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AI Forecasting Jumps Among CFOs, But ROI Remains Elusive
Protiviti notes that among the 77% of finance organizations now employing AI, financial forecasting has emerged as the leading AI use case.
December 11, 2018
Accounting Firm Sikich Acquires Knutte & Associates
The accounting and professional services firm Sikich has acquired the practice of Knutte & Associates, a Darien, Illinois-based audit, accounting and tax firm.
December 10, 2018
Why and How: Emerging Technology Strategies
We’ve been through a year together learning about Emerging Technologies. While there will always be new technology, we are not likely to go through a period of time again anytime soon where the algorithms are changing so rapidly and the new ...
December 7, 2018
Trust and Business Insight are More Critical than Ever in the Digital Age, CPA.com CEO Says
Technology is transforming all major practice areas within the accounting profession, and CPAs will increasingly adopt a more strategic role in delivering trusted information and insights, the chief executive of CPA.com said.
December 5, 2018
RIVIO Builds New Opportunities Beyond Private Company Financial Statements
With the number of public companies declining sharply since the 1990s and more than $1.8 trillion in private capital raised in 2017, the marketplace is embracing RIVIO as a means to create transparency and trust in key financial data.
November 28, 2018
Paychex to Acquire PEO Firm Oasis
The acquisition will significantly advance Paychex's leadership position in HR outsourcing, leveraging the scope of the company's technology platform and providing new clients access to Paychex's innovative products and technology-enabled services.
November 27, 2018
CAQ Issues Request for Auditing-Related Academic Research Proposals
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has issued its 11th annual request for proposals to fund independent academic research on projects of interest to the auditing profession. To date, the CAQ has funded 39 academic research projects under the ...
November 27, 2018
Rootworks Helps CPA Firms Offer Business Advisor Services to Clients
Business Foundation Services represent an advisory engagement that provides a firm’s clients with the basics of a new business launch—from entity type and retirement plan selection to accounting software setup and training.
November 21, 2018
Year-End Services to Offer Your Business Clients
This is the time of year that lists are made (and checked twice). It’s also a great time for CPAs to consult with clients and offer much-needed year-end advice. Here’s a year-end checklist for critical end-of-year tasks to get your clients in top shape...
November 19, 2018
5 Keys to Success in Value Pricing
Value pricing is a way of billing a client for services provided based on the value of the service (or advice) instead of the number of hours spent. Consider one of your clients calls for tax advice on how to structure a real estate transaction.
November 18, 2018
Bermuda Accounting Firm Joins BKR
AAL provides numerous bespoke advisory and financial solutions. The firm, which includes three partners, specializes in corporate services, trusts and estates, investment managers and advisors, alternative investment funds, family offices ...
November 18, 2018
Brown Smith Wallace Becomes First St. Louis Company to Achieve HITRUST CSF Assessor Designation
The HITRUST Alliance is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to champion programs that safeguard sensitive information and manage information risk for organizations across all industries and throughout the third-party supply chain.
November 15, 2018
November 2018 Firm Management Channel
5 Types of Clients CPA Firms Should Avoid By Cathy Whitley and Mark Walicki. Emily Ryan was a hard-working CPA who in the early days of her career began doing the tax work of an up-and-coming actor.* Over time this actor became a big star nationally but continued to stay connected with those who had...…