Accounting

November 15, 2019 

Accounting firms are increasingly looking to expand beyond traditional, compliance-focused accounting services to grow their business and boost profitability. By providing client accounting services, firms can not only improve their bottom line, but ...

Vishal Thakkar

November 15, 2019 

Traditional compliance services like taxes and audits have long been the bread and butter of many accounting practices. However, clients are increasingly requesting new services beyond that scope such as bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory-level collaboration. Firms eager to create new revenue streams and stronger ties with clients respond by expanding services and adopting technology that...…

Pete Potsos

November 13, 2019 

Consumers across all age groups are increasingly making purchases with tokens, indicating a wide range of new opportunities for businesses to engage with their customers and transform commerce using blockchain.

November 13, 2019 

This ASU will affect companies that issue share-based payments (for example, options or warrants) to their customers. Similar to issuing a cash rebate to a customer, issuing a share-based payment to a customer can incentivize additional purchases.

November 13, 2019 

How can CFOs themselves use technology to be more efficient and effective? As a Chief Operating and Financial Officer, father of four daughters, and a newly minted girls lacrosse coach, I’m always looking for ways to save time.

John Ewert

November 13, 2019 

The accounting and business advisory firm Marcum LLP gained 19 publicly registered company clients during the third quarter of 2019. Also in the third quarter, Marcum’s market share of IPO audits exceeded three of the Big Four accounting firms and led all non-Big Four firms. Marcum ended the July-September period with 12 new SEC client...…

November 13, 2019 

BKR International recently presented annual scholarship awards valued at $3,000 per student ($12,000 total) to honor seven accounting students around the world for their exemplary academic achievements.  This distinctive program, unique among global accounting associations, helps students cover the costs of finishing their degrees and obtaining a professional accounting credential in their home country. Since...…

November 13, 2019 

PC Matic, has released it’s new ‘Device Authentication for MacOS,’ a cutting edge feature-addition to the company’s government, business and enterprise cybersecurity solutions, PC Matic Pro and MSP. This feature, first released to Windows users last month, strengthens PC Matic’s industry-leading cybersecurity solutions by affording network administrators the ability to authorize specific devices their team may use when accessing PC...…

November 13, 2019 

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA) announced the recipients of the 2019 AFWA National Member of the Year and President’s Award during the annual Women Who Count Awards lunch held October 22, 2019 in Orlando, FL. AFWA National Member of the Year: Sarah Militello Associate Financial Analyst II, Amway, Grand Rapids, MI Sarah joined...…

November 13, 2019 

In February 2019, FreshBooks announced the addition of bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting to its software, enabling growing businesses to scale on FreshBooks with confidence and work seamlessly with an accountant.

November 13, 2019 

The examination was performed by Skoda Minotti, an accounting, risk advisory and compliance firm.

November 12, 2019 

An October tariff increase was canceled and news reports this week indicate that some tariffs could be removed, but there has been no word on a new round of tariffs on consumer goods currently scheduled to take effect December 15.

Isaac M. O'Bannon