Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
February 9, 2017
Americans More Optimistic About Finances
You can't avoid politics on Facebook or Twitter these days, but here's some good news: While there is much discussion about how Americans’ lives will be affected by national changes ahead, a survey by Experian found that when it comes to finances, 51 ...
February 9, 2017
Maryland Governor Honors CPA Kimberly Ellison-Taylor
The Baltimore native and MACPA member is in the midst of a year-long stint as chairman of the American Institute of CPAs. She is the first Marylander to serve as AICPA chairman, and is just the fifth woman to do so. And she is the first ...
February 8, 2017
Ranking the Top States People Are Moving To
Whether for work or just to start a new life, Americans frequently move from state to state. But where are they moving from, and where to? And which states end up with a more moving out than in?
February 8, 2017
Resource Helps Freelancers Set the Optimal Hourly Rate
The data from FreshBooks is focused on professionals in six major cities. The tool was built around FreshBooks' user data, which found that, contrary to conventional wisdom, freelance creative professionals ...
February 7, 2017
What Accounting Students Don’t Know About the Profession
I started with that dreaded professor tactic—a pop quiz. Although my expectations were low, the results were nonetheless quite telling. This post is targeted to two groups:
February 7, 2017
AICPA Recognizes Assurance-Related Research
The American Institute of CPAs’ Assurance Research Advisory Group (ARAG) has announced two awards for funding and/or access to accounting firm personnel for research that addresses assurance topics of interest to the CPA profession.
February 7, 2017
Global Medical Marijuana Market Could Reach $55 Billion by 2025
In 2016, states such as Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota, Ohio, and Pennsylvania passed laws to allow use of marijuana in medical applications such as chemotherapies and pain management.
February 6, 2017
10 Signs a Small Business is Struggling Financially
Small businesses face many financial hurdles. Whether due to an industry that is seasonal in nature, or because of aging accounts receivables, businesses can find themselves facing problems with cashflow, debt, profitability or vendor relationships.
February 6, 2017
Rivio Clearinghouse
RIVIO, a service of CPA.com in partnership with Confirmation.com, is an online financial document clearinghouse that enables private businesses to exchange key financial information with their investors and lenders as well as retrieve information from their CPA firm, ensuring data is submitted from an authenticated source. CPA.com and Confirmation.com are defining the new standard in...…
February 1, 2017
Super Bowl LI Could Generate $190 Million for Houston
The greater Houston area could see an approximate 40 percent increase in direct spending over the last time the market hosted the Super Bowl, back in 2004. That's according to a report from PwC US.
February 1, 2017
Chase Bank Account Holders to Be Able to Share Data with Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online.
The companies will use technology that will allow customers to authorize Chase to electronically share financial data securely with Intuit’s financial management applications, such as Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online.
February 1, 2017
New TeamMate+ System Streamlines Internal Audits
TeamMate+ technology and features are based on feedback from a user base of more than 100,000 auditors worldwide and are designed to meet the challenges auditors face today and in the future. Rich in functionality, TeamMate+ seamlessly consolidates ...