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.
March 6, 2018
When Should Small Business Owners Consider Getting a Fidelity Bond?
Fidelity bonds can provide a compensation for monetary losses, as well as damages and losses to property and other assets. They protect against employee actions such as counterfeiting, forgery, embezzlement, identity theft, hacking, and the like.
March 6, 2018
69% of CFOs Plan to Increase Tech Spending
Digital transformation is on the rise, with more than two-thirds (69 percent) of CFOs and senior financial executives planning to increase their investment in technologies that speed business change – according to a recent survey conducted by Grant ...
March 6, 2018
Captive Insurance
A captive insurer is generally defined as an insurance company that is wholly owned and controlled by its insureds; its primary purpose is to insure the risks of its owners, and its insureds benefit from the captive insurer’s underwriting profits.
March 6, 2018
AICPA Issues Interpretation on Dual Reporting
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has released auditing interpretation No. 4, “Reporting on Audits Conducted in Accordance With Auditing Standards Generally Accepted in the U.S. and the Standards of the PCAOB,” to AU-C section 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements. It is designed to provide guidance on how an auditor complies...…
March 6, 2018
CFOs Still Rely on Spreadsheets for Forecasting, Shows Survey
A recent survey sent to thousands of CFOs across the country yielded some interesting results for Centage Corporation (www.centage.com), a leading provider of cloud-based budgeting, forecasting, analytics and reporting software.
March 6, 2018
Ron Baker Inducted into CPA Practice Advisor Accounting Hall of Fame
Ron Baker Inducted into CPA Practice Advisor Accounting Hall of Fame.
March 6, 2018
Ron Baker, CPA, Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame
Ron Baker, a CPA who has significantly shaped the accounting profession by developing and evangelizing the value pricing model of accounting firm management, has been inducted into CPA Practice Advisor's Accounting Hall of Fame.
March 5, 2018
Accounting Thought Leaders Focus on Disruption and Future of Profession
The Thought Leader Symposium invites select professionals from around the world who are engaged in helping shape the profession. They are all widely-respected and are frequent speakers at accounting conferences.
March 5, 2018
Xero Appoints Former Austrailian Microsoft and Apple Chief as New CEO
The Board of Xero Limited has appointed Steve Vamos as CEO to succeed founder Rod Drury, effective 1 April 2018. Drury will continue to focus on innovation and strategy as a non-executive director of Xero.
March 5, 2018
Host Analytics Launches Project Orion EPM System
Cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) solution provider Host Analytics has introduced Project Orion, a revolutionary offering aimed at disrupting the EPM market by introducing the world’s first EPM product specifically designed for ...
March 1, 2018
Business Leaders Getting More Serious About Security
One defense strategy in particular is gaining popularity: Two-thirds (66 percent) of CIOs reported using multifactor authentication processes, such as tokens and biometrics. This is up 25 percentage points from a similar survey in 2015.
February 28, 2018
CFOs Say Automation is Negating Need for Excel Skills
CFOs are embracing automation across various areas of finance, driven in large part by a requirement to be more strategic and provide better analyses. That's according to the latest global CFO Indicator report from Adaptive Insights, which explores ...