Auditing

April 15, 2019 

Prior research has offered two competing explanations for corporate income-smoothing, note co-authors Sydney Qing Shu of San Diego State University and Wayne B. Thomas of the University of Oklahoma.

April 11, 2019 

Many T&E policies we’ve seen are outdated. More often than not, these policies were either put in place when the company only had a handful of employees traveling or they were based on industry standards that haven’t been revised in over a decade.

April 10, 2019 

Approximately 60% of respondents polled during a recent webcast by the firm said they would be willing to adopt technology within their organizations to automate repeatable tasks; however, 94% reported they were either not currently using (67%) or are...

March 29, 2019 

Bloomberg Tax has released the latest version of its ASC 842 compliance system , Advantage Leased Assets. The new enhancements include support for customized, flexible lease payment schedules. Also included in this release is integration support for automating workflows between Advantage Leased Assets and general ledgers, ERPs, and other accounting systems. “The ability to add...…

March 14, 2019 

Newell is national assurance partner, BDO Dallas, TX. FinREC serves as the AICPA’s official voice on financial reporting matters and develops nonauthoritative industry-specific accounting guidance. The committee’s membership includes ...

March 14, 2019 

Transformation is a favorite topic of conversation at accounting industry conferences and in CPA communities. At this point, firms know why they need to make changes. The challenge isn’t convincing them they need to automate compliance work, modernize ...

Arianna Campbell

March 14, 2019 

AICPA announces hiring of Kathy King as Senior Director Public Affairs, Advocacy & Media The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently announced the hiring of Kathy King as senior director public affairs, advocacy and media. Kathy will work with the advocacy team in Washington D.C. to promote and defend the public and management accounting profession’s global public...…

February 27, 2019 

A church administrator in southwestern Pennsylvania allegedly skimmed more than $1.2 million in funds from his employer over the past seven years, in part by creating fake auditor reports to hoodwink the church’s board of trustees. That kind of fraud ...

February 22, 2019 

Concur Expense, from SAP Concur is well suited for businesses of any size, with two versions of the product available; the Standard edition, which works best for smaller businesses, and the Professional edition, which offers more advanced ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

February 20, 2019 

A total of 255 IPOs took place in U.S. capital markets in 2018, of which 156 were audited by the Big Four. Marcum represented 25% of the remaining 99 transactions, or 1 in 4 of all IPOs where a non-Big Four auditor was selected to represent the company.

February 19, 2019 

The burgeoning technology offers businesses the opportunity to increase trust among customers, vendors and third parties through transparent, secure and immutable transactions. Armanino offers a full range of specialized services for organizations to ...

February 18, 2019 

Chrome River EXPENSE is a cloud-based web application designed for businesses of just about any size, though the product will work best in mid-sized to large corporations. Designed to manage both travel and other related expenses, Chrome River also ...

Mary Girsch-Bock