Firm Management

January 21, 2014 

The American Institute of CPAs today recognized Steven Levey, CPA/PFS, CGMA, with the AICPA Special Recognition Award for 2014. The Institute presents the award to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to a particular area of the profession.

January 21, 2014 

The second annual Newton D. Becker Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. The scholarship benefits college students who are pursuing the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential, and will award more than $200,000 in financial assistance including 20 full CPA Exam Review scholarships (all four parts of the exam), each valued at $3,360, and additional scholarships…

January 21, 2014 

Ronald Storch of Berdon LLP in New York joins respected accountants from around the world on TIAG’s Advisory Board.

January 21, 2014 

The owner of an accounting practice in Dowagiac, Michigan, who misrepresented himself as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was ordered to pay a hefty amount of restitution and serve the next year on probation.

January 20, 2014 

A decade ago, having a strong brand was all about unity. As long as your firm’s visual identity and communications were cohesive your brand was considered effective.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

January 20, 2014 

Accounting firms are repositories of personal information and have become targets for criminal hackers. They are like an auto accident waiting to happen.

January 20, 2014 

Our accounting firm, like many others is fully networked. All of our desktop PCs, printers and desktop scanners as well as two full size printers/scanners/copiers are connected. We have a dedicated fax line, a fax to email account, several automated email servers that are automated to send and receive emails from clients.

January 20, 2014 

I visited Arizona last summer, where the temperatures hit 119 degrees in the afternoon and didn’t much cool at night. They call it “dry heat.” I called it Apache Territory.

Dave McClure

January 18, 2014 

The Rainmaker Companies recently announced that founder and CEO Troy Waugh, CPA, MBA will transition leadership to newly appointed CEO Dan Brooks, CPA, President Angie Grissom. Scott Bradbary, Patrick Pruett and Adelaide Ness.

Taija Sparkman

January 16, 2014 

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) said in a letter today to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch that it “strongly supports the efforts by the Senate Committee on Finance on tax administration reform and simplification.”

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 15, 2014 

TaxWorkFlow, LLC announced today that it will provide its TaxWorkFlow practice management software free to tax professionals this tax season. The offer will be available to 100 tax firms on a first-come, first-served basis and will include a complete version of the software with instructional support to ensure that the system is implemented smoothly.

January 15, 2014 

Online Survey Reveals 74 Percent of Consumers Think More Positively About Sending Company and 87 Percent Report Increased Brand Loyalty