Auditing March 4, 2026
SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Plummets
In 2025, the SEC brought 68% fewer accounting and auditing actions than in 2024, and the PCAOB finalized 27% fewer actions over the same period, according to Cornerstone Research.
June 9, 2016
Balancing Spiritual and Business: What Accounting Firms Need to Know about Churches
Do you donate to charitable organizations? If so, you are supporting a thriving industry in the United States. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, individuals in 2015 donated more than $258 billion to nonprofit organizations.
June 3, 2016
Thomson Reuters Releases New SMART Practice Aids Single Audit Source
The new product works in conjunction with Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Tools, including PPC’s Practice Aids for Single Audits, Audits of Nonprofit Organizations, Audits of Local Governments, Audits of School Districts, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD
May 24, 2016
The RIVIO Clearinghouse Is A Game Changer for the Accounting Profession
I've been reporting on the accounting profession since Andersen was in the Big Five, Sarbanes and Oxley were just drinking buddies in DC, Enron was a company where great careers were made, and the PCAOB wasn't even a figment of anyone's imagination.
May 24, 2016
2016 Overview of WASP AssetCloud
www.wasbarcode.com Ed. Note: AssetCloud is a new product and was not assigned star ratings in this review, due to it’s primary focus on asset inventory tracking. AssetCloud from WASP was just released in April of this year. AssetCloud is designed for users that wish to track assets on a variety of devices including iOS, Android,...…
May 24, 2016
2016 Review of Sage Fixed Assets
www.sage.com/us/sage-fixed-assets Best Fit: Corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government entities that need to manage a large amount of assets in-house. The product can also be used by accounting firms that current manage client asset and depreciation. Product Strengths: Product is available online or can be installed locally Offers excellent asset management capability Integrates with other Sage...…
May 24, 2016
2016 Review of Bloomberg BNA Fixed Assets
www.bnasoftware.com Best Fit: BNA Fixed Assets is well suited to accounting firms of just about any size. Scalable, the product can work well for accountants handling fixed asset reporting for multiple clients, to larger businesses wanting to manage fixed assets in-house. Product Strengths Scalable product is available as a desktop and SaaS product Contains numerous...…
May 20, 2016
The Value of Non-GAAP Measures and Other KPIs
Non-GAAP measures and other key performance indicators (KPI’s) have made headlines recently as more and more companies are including non-GAAP measures in their SEC filings and public communications.
May 18, 2016
Thomson Reuters Releases New Version of ONESOURCE Operational Transfer Pricing Technology
Thomson Reuters has released a new version of ONESOURCE Operational Transfer Pricing, a software application designed to help corporations proactively apply, manage and monitor their transfer pricing policy, the process by which companies set the ...
May 11, 2016
Finance Execs Favor Technology-Driven Financial Reporting
Some 73 percent of controllers say that a technology-driven financial reporting audit helps them assess comparative company performance in their industry. Additionally, more than one-third of respondents say a technology-driven audit improves speed ...
May 11, 2016
2016 Pocket Guide to IFRS Standards Now Available
80 jurisdictions now require or permit use of the IFRS for SMEs Standard—a self-contained Standard specifically designed for small and medium-sized companies without public accountability—which was first issued in 2009.
May 10, 2016
Becker Offers New CPA Exam Document Review Simulation
DRS aims to increase exam authenticity by presenting real-world scenarios newly licensed CPAs might be expected to handle on the job. Each DRS presents a realistic document as well as related source documents such as memos, bank statements and other ...
May 10, 2016
Intacct Launches Automated System for New Revenue Recognition Guidelines
Intacct Contract and Revenue Management is a new module for Intacct's cloud ERP solution that fully addresses all the upcoming rules for revenue reallocation and expense amortization—using automation, not spreadsheets and a lot of accountants' time.