Technology

August 22, 2019 

Tax professionals are being advised by the IRS that they should report data theft immediately and follow an established process for helping the IRS protect their clients.

August 22, 2019 

Merging or acquiring another firm is one of the most effective methods of growing an accounting practice. Potential candidates are usually vetted based on partner and practice compatibility, desired location for expansion, niche specialization ...

Roman Kepczyk

August 21, 2019 

Larry Furr has joined the cloud-based accounting firm practice management maker Canopy as vice president of product. A seasoned product executive, Furr’s responsibilities will include overseeing the strategy, management, and design of Canopy’s suite of products and charting Canopy’s product roadmap. Furr brings nearly two decades of product strategy and development experience to Canopy. He...…

August 20, 2019 

Business email compromise (BEC) is a top tactic for external attacks, impacting over half of the survey respondents, up from 46% in 2017. Wire transfers are still the most common target for BEC scams, probably because they’re usually one-off requests...

August 20, 2019 

Small business accounting maker Xero has appointed Ben Richmond to US country manager and Will Buckley to Canada country manager as part of its strategy to develop full service teams in each country.

August 19, 2019 

Happy reading! , by John Carreyrou , by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope , by Mike Walsh , by Brian Solis (https://blionline.org/2019/06/podcast-scaling-our-lives-by-seeing-things-differently/, by Devora Zack One of the greatest leaders in business history was a foul-mouthed former football coach who hugged the BS out of the people he coached. If Bill Campbell was coaching you,...…

August 19, 2019 

Just weeks ago, Cheng, announced his desire to make South Carolina, The Cyber Security State. “Taking steps to be proactive about Cyber Security and show it respect as a priority issue can drive South Carolina to the forefront of the United States,” ...

August 19, 2019 

In a new research report, Receivables Management Is Back on the Radar, Mercator Advisory Group reviews how the age-old problem of efficiently collecting money from buyers and optimizing cash application can improve the bottom line through reduced cost ...

August 15, 2019 

The entrepreneurial spirit in America is alive and well. As they prepare to enter the workforce, seven in ten (70 percent) young adult job seekers say the freedom of being their own boss is worth more than the benefit of job security working for ...

August 15, 2019 

What’s the first thing you do when you find yourself in a new city or town? Twenty-five or so years ago, you might ask someone for directions or look for a local visitor’s center as you enter the town. You could find the heart of the town by looking for a courthouse or see if...…

Gail Perry

August 14, 2019 

Dupree has stated that her major goals are to remain relevant to CPAs at all stages of their careers, especially younger generations, and to help move the organization forward in an increasingly technology-focused profession.

August 14, 2019 

This is the 15th annual edition of the Readers’ Choice Awards. Once again, we have invited our readers to help us spotlight the technologies they most respect and trust to help them run their firms and provide client services.