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.
January 10, 2019
Most Businesses Don’t Have Adequate Day-to-Day IT Support
EVAN combats these issues with a non-traditional approach. Dubbed “The Uber for IT support,” EVAN provides modern solutions for businesses’ most pressing IT needs. EVAN diagnoses problems in less than five minutes and resolves them in an average of 33 ...
January 8, 2019
CAQ Framework Aims to Assist Accounting Firms Enhance Disclosures About Audit Quality
Enhanced disclosures, along with related metrics, can promote important dialogue and deepen the understanding of audit quality, according to a new resource published by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). The Audit Quality Disclosure Framework assists ...
January 8, 2019
Kathleen Zwickert Joins Avalara Board of Directors
Zwickert was formerly Chief People Officer at NetSuite (now Oracle NetSuite), a provider of cloud-based applications, where she transformed the company’s Human Resources function through technological innovations. Prior to NetSuite, Zwickert was EVP ...
January 8, 2019
ITA Announces New Members
The ITA is an independent, not-for-profit, professional association of leading CPA firms, consulting firms and technology vendors whose purpose is to share information and build relationships that improve the way its member firms, and their clients, ...
January 8, 2019
Illinois CPA Society Announces Accounting Internship Prep Program Grads
During the program, the following organizations presented sessions and many interviewed students for a variety of paid accounting internships: Abbott, Crowe LLP, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, KPMG LLP, PwC LLP, and Sikich LLP.
January 7, 2019
Wharton Accounting Professors Recognized for Risk-Based Research
Christopher D. Ittner and Jeremy Michels of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, were named recipients of the 2019 Greatest Potential Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award.
January 7, 2019
Investors Still Want Sarbanes-Oxley
Since its enactment in 2002 in response to notorious financial scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and other corporate behemoths, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or SOX, has been a continuing target of criticism. And probably no provision of the law has provoked ...
January 7, 2019
John H. Evans III, CPA, Ph.D Honored with AAA Lifetime Achievement Award
The award recognizes professionals who have made a significant contribution to management accounting education, research and practice. It is sponsored by the Association, the global accounting organization formed by members of the American Institute ...
January 3, 2019
BKD Partner Appointed to Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
According to FASB, the board establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Public financial reporting by U.S. corporations must conform to the principles established ...
January 2, 2019
FASB Proposes Changes in Accounting for Not-for-Profits
In this proposed ASU, instead of testing goodwill for impairment annually at the reporting unit level, a not-for-profit organization that elects the accounting alternative would ...
January 1, 2019
Accounting Predictions for 2019
December has come again, and it’s time to predict the big stories for 2019. Here are the seven trends I think will have transformational impact on practitioners and their firms in the coming year:
December 26, 2018
6 Reasons Small Business Owners Should Hire a Tax Pro
For individuals with more complex incomes, such as revenue from businesses, income from interest and dividends, capital gains on a home sale or foreign assets, seeking the expertise of a professional can save time, money and potential legal complications.