Technology

July 6, 2016 

The survey also reveals that many organizations face a large challenge in moving toward a higher maturity of GRC activities – 43 percent of respondents say they are operating their compliance efforts at an ad hoc or fragmented/siloed level.

July 6, 2016 

The Xero content pack will deliver Xero’s 700,000+ users access to analyze their own small business data, based on twenty-five pre-built tiles that surface insights so small businesses and their advisors can make smart, data-driven decisions in minutes.

July 6, 2016 

Leaders from the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax preparation community are warning tax preparers that they increasingly are targets of cybercriminals and should take appropriate steps to protect clients from data theft.

July 5, 2016 

XCM Solutions, LLC has been named as the 2016 Productivity and Risk Mitigation Award Winners. The annual awards are chosen from the results of the 3rd Annual Accounting Firm Operation and Technology Survey measuring the company’s products that have ...

July 4, 2016 

The real second shift in accounting technology will come by way of Blockchain and it is starting to take shape. Accountant’s role is starting to shift from bookkeeper to business consultant. People skills have become just as important as keeping the ...

June 29, 2016 

The paperback version of Next-Level Accountants: Your guide to growing a firm of trusted advisors is now available. The book that brings together top accounting and valuation industry thought leaders to provide advice on how firms can add value to client engagements and grow their practices. Just in time for summer reading, the book is now...…

June 26, 2016 

In addition to Stripe Connect, which provides everything marketplaces and platforms need to get users paid, Avalara will also integrate with Stripe Relay, which enables customers to buy merchants’ products directly within other mobile apps.

June 24, 2016 

Partner income percentage is impacted much more by staff-partner ratio than by innate profitability. Many partners have a rule of thumb that 33% is an acceptable partner income percentage, and that to be truly profitable, 40% or more should be the ...

June 24, 2016 

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

June 23, 2016 

Miller, 34, is an information assurance associate with Macpage LLC, which has offices in Maine and Massachusetts. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell, Mass., and was licensed as a CPA in the state of ...

June 23, 2016 

Revel and Vantiv are teaming up to help entrepreneurs start their business creation process by providing them with the tools and resources needed. Revel has created a month-long contest, requiring participants to submit a video via Twitter, Instagram ...

June 23, 2016 

McKeever is one of the most prominent Chicago-area leaders in the accounting profession and has been a pioneer in promoting diversity, inspiring students and opening doors of opportunity – especially for those passionate about a career in ...