Accounting

September 26, 2017 

Equifax announced Tuesday that its chief executive would step down effective immediately, weeks after the credit-reporting company disclosed a massive data breach.Richard Smith, who also served as chairman of the Equifax board, is the latest ...

September 26, 2017 

The new capabilities, called Cloud Connect, simplify corporate accounting teams’ reconciliations processes by eliminating the manual aspects of running and uploading of reports. Providing near real-time access to business data and historical snapshots ...

September 26, 2017 

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the American Woman’s Society of CPAs (AWSCPA) have agreed to a plan that continues the name and ideals of the AWSCPA through the AICPA Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee (WIEC).

September 25, 2017 

Digital companies, including advertising networks and online marketplaces, often deploy various tools and processes to mitigate their risk exposure in many areas, but few monitor risk at the actual transaction point or during the payee onboarding process.

September 23, 2017 

My first experience with a hurricane was in 1979 when Hurricane David brushed up the east coast of Florida. I saw how my parents prepared for the storm. They bought nonperishable food, water, and ice, and took cash out of the bank. We had a lot of cl...

Craig Smalley

September 23, 2017 

After two strong quarters to start 2017, CFOs’ assessments of the current status of the North American economy remain high in the third quarter, with 64 percent saying current conditions are good compared with 65 percent last quarter.

September 21, 2017 

The relentless advance of technology. You are aware of it. Whether you are boomer, a millennial, or even Gen Z (some call them the “iGeneration”). We can’t deny it. We live in a time of technological marvels. And the velocity of development related to ...

September 20, 2017 

Continuous enhancements and integrations allow accounting professionals who use QuickBooks Online Accountant to streamline their workflow to get more done in one place.

Taija Sparkman

September 20, 2017 

There may be nothing more certain than death and taxes, but Americans like to push thoughts of that first topic away. Perhaps that's why almost three-fourths of U.S. small businesses don't have a succession plan and most small business owners don't ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

September 20, 2017 

Few topics are as poorly understood as business valuation. Despite common misperceptions, it is a complex topic that cannot be boiled down to simplistic formulas or rules of thumbs.

Ron Edmonds

September 19, 2017 

Have you checked out what's new in the latest issue of CPA Practice Advisor? The September 2017 issue is focused on Disaster Planning and Recovery, Accounting in a Disaster, and retail point-of-sale and inventory. Plus, our Niche Practices feature ...

September 19, 2017 

When natural disasters strike, Americans naturally want to help. And that feeling of compassion is doubled when those catastrophes happen to our neighbors, our fellow citizens.

Isaac M. O'Bannon