Technology

June 9, 2021 

The findings are reported in the Next Normal omnibus survey conducted by Randstad US to take a snapshot of the unique moment in the American labor market and get the perspective of workers on their professional lives, changes to it over the last year ...

June 9, 2021 

The technology tools available to assist in this area led me to prepare my first estate plan. When I ran my first personal financial planning models and estate plans in the Kettley Publishing and Back Room Technician, now Advisys solutions with over ...

Randy Johnston

June 9, 2021 

FloQast, which was recently named the leader in G2’s Spring 2021 Momentum Grid for financial close software, has doubled its customer base across EMEA over the past six months. As accounting and finance departments increasingly embrace digital ...

June 8, 2021 

Engineering insights tool Haystack Analytics, backed by Y Combinator, has announced it has secured a US$1.2m funding round which included participation from Founders Club, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Entrepreneur First and investors Dan Siroker and ...

June 7, 2021 

Wolters Kluwer has announced that Phil Leifermann, Business Development Director for TeamMate Global Audit Solutions at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, will present together with Shagen Ganason, Head of Internal Audit at AIA New Zealand, during the IIA 2021 International Conference on Monday, June 14. During the “Internal Audit Department of Tomorrow” session, the speakers...…

June 7, 2021 

Vertex, Inc., a provider of tax technology solutions, announced a new integration of its Vertex Lease Tax O Series with Alfa Start. Alfa Start, built exclusively for auto leasing operations of all sizes, is the preconfigured edition of the cloud-based Alfa Systems, the market leader in asset finance software worldwide. This extends Vertex’s partnership with Alfa,...…

June 4, 2021 

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is pleased to announce their new Board of Directors—a 39-member governing body—which includes the positions of president, president-elect, vice presidents, secretary/treasurer, directors-at-large and directors as chapter representatives, who all began their terms of office on June 1. The Society’s elected officers are: Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, President:...…

June 3, 2021 

The IRSAC serves as an advisory body to the IRS commissioner and provides an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.

June 3, 2021 

As part of the business process intelligence (BPI) portfolio, the SAP Process Insights solution enables organizations to analyze and improve their real-world business processes. EY, Deloitte and Infosys Limited are the initial strategic partners ...

June 2, 2021 

Consumers’ appraisal of current conditions improved in May. The percentage of consumers claiming business conditions are “good” fell from 19.4 percent to 18.7 percent, but the proportion claiming business conditions are “bad” also declined, from 24.5 ...

June 1, 2021 

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Quarter of American Taxpayers Don’t Have a Financial Plan For some people, submitting their tax return to the IRS is a relief as they put the paperwork out of sight, and out of mind, until next year. Others...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

May 28, 2021 

Earning and efficiently managing CPE credits is an essential skill for an accountant. You have to decide which courses to take, make sure they meet the necessary requirements, work it into your schedule, report them and then make sure you are always up-to