PCAOB May 29, 2026
PCAOB Establishes Inspections Modernization Council
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is forming a new advisory panel as the regulator looks to modernize how it inspects the work of public company audit firms.
December 3, 2014
Jennifer Warawa – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Jennifer Warawa V.P. and General Manager Sage Accountant Solutions Sage North America www.JenniferWarawa.com Education: Accounting Okangan University College; Strategic Marketing Management, Harvard Business School Professional Associations: IT Alliance ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to female college students...…
December 3, 2014
Online Charitable Giving Increases 10% in Third Quarter
The latest Blackbaud Index shows that online giving increased 10.6% for the three months ending October 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. Overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 0.2% for the period.
December 3, 2014
Year-End Planning: It’s Not Just for Your Clients
Payroll practitioners spend the end of the year helping their clients prepare for year-end and the upcoming year. But year-end planning isn’t just for the clients they serve. It’s equally as important that they spend time prepping their own businesses as well. There are a few items that you will want to ensure makes your...…
December 2, 2014
Small Biz Lending by Banks Slowed by Obstacles
When a series of loan defaults in 2007 and 2008 plunged much of the world into a financial crisis, many of the "too big to fail" financial giants, the same ones that supplied the individual and business loans our economy relied on, were forced to complete
December 2, 2014
Awards Honor Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Who are the most influential leaders in professional accounting? Increasingly, they are female professionals who are engaged in public practice, consultants or developing the technologies that help all accounting pros be more efficient and productive.
December 1, 2014
Alibaba Threatens U.S. Retailers Because of Online Sales Tax Loophole, Group Says
The Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) has launched a television advertising campaign to urge lawmakers on the imminent threat posed by China's online mega-retailer—Alibaba—as it enters the U.S. retail market. Retailers are imploring the ...
December 1, 2014
University of Cincinnati Business Students Win PwC Challenge, Head to National Contest
The UC “Accounting is our LIFO” team competed against 5,000 students from 95 colleges and universities around the country.
December 1, 2014
Audit Quality Group Requests Proposals for Academic Research Grants
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to fund independent academic research on auditing-related topics.
November 29, 2014
Black Friday is Over, Now It’s Time to Shop Local – Small Business Saturday Focuses on Neighbors
Today marks the arrival of Small Business Saturday, the fifth annual national event co-sponsored by American Express to encourage holiday shoppers to spend some of their cash at locally-owned storefronts in their neighborhood.
November 28, 2014
How Collaborative Accounting Can Help Grow Your Practice
Expectations from business owners and clients have changed. This is particularly true with accounting software and the impact on traditional write-up services.
November 27, 2014
Last Chance to Get CPE: Big Online Event Dec. 4, Register Now
I go to a lot of accounting conferences. Frequently I'm a speaker, talking as one practicing accountant to other accountants about improving communication with their clients and colleagues. Over the years, I've noticed a few problems with these conferences that I would like to rectify.
November 26, 2014
GASB Issues Standards for Lease Accounting by Governmental Entities
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued for public comment a Preliminary Views, Leases, which includes proposals to improve the accounting and financial reporting for leases for state and local governments from both a lessee ...