Technology

December 27, 2019 

In manufacturers’ dealings with suppliers, trust is important. Contracts can enforce basic rules and expectations, but the relationships work most effectively when each side has a basic level of trust in the other.

December 2, 2019 

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting on a panel at Ensuring Success 2019. The session focused on the future of audit. I prepared for the session, listened to my fellow panelists throughout our talk, then reflected on what I had learned along the way.

Garrett Wagner

December 20, 2019 

Changing tastes as Millennials make up a growing share of home buyers will impact the market. Homes will get smaller, bold colors and prints will return to home designs and demand will stay high as more and more people reach typical homebuying age.

December 19, 2019 

Organized retail crime affects almost all merchants and more than two-thirds of those surveyed have seen an increase in the past year, according to the 15th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation.

December 4, 2019 

The video sessions for Ensuring Success 2019 are now archived and can be watched on-demand. If you missed the live event this year, be sure to register for Ensuring Success 2020, which will once again offer ten, 50-minute, free CPE credit sessions ...

December 18, 2019 

Be a Better Accounting Advisor: How Future Trends Will Impact the Profession. Think about the trends we can see coming our way: Client Accounting Services, Big Data, Blockchain, RPA, and AI, and more. How are these trends expected to change the way accountants will work in the future, and how they will be implemented? What...…

December 18, 2019 

With OfficeTools Cloud, firms can store all critical client information in one centralized application and track all projects, activities and communications. Users can also access OfficeTools Cloud remotely, allowing firms to scale up and down ...

December 18, 2019 

Wires, direct deposits, and electronic funds transfers (EFT) have roots in the invention of the telegraph; a tool used in the United States from 1844 until 2013 (some areas of the world still communicate by telegram today).

December 18, 2019 

We're featuring predictions in this issue as well as highlighting the winners of the 2019 40 Under 40 and 20 Under 40 awards – that's a lot to digest for people who might think the accounting profession is a stagnant place.

Gail Perry

December 17, 2019 

Professional services firm Sikich is acquiring the Alexandria, Virginia-based public accounting firm Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd. The deal marks Sikich’s entry into the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metro markets and expands its presence on the East Coast

December 17, 2019 

Many firms are looking for new ways to leverage technology to save time, scale their services and increase profitability. However, when those firms operate daily with processes that are disorganized, lack consistency and are ineffective, even the very ..

Arianna Campbell

December 16, 2019 

In response to a rapidly changing digital assets ecosystem, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has issued nonauthoritative guidance in the form of a Practice Aid on how to account for digital assets. It is based on professional literature and ...