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.
May 8, 2018
Sage and Microsoft Partner for Business Payments through Outlook
Using the Stripe invoice payments system, Sage’s integration with Microsoft Outlook enables Sage customers to click ‘send via email’, through their Sage software to the end-customer.
May 7, 2018
The Future of the Online Sales Tax “Physical Presence” Nexus Standard – Part Four
Accountants are being pulled in to the trend of the online marketplace. The ease offered by online ecommerce platforms means even small clients can suddenly be mired in complexities of multistate tax rules from their very first sale.
May 7, 2018
NAFTA Withdrawal Could Cost Jobs & Higher Prices, Says Retail Group
Withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement would cost retailers and consumers up to $16 billion a year and lead to the loss of 128,000 retail-related jobs over the next three years, according to an AT Kearney study released today that ...
May 7, 2018
The National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) Reminds Taxpayers About Small Business Week
`What can get lost to us professionals is Small Business Week. The Internal Revenue Service has produced You Tube Videos depicting Small Business Deductions. Not to be outdone the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) has released their own ...
May 7, 2018
40 Percent of Banks Approaching $1B in Assets are Behind on FDIC Improvement Act Compliance
A flash poll conducted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) indicates more than 40 percent of banking institutions that must adhere to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA) within the next year are behind ...
May 7, 2018
Cutting Edge Thinking and Tech on Display at 5th Annual Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Global Code Games
After forty-eight hours, teams present their innovation to a panel of judges that span from Wolters Kluwer executives, customers and industry thought-leaders. In addition to bragging rights, winning teams enter the champion-of-champion competition for...
May 4, 2018
It’s Time to Flip the Finance 80-20 Rule
In finance, a common variation on this time-tested rule has long held that 80% of your time is spent on manual and mundane tasks, which leaves just 20% for analytics and generating high-value insights.
May 4, 2018
Identifying Appropriate Amount of Key Controls is Greatest Model Audit Rule Challenge for Insurers
A flash poll conducted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) indicates over half of insurance organizations specify identifying the “right amount” of key controls is the single-most challenging factor when maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of its Model Audit Rule (MAR) program. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Annual Financial Reporting Model...…
May 4, 2018
Illinois CPA Society Honors Top Scorers from CPA Exam
They are the best and brightest of the new CPA professionals. The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is proud to honor the following recipients of the annual Excel Awards for superior achievement on the CPA Exam in 2017.
May 3, 2018
AccuFund Honors Its Highest Performing Resellers for the Past Year
Presents Partner Leadership Awards to Sales Leaders for AccuFund’s Accounting and Financial Management Solutions.
May 3, 2018
AICPA ENGAGE Conference to Feature New Learning Track on the Future of Finance
This year’s AICPA ENGAGE will feature a new track: ‘Finance Redefined,’ which is designed to help accounting and finance professionals thrive in the global economy and an era of swift technological change.
May 3, 2018
A.I., Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing As Profession’s Top Technology Hard Trends For 2018 – Part 1
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing in audit and tax are the top trends that will impact the accounting and finance world over the next three years, according to research conducted by the Maryland Association of CPAs, the...