Advisory

September 21, 2018 

Launched in 2014 by the American Institute of CPAs, the awards highlight the accomplishments and contributions of women in the CPA profession and demonstrate to emerging female leaders that success is not out of reach.

September 20, 2018 

It’s hard to escape any discussion of Wayfair these days. This isn’t surprising, as we witnessed history on June 21, 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the physical presence standard in South Dakota v. Wayfair. And in doing so, overturned ...

September 20, 2018 

Moss Adams, one of the largest accounting, consulting and wealth management firms in the nation, has agreed to combine with AsTech Consulting, a cyber risk management firm that specializes in application and network security, secure development and security training. Effective Nov. 1, 2018, the combination enhances the Moss Adams cybersecurity consulting practice, adding new capabilities in...…

September 20, 2018 

If some members of Congress get their way, the sun will never set on a slew of temporary changes featured in the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

September 19, 2018 

With cloud-based capabilities for automation, synchronized data, controlled collaboration and real-time data monitoring, Wdesk users are able to improve productivity and accountability in their processes for internal controls over financial reporting, ...

September 15, 2018 

What are your favorite tools for getting and staying organized? As the autumn tax season is upon us, and spring tax season will be here soon (there’s always a tax season looming…), I checked in with some members of the CPA Practice Advisor community ...

Gail Perry

September 14, 2018 

Outsourced CFO work is a lucrative practice area that many accounting firms are either currently engaged in or plan on offering. While much has been written concerning the financial benefits, little has been written on the risk management ...

September 13, 2018 

The study also found that while the vast majority of companies plan to add to their tax department’s headcount (75 percent), there is still pressure to keep costs down. Efforts to allocate resources to more strategic, value-added areas and balance ...

September 12, 2018 

Sage (FTSE: SGE) today announced the launch of Sage Intacct Budgeting and Planning, stemming from its acquisition of Budgeta earlier this year. This powerful, yet easy to use, cloud-based financial budgeting and planning solution – deployable in a few days – provides a collaborative environment that streamlines and improves the planning process. Sage Intacct customers...…

September 10, 2018 

 3 Steps to Developing Your Next BIG Idea  By Steve Dusablon, CEO cPaperless   As much as we’d like to believe it, great ideas don’t typically appear out of thin air. More often than not, the best innovations come from immersing ourselves in our work and becoming as familiar with it as possible. Of course,...…

September 10, 2018 

Building a World-Class Marketing Culture in Your Firm – Part II This article continues the series on creating a world-class marketing culture in your firm. In Part 1, we explored the definition of marketing and its centrality in the life of a firm. In Part 2, we examine the firm’s brand—what it is, what it...…

September 10, 2018 

Big data has become a buzzword in the accounting profession, but like other trending topics such as blockchain, AI and machine learning, it’s one that CPAs really need to understand.

Jim Boomer