Advisory

June 15, 2017 

Most accountants didn’t go to school for sales, marketing or business development, yet these non-technical, soft skills have become an essential part of the professional’s role, especially for those who are on the partner track.

June 14, 2017 

The Illinois CPA Society recently honored several award recipients at its annual Leadership Recognition Dinner on June 7 in Chicago. Honorees were recognized for their dedication to the profession and nominated by peers, colleagues and others.

June 14, 2017 

Few things make retirees more nervous than the possibility their savings could run dry. And the situation can be even more troublesome for women, who are at greater risk of outliving their money because, on average, they live longer than men.

June 13, 2017 

Sageworks has released a new ebook entitled Tech Roadmap: Selecting the Ideal Solutions to Thrive in Business Advising. The book brings together Sageworks and 11 of the accounting and business advising industry’s top thought leaders to provide ...

June 12, 2017 

The revamped Expensify and Bill.com integration incorporates fellow CPA.com partner solution Intacct into its first iteration, allowing information to flow smoothly between all three systems. The seamless connection keeps clicks to a minimum by ...

June 12, 2017 

The annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey released by global consulting firm Protiviti today reveals a new set of challenges facing public companies amid their compliance efforts. PCAOB audit requirements, new revenue recognition standards and ...

June 9, 2017 

For most companies and financial organizations, all eyes may be on regulatory changes and tax reform. But as we approach mid-year, public and private entities must also prepare for adoption of new revenue recognition standards established by the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB). The deadline for implementation of the...…

June 6, 2017 

For nearly 64 years, Vicenti has served individuals and organizations both large and small. For the past several years, Vicenti has been highly focused on growth in order to better serve its clients. This opportunity to join and grow with CLA allows ...

June 3, 2017 

    Warren Hennagin, CPA, MST, CCIFP, CGMA, has merged his construction accounting practice into Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory firm. He joins Marcum as an Assurance Services partner in the Firm’s Irvine, California, office and will serve as leader of Marcum’s construction services practice for the California region. Marcum is one...…

May 23, 2017 

The guide helps CPAs provide a new assurance service to examine and report on a client’s description of its cybersecurity risk management program. The resulting report will help clients demonstrate to stakeholders, customers, vendors and others that ...

May 22, 2017 

The committee includes external stakeholders and representatives who deal with employee retirement plans; tax-exempt organizations; tax-exempt bonds; federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments.

May 22, 2017 

As a former managing partner (MP) with a firm who religiously held an annual retreat, I can offer a few tips to you from experience that will help you get the most out of the process. You're investing a lot of time (= money) taking your top talent ...

Gary Adamson