Technology August 26, 2026
53% of Laid-Off Workers Believe AI Played a Role in Their Job Loss — But Most Were Never Told
Workers who suspect AI was involved outnumber those who received direct confirmation by 9 percentage points.
September 9, 2013
The Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Accounting
Accounting firms across the country are looking to the cloud to transform their client accounting services. They are looking to move from simply transactional bookkeeping services to higher value advisory services more in line with the CFO function.
September 8, 2013
Income Tax Planning Takes More than a Magic 8-Ball
On the conference room shelf of a CPA’s office I visited recently, I noticed a Magic 8-Ball with the label “free tax answers.” When turned, the die floating in colored liquid inside the ball presses against the window to reveal an affirmative, negative, or non-committal answer such as “cannot predict now.”
September 6, 2013
Professionals on the Move – September 6, 2013
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
September 5, 2013
How Technology is Finally Transforming Practice Management
“It’s old, but it gets the job done.” It’s a phrase that has kept countless time and billing systems limping along after they’re well past their expiration dates. Even as firms roll out shiny new client-side technology, practice management often creeps along in a parallel universe of carbonless copies and sticky notes.
September 4, 2013
Jeff Gramlich Named President of AccountantsWorld
The cloud accounting technology company AccountantsWorld has announced the appointment of Jeff Gramlich as president. He assumed the role on August 26, 2013.
September 4, 2013
Is it a Good Time for Small Businesses to Take Risks?
For small business owners who survived the recession, now is a good time to take stock of where their business stands and whether and how they want to grow.
September 4, 2013
Technology Innovators Partner to Create Integrated Accounting & Legal Practice Management Sysytem
Xero, developer of online accounting software, and Clio, provider of cloud-based legal management tools, recently partnered to provide streamlined services for lawyers.
September 4, 2013
Small business employment off slightly in August
Employment at small businesses in the U.S. dropped slightly in August, although employees saw increased compensation and hours worked. Small business revenues overall declined 0.18 percent in July; the construction industry was the only sector to show an increase, of 0.3 percent.
September 3, 2013
Four Questions that are Key to Winning New Clients
Your firm may be successful today, but everyone knows that success can be fleeting unless you’re continuously thinking ahead to identify and win the next client.
September 3, 2013
Xero Announces Expense Management Integration with Expensify
Xero, provider of online accounting software, and Expensify, expense reporting application, announced their partnership that will integrate expense report data from Expensify directly into Xero’s accounting platform.
August 29, 2013
The In-Firm Annual IT-Security Employee Briefing
Most organizations today assume that their IT personnel do an adequate job of protecting the firm’s network and data by implementing and monitoring firewalls, keeping their operating systems/applications up to date, and mandating password changes on a scheduled basis.
August 29, 2013
2013 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS
Best Fit: Firms using the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite that can benefit from the integration between Planner CS and the suite’s tax preparation and document management products. Strengths Capable to producing projections for an unlimited number of years Integration with several components of the CS Professional Suite Many options for customizing reports and graphs...…