25, 2020 

Accounting and tax professionals who need to find new clients in their public accounting firm now have a little more help. Getting New Clients: Exclusive Survey Results, a 103-page eBook published by CPA Trendlines and Accountant’s Accelerator, shows ...

February 25, 2020 

Last month, more than one hundred financial professionals gathered at the AICPA’s Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Summit to hear thought-provoking perspectives on practice management via in-depth presentations delivered by profession leaders.

February 25, 2020 

The combination brings together two technology leaders with a shared goal to help solve the personal finance problems that consumers face today, regardless of their financial situation -- managing debt, maximizing savings, access to better credit ...

February 24, 2020 

Natural disasters and cybersecurity concerns have pushed most firms to develop a disaster response plan in the event of a catastrophic office or systems loss, but few have considered the potential impact of a massive influenza (flu) outbreak, such as ...

Roman Kepczyk

February 24, 2020 

The startup accelerator, begun in 2017, is designed to promote innovation in the accounting profession and give the Association and CPA.com more visibility into disruptive trends from emerging technologies.

February 23, 2020 

Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $3 billion to settle U.S. investigations into more than a decade of widespread consumer abuses under a deal that lets the scandal-ridden bank avoid criminal charges.

February 23, 2020 

Below is a list of the 2020 sales tax holidays, with links to the most up-to-date state information provided by state tax departments. Some departments update dates and information closer to the time of the upcoming sales tax holidays.

February 23, 2020 

January’s results build on increases of 0.3 percent month-over-month and 6.3 percent year-over-year in December. As of January, the three-month moving average was up 3.5 percent over the same period a year ago, compared with 3.9 percent in December.

February 23, 2020 

Reaffirming its commitment to bolstering diversity and inclusion in the profession, the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants was one of many institutions to sign on to the CEO Action Pledge for Diversity & Inclusion.