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.
June 5, 2019
Do Clawback Penalties Spur Misreporting?
Which is the better way to spur achievement – by rewarding employees for attaining goals or by penalizing them for failing to do so? While the question has remained a perennial matter of debate, a new scholarly paper observes that "given the financial ...
June 3, 2019
Home Values in U.S. Fall for the First Time in Seven Years
U.S. home values fell from March to April, the first month-over-month decline since February 2012, according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Report.
June 3, 2019
Father’s Day Spending Forecast to Hit New High of $16 Billion
Americans are expected to spend more than ever on gifts for Father’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insight & Analytics. Total spending for the holiday is estimated to reach $16 billion, up from last year’s $15.3 billion. “Fathers, husbands and sons can expect to feel the...…
June 3, 2019
GSCPA Members Visit Lawmakers to Discuss Issues Important to the Accounting Profession
Members of the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) visited Georgia lawmakers in Washington, DC to discuss the accounting profession’s advocacy agenda. The CPAs were attending the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual ...
June 3, 2019
Top CFO Skills: Business Development, HR and Tech
The CFOs had an average of nine years of accounting and finance experience earlier in their career, but only 14 percent said they had worked exclusively in accounting and finance. They also worked at three different companies, on average.
June 3, 2019
EY Completes Acquisition of Legal Managed Services Firm
The acquisition significantly grows the existing EY Law service offerings. With Pangea3, more than 1,100 legal project managers, services professionals and technologists join EY, bringing the total number of EY Law professionals across the globe to 3,500.
May 31, 2019
Vertex Announces Salesforce Commerce Cloud Integration
Commerce Cloud enables brands to provide personalized experiences for shoppers that span web, mobile, social and in-store. As a part of Salesforce, the world’s #1 CRM platform, Salesforce Commerce Cloud customers ...
May 30, 2019
Employing Technology for Tax Compliance in Payables
Growing companies are continually challenged by legal and regulatory issues while pursuing international expansion. And no issue is more fraught than tax compliance. It literally affects every transaction in some form. Additionally, with the way the ...
May 27, 2019
Host Analytics Launches New Integration with Blackline for Financial Close, Consolidation and Reporting
Host Analytics, a provider of connected financial planning and close solutions, has launched a new solution integration with BlackLine, Inc., a provider of financial close automation software, to accelerate and automate the end-to-end financial close...
May 27, 2019
CAQ Announces 2019 Grants to Fund Academic Research in Auditing
To date, 16 of the academic research projects supported through the CAQ have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Access to these articles is available through the CAQ website, along with a list of previous grant recipients.
May 25, 2019
Several States Make Notable Changes to Sales Tax Rules
States have been busy on the sales tax front lately. Here are some of the most notable sales tax changes that could impact your sales tax compliance.
May 24, 2019
86% of SMBs View Accountants as Trusted Business Advisors
While 86% of small business owners agree their accountant is a trusted advisor, only 53% strongly agree. When an accountant offers the right level of service, as many as 88% of small business owners strongly agree they are a trusted advisor.