Firm Management

April 14, 2015 

Believe it or not, accounting firms that focus on leveraging mobile technology in their practice are ahead of the curve. Mobile marketing is “the now” and the wave of the future. According to recent reports from Wolters Kluwer, CCH, BMO Wealth Institute,

Becky Livingston

April 12, 2015 

Technology is at the core of professional accounting firms, and for more than 25 years, this publication has covered the evolution of not on the technology, but also the dramatic changes in workflow processes and productivity.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 11, 2015 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

April 10, 2015 

Experience with general accounting principles and processes provides a solid career foundation for new accountants, including those who may decide to pursue a particular specialty in the future.

April 10, 2015 

This widespread dissatisfaction could be due to the fact that nearly 70 percent of finance leaders use a “last year plus percentage” budgeting technique, which is based on prior year figures plus a percentage to take into account planned business growth.

April 10, 2015 

The public database now houses CPA license information for over 97 percent of U.S. CPAs throughout the world, marking an unprecedented degree of data sharing between state regulatory boards.

April 9, 2015 

The eBook features results from 86 survey questions presented using bar charts and tables showing last year’s results against this year. Every survey question features a table revealing how firms of different sizes responded ...

April 9, 2015 

There will be one billion smartphone consumers by 2016, with 257 million smartphones and 126 million tablets in the U.S. alone. According to Randstad Technologies, businesses will implement the following five trends in response to this mobile movement.

April 9, 2015 

This question applies only to line, client service partners, not to partners whose specific job it is to merge in firms.

Marc Rosenberg

April 9, 2015 

A new cloud-based program is available to help accounting firms provide secure portals to clients, enabling access to business files and collaboration between firm and client, as well as custom forms creation and document sharing with clients and ...

April 9, 2015 

The acquisition significantly strengthens Basware’s position in the public sector, combining Procserve’s UK government experience with Basware’s established global expertise in purchase-to-pay and e-invoicing.

April 8, 2015 

Americans are most nervous about outliving their money in retirement and feeling stressed about healthcare costs, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs.