Auditing May 15, 2026
Group Audits: Why Complexity Persists and Why Judgment Still Matters Most
Under new, risk-based standards, group auditors still face critical judgements about complex matters.
August 3, 2018
Intuit Names Misherghi to Lead Accountant Segment
Intuit has promoted Ariege Misherghi to the role of Leader of the Accountant Segment. She previously served as a product development lead for the accounting market. In her new role, Ariege will be responsible for driving the overall accountant business strategy, product development and delivery of our professional accounting products and services to our accountant...…
August 2, 2018
Company Moves Forward on Male Contraceptive Pill and Gel
LA BioMed has launched two new male contraceptive studies. The preliminary study of the pill showed that the oral contraceptive appears to be safe and effective when taken daily. Current methods of male contraception include vasectomy, condoms, ...
August 2, 2018
Financial Execs Continue to Worry Over New Lease Accounting Rules
Just 28.5 percent of executive poll respondents intend to use prior leasing software solutions with little or no modification for lease accounting implementation.
August 1, 2018
Bankers Urge Long-Term Solutions for Flood Insurance Program
As Congress considers long-term solutions to the NFIP, ICBA urges lawmakers to set the program on a sound financial footing while making sure that rates are affordable for the homeowners and businesses who depend on flood insurance coverage. ICBA ...
August 1, 2018
Workday Completes Acquisition of Adaptive Insights
Workday, Inc. a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has completed its acquisition of Adaptive Insights, a leading cloud-based company for modernizing business planning. With Adaptive Insights now part of ...
August 1, 2018
Grant Thornton’s Jim Burton to Lead AICPA’s Assurance Services Executive Committee
The ASEC mission is to support the profession in serving the public interest by anticipating, identifying, assessing and addressing evolving market needs and demand for assurance and advisory solutions. ASEC develops relevant thought leadership, ...
August 1, 2018
Workiva Helps KeyBank Modernize Financial Operations
Gilbert’s technical accounting team maintains the bank’s accounting policies and implements new accounting standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Most recently, her team implemented the FASB Accounting Standards ...
August 1, 2018
Xero Acquires Hubdoc
This acquisition moves Xero even closer to achieving its vision for code-free accounting, enabling accountants to focus their efforts on helping small businesses make sense of their financial data, as opposed to collecting it.
July 31, 2018
How a Debt of $2,700 Can Get a Business Seized
Keeping your clients out of sales tax trouble and in compliance are very important, of course, but if clients slip up without your knowledge and run late on tax payments, one thing they may never see coming is a seizure of property.
July 30, 2018
Four Ways to Evolve Your Auditing Firm Today
By now, most of us have been exposed to some sort of doom and gloom message about automated systems and ‘robots’ taking over the future of the tax and accounting profession. Google “jobs most likely to be replaced by technology”, and you will notice ...
July 30, 2018
Entrepreneurs Optimistic About Business Outlook
On a scale of 1-100 with 1 representing the highest level of pessimism and 100 representing the peak of optimism, the Paychex poll revealed business owners rate their current business outlook overall at 65. Business outlook ranked second-highest to ...
July 30, 2018
Americans’ Financial Satisfaction at All-Time High on AICPA Index
After declining last quarter for the first time since Q3 2015, the PFS 750 Market Index rebounded 4.3 points (5.2 percent) from its Q1 2018 level to 89 and has once again reached an all-time high. It remains the leading contributor to the ...