Technology November 9, 2026
How to Get Breached, Step 6: Share Files However is Fastest
Emailing tax returns, W-2s, and bank statements is fast. Breach notification is not.
July 10, 2018
Israeli Firms Plan Mission to the Moon this December
The mission plans to launch in December and land on the moon on Feb. 13, 2019. The lunar landing will culminate eight years of intensive collaboration between SpaceIL and IAI, and will make Israel the fourth country after the U.S., China and Russia ...
July 10, 2018
The State of Accounting Firm Succession
According to the 19th Annual Rosenberg Practice Management Survey, for firms in the $2 million to $10 million category, 65.5% of partners are over the age of 50. Among sole practitioners and smaller firms, the percentage is 71.1%.
July 10, 2018
Squire & Company, PC Combines with Salt Lake City-based Pinnock, Robbins, Posey & Richins, P.C.
Squire, located in Orem, Utah, and PRPR, located in downtown Salt Lake City, together will offer new expertise to both companies’ client rosters, enabling the combined company to offer new and existing clients across several sectors a broadened ...
July 5, 2018
A.I., Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing As Profession’s Top Technology Hard Trends For 2018 – Part 2
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing in audit and tax are the top trends that will impact the accounting and finance world over the next three years, according to research conducted by the Maryland Association of CPAs, ...
July 3, 2018
The New Postcard Size IRS Form 1040 for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service has released a prototype of the new Form 1040 that hundreds of millions of Americans use to file their annual taxes. The new "postcard sized" form will be used for the 2018 income tax year, which most Americans will file ...
July 3, 2018
Withum Names Three New Partners
The large national accounting firm WithumSmith+Brown has announced the promotion of three senior managers to the position of partner. Ryan Babiak, Joseph Cassano and Shawn P. Gillon are the newest partners to join the firm’s growing corporate leadership team, effective July 1, 2018. New partner bios can be viewed here. “Ryan, Joe and Shawn represent...…
June 28, 2018
AICPA Welcomes SEC Adoption of Rule Requiring Use of Inline XBRL
The iXBRL specification is used by millions of companies around the world to report their financial information. Based on discussions with companies implementing and using iXBRL, the AICPA believes that the use of iXBRL by filers will ...
June 28, 2018
65% of Small Businesses Fail to Act Following Cyber Security Attack
Once bitten, twice (thrice or more) shy? Unfortunately, of the businesses that reported having a cyber attack, 44% of them said they "had been attacked two, three or four times."
June 26, 2018
CFO 2.0: Going Beyond the Finance Function
Assuming roles outside of the finance function is of increasing importance for CFOs. From reporting tools to automation opportunities, CFOs are learning to roll with the punches with a host of new technologies coming online.
June 26, 2018
Automation In An Increasingly Complex SMB Tax World
Even before Quill was overturned, jurisdictions were constantly readjusting their tax strategies to close the tax gaps generated by digital transformation and evolving business models. This means tax requirements are always changing, creating ...
June 25, 2018
What’s the Future for Financial Statements in the Digital World?
Audited financial statements are a key underpinning of our financial markets. But are they still relevant in a digital world in which reams of information can be synthesized and analyzed for insight?
June 25, 2018
TaxSlayer Launches Workful – New Small Business Suite with Payroll, HR and Point of Sale
Workful’s two main offerings are a payroll manager and an HR manager, with a point of sale (POS) system soon to join. With the payroll tool, company managers can easily automate payroll for employees by syncing with their employee’s timesheets, ...