Technology March 9, 2026
AuditBoard is Now Optro
"From internal audit and cybersecurity to third-party risk and AI governance, our name now conveys the scale of enterprise risk we help solve for today," Optro CEO Raul Villar Jr. said.
March 20, 2017
Internal Audit Functions Not Meeting Stakeholder Expectations
This year’s study shows that the number of stakeholders that view internal audit as “contributing significant value” dropped from 54 percent in 2016 to only 44 percent in 2017, reaching its lowest level in five years. Despite this drop, the good news ...
March 20, 2017
2017 Review of QuickBooks Online – Invoicing Features
Like all QuickBooks products, QuickBooks Online is well suited for the small business owner that desires the flexibility of anytime access that QuickBooks provides. QuickBooks Online is scalable, with three versions available, making it well suited ...
March 17, 2017
2017 Review of Sage 50c Accounting – Accounts Receivable Functions
Sage 50c www.sage.com From the 2017 Reviews of Accounts Receivable Systems. Sage 50c Accounting from Sage Software is a hybrid desktop/cloud accounting software product that combines the convenience of a cloud based product with a desktop installation. Designed for small businesses, Sage 50c is currently available in three versions; Sage 50c Pro, Sage 50c Premium,...…
March 15, 2017
PrimeGlobal Adds Panama Accounting Firm Mendoza
Since 2007, Mendoza & Asociados has been providing a full range of Certified Public Accounting services to its clients in the Republic of Panama. Today, the firm boasts a staff of 60.
March 9, 2017
KPMG Elects Bill Thomas as Global Chairman
Thomas was CEO and Senior Partner of KPMG in Canada from 2009 to 2016, leading the firm in achieving strong growth in the market, and making strategic investments that contributed to expanding the firm’s capabilities. In his 28 years with KPMG, ...
March 7, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Acquires Tagetik
Founded in 1986, Tagetik is a market leader in corporate performance management solutions, supporting the workflow of the Office of the CFO, including financial and operational budgeting and planning, consolidation and close process, financial ...
March 3, 2017
FloQast Appoints Akmaeva to VP Finance Position
Akmaeva has worked in the finance industry for more than a decade. Most recently, she served as corporate controller at TeleSign, a Los Angeles based software security company. In this capacity, Akmaeva managed the global consolidation, implementation ...
February 27, 2017
AuditFile Add-On for Xero Enhances Audits
The audit automation system from AuditFile, Inc. is now featured as an add-on solution on Xero’s App-Marketplace. AuditFile’s integration with the Xero online accounting software for small businesses gives firms of all sizes a seamless audit solution ...
February 23, 2017
Excel Isn’t Dead: 87% of Accountants Say It’s a Critical Tool
Many have tried to portend and then confirm the death of Excel, and much like the aforementioned quote from Twain, such an event has been greatly overrated. Consider this: though many have attempted to replace what can only be considered one of the ...
February 22, 2017
AICPA Revises Auditing Standard on Going Concerns
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 132, The Auditor's Consideration of an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (AICPA, Professional Standards, AU-C sec. 570).
February 21, 2017
Professionals on the Move – February 21, 2017
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
February 18, 2017
Will the Big Four Change Hiring Practices in the Coming Years?
The Big Four firms are not quite at the stage of having computers replace people. The challenge they have now is hiring a balance of people who can do the interpreting and people who will make sure the computers are set up to interrogate properly.