Technology

Technology December 1, 2016 

From Dec. 2016 - Many accounting firms are offering estate planning or wealth management services, but ironically, a lot of CPAs aren’t necessarily ready for their own retirement.

November 30, 2016 

The report discusses the growing impact of non-financial KPIs; why CFOs and their teams should lead the effort in identifying and defining them; and how business processes and skillsets must change to accommodate these new non-financial metrics.

November 30, 2016 

Finding a solution that is easy to implement and that delivers business benefits sounds like it’s too good to be true, right? Well, maybe not. Read on to find out how intranet templates could be the solution your small business is looking for.

November 28, 2016 

While off-the-shelf cloud-based accounting software is readily available, the real challenge accountants face is managing the accounting processes that aren’t included within this software, making their jobs more difficult and the process more complex.

November 25, 2016 

A lot of the blame for staff defections must be placed on the outdated business model many CPA firms still use to run their firms and manage staff. Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results.

November 23, 2016 

Additionally, the survey exposed concerns about bill payment efficiency and security. Respondents that relied on handwritten checks or computer-printed checks often spend more time on bill payment, and 66% of all respondents worry that clients do not ...

November 22, 2016 

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. More than 1,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were ...

November 21, 2016 

Over the past decade, the fundamental value proposition of the cloud hasn’t changed much – anytime, anywhere access, reduced IT burden and business continuity assurance in the event of a fire or other disaster situation. But even with these ...

November 21, 2016 

Is the IRS the biggest obstacle to voluntary compliance in America? National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson seems to think so. In her most recent annual report to Congress, the NTA designated the future of taxpayer service as the most serious ...

November 21, 2016 

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today announced it has won a User Favorite Award in the Sales Tax category at Accountex, an independent expo and conference devoted to accounting ...

November 21, 2016 

The greatest pain points for companies going through a merger or acquisition are meshing technology and staff, recent research shows. In the Robert Half Management Resources survey, CFOs report business systems and employees and corporate culture are ...

November 18, 2016 

BerryDunn Names Recent Hires BerryDunn recently announced the following new hires across several practice areas: Heather Booth, staff accountant, Matthew Dube, staff auditor, Ian Martell, staff accountant, Jennifer Morris, staff accountant, Paige Nadeau, staff accountant and Chelsea Stanley, staff accountant – all in the Audit and Accounting Group; Bethany Bielicki, campus recruiter in the Executive...…