Financial Reporting August 26, 2026
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.
August 31, 2017
Hurricane Harvey’s Impact Felt By CPAs Across Texas
By Jason Bramwell Houston accounting firms are now in recovery mode, focusing on the well-being of their employees and doing what they can to help those less fortunate, following the historic flooding in southeast Texas from Hurricane Harvey. The now-tropical depression, which is currently dumping heavy rain on Louisiana and western Kentucky,...…
August 30, 2017
Accountex Tradeshow Hits Boston Sept. 6-8
CPE-eligible sessions include topics on value pricing, blockchain, artificial intelligence, social media, advisory services, technology gadgets, tricks for QuickBooks and Xero, financial fraud, acquisition strategies, sales tax nexus issues ...
August 29, 2017
BillingPlatform Raises $18 Million to Grow Agile Monetization Business
BillingPlatform, the agile monetization company, has drawn an initial $4 million from the funding commitment provided by Columbia Capital. The investment comes at a time of rapid growth for BillingPlatform and widespread interest in agile monetization ...
August 28, 2017
Only One in Five Financial Risk Professionals Fully Comprehend FASB’s Hedge Accounting Updates
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued guidance on hedge accounting that will better align accounting with the economics of strategies used by companies. The guidance is also expected to ease administrative burdens related to ...
August 28, 2017
High Retail Sales Send Imports to Monthly and Annual Records
Boosted by continuing sales growth, August is expected to be the busiest month on record for imports at the nation’s major retail container ports and 2017 is on track to set a new annual high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report ...
August 27, 2017
Massachusetts Accounting Firm AAFCPAs Joins PrimeGlobal
The Massachusetts accounting firm AAFCPAs firm has joined PrimeGlobal's North America Region.
August 24, 2017
Nonprofits Prepare for Major Changes to Guidance for Expenses and Investments
The FASB's not-for-profit accounting standard is the first major update to not-for-profit reporting in more than two decades, and it aims to lend better insight into how an organization operates and manages its finances. Other changes to the financial ...
August 24, 2017
CohnReznick Internship Program Named Among Best in the Nation by WayUp
CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading accounting, tax and advisory firms in the United States, ranks No. 3 among companies on WayUp’s first-ever Top 100 list of internship programs.
August 22, 2017
The New Year’s Resolution
In the weeks before my resolution, I researched everything I could find about this new pricing strategy called Value Pricing. I felt bad about charging catch up clients too much because I figured they would just go elsewhere and I would lose out on ...
August 21, 2017
The 2017 Under 40 Honorees: Breaking New Ground on All Levels
This year’s 40 Under 40 and 20 Under 40 honorees are visibly and incrementally changing the accounting profession through their exemplary leadership, their innovative thinking, their collaborative efforts guaranteed to provide unity to the ...
August 18, 2017
Five Reasons You Should Join a Professional Association
Years ago, I trained and raced a six “man” outrigger canoe as a member of a local club. A few mornings each week, our team would meet at the boat and train for several hours to ensure each team member set his paddle into the water simultaneously ...
August 17, 2017
Four Honored for “Bridging the Gap” at Boomer Technology Circles Summit
Three professionals and one accounting were honored with “Bridging the Gap” awards after being recognized on August 15th by Boomer Consulting, Inc. during the 2017 Boomer Technology Circles Summit in Kansas City. Three of the awards honor firms and ...