Accounting

January 16, 2020 

Attempting to refine and contain current nebulous rules for independent contractors, California’s new AB5 requires a new test be used to determine whether workers in California fall under employee or independent contractor status.

Nellie Akalp

January 16, 2020 

The study, entitled "The Financial Automation Imperative", also reveals many new insights on perspectives, plans and priorities for financial automation such as ...

January 15, 2020 

The program connected students with representatives from major companies and accounting firms who led sessions and conducted interviews for a variety of paid accounting internships.

January 15, 2020 

Most companies have experienced at least one instance of check theft, in which a bad actor washed a legitimate check and cashed it. Cases of check theft dipped in the early 2010s as companies and banks shored up their security.

January 15, 2020 

Many states also have “specialty” license plates for charitable groups, veterans, service organizations, and even professionals. And yes, some states even have special license plates available for Certified Public Accountants.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 14, 2020 

In the public accounting field, talent shortages over the past few years have led companies to offer higher pay and additional perks, all of which serve to attract top talent, but don’t always help retain them.

Paul McDonald

January 14, 2020 

AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the AICPA.

January 13, 2020 

The new decade got off to an exciting start with our attendance at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas January 6-9, 2020. CES is the largest trade show in the world with an excess of 4,500 consumer product/service ...

Roman Kepczyk

January 13, 2020 

Steven J. Kachelmeier of the University of Texas at Austin and Laura W. Wang and Michael G. Williamson of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, were named recipients of the 2020 Greatest Potential Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award.

January 13, 2020 

The majority of millennials not only want to own a home, but 84% of millennials in 2019 considered it a major part of the American Dream. However, millennials are struggling to reach that financial milestone.

January 13, 2020 

After a year of fluctuations driven by the uncertainty of the trade war with China, volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to return to its usual seasonal patterns during the first few months of 2020, according to the Global ...

January 13, 2020 

The women will serve a four-course meal rich in vegetables with one lamb chop course that can be substituted for a roasted mushroom dish. The first four plates will feature an element that is infused with THC, the psychoactive element of cannabis.