Technology

February 9, 2017 

With employer-supplied phones, that means it's easy to track where the phone is--and by extension, the location of the employee carrying it. Is this legal? Ethical? Practical? When company cars and trucks are equipped with dedicated GPS devices, it's ...

Technology February 7, 2017 

The client experience is at the center of every astoundingly successful business. Statistics don’t lie: a recent survey by Gartner revealed that 89% of companies now expect to compete mostly on the basis of customer experience (versus just 36% four ...

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

February 6, 2017 

The IRS has issued a filing season alert, warning taxpayers and tax professionals to watch out for identity theft at tax time, and highlighted the crime as a recurring scam in the agency’s “Dirty Dozen” series.

February 3, 2017 

The collaboration between H&R Block and IBM represents the first time Watson will be applied to tax preparation, enabling millions of filers to benefit from the industry-leading expertise of H&R Block’s tax professionals, who will now partner with ...

February 3, 2017 

By joining Haskell & White, one of Southern California’s largest independently owned accounting, auditing and tax consulting films, the clients of Katherman Kitts & Co. will gain access to Haskell & White’s superb team of professionals and numerous ...

February 2, 2017 

Founded in August 2015, today Taxfyle is the top featured tax app in the App Store that is turning the current accounting and tax industry on its head by connecting consumers and SMBs directly with Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and Enrolled ...

February 1, 2017 

The companies will use technology that will allow customers to authorize Chase to electronically share financial data securely with Intuit’s financial management applications, such as Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online.

February 1, 2017 

TeamMate+ technology and features are based on feedback from a user base of more than 100,000 auditors worldwide and are designed to meet the challenges auditors face today and in the future. Rich in functionality, TeamMate+ seamlessly consolidates ...

January 31, 2017 

A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

January 31, 2017 

Firms reported that on average 57.3% of gross income comes from tax-return preparation, 15.4% from write-up work, 8.9% from payroll services, 7.0% from tax services, 3.6% from QuickBooks/bookkeeping, 2.6% from financial statement presentation ...

Technology January 31, 2017 

From Jan. 2017: Nearly half of small business owners say they are ready to run their companies using bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new global research from Sage.

January 31, 2017 

How much does your firm charge to prepare a 1040? How about other forms? What about the accounting and business advisory services you offer? When was the last time you checked to see if your prices were appropriate?