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.
July 30, 2018
Maryland Association of CPAs Names New Chair and Directors
Samantha Bowling, a partner at Garbelman Winslow CPAs in Upper Marlboro, Md., has been named chair of the Maryland Association of CPAs’ 2018-19 Board of Directors.
July 30, 2018
Future Uncertain for Deloitte CEO Engelbert
While Engelbert is eligible for another term at the helm of the firm, and could be renominated for the position, this likely means that Deloitte will appoint a new CEO during a leadership election in 2019.
July 30, 2018
Many Nonprofits Lack Financial Strength for Sustainable Growth
The BDO Institute for Nonprofit Excellence's second annual nonprofit benchmarking survey reveals that nonprofits’ hearts may be bigger than their wallets.
July 29, 2018
Half of U.S. Homes Finally Pass Pre-Recession Value
A decade after the U.S. housing market crashed, half of the country’s homes have regained the value they lost during the recession, according to the June Zillow Real Estate Market Report. Nationally, the median home value is $217,300, up 8.3 percent over the past year and 8.4 percent above the highest point of the housing...…
July 28, 2018
Microsoft and EY Partner to Fight Financial Crime
The extended alliance with Microsoft will address six financial crime domains: anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing (AML/CTF); sanctions; fraud; anti-bribery and corruption; market misconduct; and tax evasion.
July 28, 2018
Bank CEOs Optimistic on Growth
Ninety percent of U.S. bank chief executives (CEOs) are very confident about the growth prospects for their companies over the next three years, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and third-party strategic alliances helping fuel this growth...
July 28, 2018
Global Business Optimism Decreasess
Businesses leaders globally are less optimistic about the economic outlook, despite continuing rises in expected revenues, indicating that the global economic cycle may have peaked - reveals the latest research from Grant Thornton’s international ...
July 27, 2018
80% of Businesses that Outsource Accounting LIkely to Refer Their Accountant
A new survey finds that businesses using an accounting firm’s client advisory services (CAS) report higher profits and greater financial insights. These clients are more satisfied with their accounting firms, with nearly 80 percent likely to provide ...
July 26, 2018
Apps We Love – The Internet of Things (IoT)
What is the Internet of Things? Homeowners know it as the process of adding automated, and in some cases, decision making power to devices like appliances, lights, vehicles, heating and air conditioning, and so on.
July 26, 2018
15th Annual Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards Announced in Los Angeles
The top technologies for tax and accounting professionals were honored on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 15th annual Technology Innovation Awards were presented by CPA Practice Advisor during a special ceremony at the ...
July 25, 2018
AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS and Treasury about Small Business Accounting Methods Changes under TCJA
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury about the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on accounting methods changes for small business taxpayers. Under the TCJA, small business taxpayers are permitted to streamline their tax accounting methods for years...…
July 25, 2018
4 Ways to Evaluate International Payments
It used to be that only large companies did business internationally. In the past few years, increasing globalization, reduced trade barriers, the internet, and new business platforms such as eBay and Alibaba, have made cross-border trade more ...