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December 11, 2019 

Accounting Profession “Thriving in Age of Innovation”

Artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies have ushered the accounting profession into an age of innovation, and the momentum of change continues to build, the chief executive of CPA.com said in a morning keynote at the Digital CPA Conference. “While technology is enabling these changes, CPA firms must align their business strategies and skills and...…

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December 11, 2019 

AICPA Offers $650,000 in Accounting Scholarships

Several Legacy Scholarships, funded by the AICPA, the AICPA Foundation, and partners, offer $3,000 to $10,000 per student, with more than $650,000 in total scholarships available. These scholarships provide support to students with a variety of ...

CPA_dot_com

December 11, 2019 

CPA.com Partners with Expensify’s Smart Business Card

Small and medium-sized businesses have long been underserved by traditional corporate cards. Small businesses in particular often lack the credit history and growing revenue required for corporate card approval, which limits the number of options ...

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December 11, 2019 

Slow Down, Mustang SALY: Time for Innovation

You could not make it through 2019 in the accounting industry without hearing the buzz word of the day, innovation. Can it be true that the accounting industry stands poised for an age of innovation or will SALY (Same As Last Year) continue to prevail?

Garrett Wagner

CPA_dot_com

December 10, 2019 

AICPA and CPA.com Expand OnPoint A&A Suite

Three standalone solutions will be added to the OnPoint A&A Suite – OnPoint Collaborate, OnPoint AnaltyicsAI, and OnPoint EBP – to aid growth-minded firms in improving efficiency, building trust and delivering insights to ...

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December 10, 2019 

NASBA and AICPA Propose Draft of New CPA Licensure Model

The new CPA licensure model is designed to evolve newly licensed CPAs’ knowledge and skills, protect the public interest and position the CPA profession for the future. NASBA and AICPA believe this draft model will address the greatly expanding ...

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December 6, 2019 

In Firm: 2020 IT Predictions and 2019 Results

With technology evolving at an increasingly breakneck pace and impacting literally every aspect of today’s accounting practice, it has never been more difficult to separate the tech hype from the reality of workable solutions.

Roman Kepczyk

BDO

December 6, 2019 

BDO Network Announces FY19 Global Revenue of $9.6 Billion

BDO, one of the world’s leading global networks of independent public accounting firms, today announced its global revenue for all BDO Member Firms (including the exclusive members of Member Firms’ Alliances) at $9.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept

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December 6, 2019 

Stronger Passwords Can Protect Against Tax Identity Theft

The idea behind multi-factor authentication is that a thief may be able to steal usernames and passwords, but it’s highly unlikely they also would have access to the mobile phone to receive a security code or confirmation to actually complete the ...

paychex

December 6, 2019 

Paychex Updated to Support New IRS Form W-4

The national payroll services company Paychex, Inc., says it has updated its systems to accommodate the new Form W-4 issued this week by the IRS. They also continue to support calculation methods of the previous W-4 for its customers. All new employees hired as of January 1, 2020 must complete the new Form W-4, as...…