How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

November 20, 2013 

How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

Analytical procedures are used by accountants in multiple levels of service, and they are critical to evaluating financial data and variations that occur in financial data. But selecting and documenting analytical procedures are subjective processes, so the area of analytical procedures is one that can cause frustration for accountants.

 XCM Solutions Announces Record Sales Growth

November 13, 2013 

XCM Solutions Announces Record Sales Growth

XCM Solutions, LLC has announced that it achieved record sales results for the first half of the company’s 2014 fiscal year with new growth of 103% over the same period last year. XCM is a provider of cloud-based workflow management software for accounting professionals.

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November 12, 2013 

2014 CCH User Conference To Be Held in Orlando

CCH Connections: User Conference 2014 will be held from October 26 – 29, 2014. Grande Lakes is located about 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport (MCO) and a short distance from Florida's world-famous theme parks and attractions. The resort was also the location of the 2010 CCH User Conference.

 How CPAs Should Respond to a Malpractice Suit

November 12, 2013 

How CPAs Should Respond to a Malpractice Suit

CPAs have close relationships with their clients (especially in smaller accounting practices) and rightfully so. Who else is better to understand their client’s financial and business affairs than their trusted CPA? And the relationship generally remains close…

Ralph Q. Summerford

 The Rise of Practice Management

November 7, 2013 

The Rise of Practice Management

If there were ever a Hall of Fame for accounting software executives, I would not be inducted. That honor will be reserved for guys like Scott Cook of Intuit, Clyde Drake, Rene LaCerte and executives of a dozen other software companies.

Dave McClure

 Tips To Avoid Fraud in the Workplace

November 5, 2013 

Tips To Avoid Fraud in the Workplace

During Fraud Awareness Week, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (www.acfe.com) is hoping to help organizations by providing them with basic tips that can help them detect and prevent fraud.