Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
February 6, 2018
10 Ways Boardrooms are Tackling Risk in 2018
Looking to the year ahead, the organization WomenCorporateDirectors convened top global corporate directors in its EMEA and Asia Institutes this fall, and, from those and other discussions, identified ten ways boards are seeking to mitigate risk today.
February 6, 2018
5 Qualities to Differentiate Your Accounting Firm
The days of thinking that “process” is something that only low-level staff and administrative staff work on are over. Those days should’ve been over ten years ago, but they’re definitely over today. In future-ready firms, process is a core strategic ...
February 6, 2018
Xero Partners with Stripe for Integrated ACH Transfers
Xero, a provider of small business accounting and management solutions, has partnered with Stripe, enabling Xero customers to accept Automated Clearing House (ACH) bank transfers. With the availability of ACH payments, Xero’s more than 1.2 million ...
February 6, 2018
The Secret Lives of Accountants
Over the centuries, accountants have been fashionistas, inventors, and spies. They fight crime, write books, and uphold the law. The more one learns about accountants, the more surprises one uncovers. Secret lives, indeed.
February 5, 2018
Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offerings and Subpart F Income
Income from a CFC is not taxed until it is repatriated to the US. In crypto, this would happen when the money is sent to the US based company. Let’s say the US company sells widgets to the foreign corporation at cost. The foreign corporation is set up ...
February 1, 2018
Technologies Driving Remote Auditing
On-site auditing has been the customary default since the dawn of accounting. It’s worked reasonably well, though time and cost considerations – both from the company and firm’s vantages – typically took secondary focus to successful audit completion, ...
February 1, 2018
How to Jumpstart Workforce Planning for 2018
The definition of workforce planning describes a continual business planning process. It’s a long-term, ongoing effort that expands as the organization grows. This isn’t a quick fix, so settle in and prepare for the long haul.
January 31, 2018
What Do Young Finance Professionals Want?
Young finance professionals at large accounting firms view a background in finance as a springboard for a career in business, finds a new report by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
January 29, 2018
ACA Deadlines are Looming: How to Help Clients Comply
For the past three years enforcement of the ACA has been shaky at best. But employers are now beginning to experience the repercussions of noncompliance. The IRS has begun sending out ACA penalty Letter 226J to applicable large employers that didn’t ...
January 29, 2018
Small Business Owner Parents More Optimistic About Children’s Future
Parents who are small business owners are more optimistic about their children’s future than parents overall, according to a new survey from New York Life. More than 75 percent of small business owners with children under the age of 18 believe that ...
January 29, 2018
Withum Announces Recipients of 2018 Strength Awards
WithumSmith+Brown, PC (Withum), a top nationally ranked public accounting and advisory firm, recently named seven employees as the recipients of its Strength Awards, an annual peer-nominated recognition program celebrating staff members who embody ...’
January 29, 2018
The Innovation behind One-Size-Fits-All Accounting Processes
To start with standardizing, find out what matters most for your firm. Where are you currently? And what is your desired state? Take advantage of low-hanging opportunities by identifying the processes that are the biggest abusers when it comes to ...