Technology

September 12, 2013 

Business executives may still be cautious about the state of the economy, but they are raising their expectations for hiring in the coming year, according to the third quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey.

September 10, 2013 

In response to customer demand and increased regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, ACL has launched a new Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Solution.

September 10, 2013 

There's a new collaborative financial management app that lets users securely establish and manage their social financial relationships. The new Yodlee app, called Tandem, allows users to set up financial circles from their phone contacts and social networks, with varying degrees of account access.

September 9, 2013 

If you’re like me, your mobile device is an indispensable tool that you use on a daily basis to manage your personal life. The list of digital tools that I use is a long one.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

September 9, 2013 

KatzAbosch, a Maryland-based CPA, tax and consulting firm, recently announced the successful launch of its external newsletter.

September 9, 2013 

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.

Jim Boomer

September 8, 2013 

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.”

Dustin Wheeler

September 6, 2013 

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

Taija Sparkman

September 5, 2013 

“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 

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 

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 

Xero, developer of online accounting software, and Clio, provider of cloud-based legal management tools, recently partnered to provide streamlined services for lawyers.