May 26, 2015
Professionals on the Move – May 26, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
May 21, 2015
Supreme Court Increases Employer Responsibilities for 401(k) Plans
Both employers and employees alike can expect to realize an immediate impact. Employers will face greater scrutiny for the investment choices offered in their plans, according to Kive Strickoff, CPA, head of an accounting firm in Garden City, New York.
May 19, 2015
Why Accounting Firms Should Pay New Partner Buy-Ins to the Firm, Not the Partners
Whenever a firm changes a major system that impacts the partners, maintaining fairness to those negatively impacted by the change can be a challenge.
May 19, 2015
BDO to Acquire St. Louis Accounting Firm Stone Carlie
BDO USA, LLP, has announced an expansion into the St. Louis market through the acquisition of Stone Carlie & Company, LLC, a full-service accounting and consulting services firm with a diversified client base that includes construction, manufacturing ...
May 19, 2015
WSG Launches New Cloud Version of Professional Services Software Suite
WSG Systems Corp. has launched the latest cloud version of its Empire SUITE, which includes systems for CRM, project management, time & expense management, resource scheduling and financial management.
Technology May 15, 2015
Great Practices: An Accountant Testifies to Profitability of Forensic Accounting
Mike Meilinger, CPA, explains how his consulting firm is ruling the litigation vertical market.
May 15, 2015
3 Tips to a Better SALT Engagement Letter
The engagement letter not only sets out what services you will provide, it lays the groundwork for the client's role in making those services achievable. You can describe your plan to prepare tax returns, but that plan is contingent on the client ...
May 15, 2015
QuickBooks Workhub Helps Accountants and Small Biz Owners Streamline Management
Now, business owners can manage all of their backend processes from one central hub. Workhub is built off Intuit’s QuickBase platform, but is designed from the ground up to meet the unique needs of small- to medium-sized business owners.
Technology May 15, 2015
Great Storytellers Get The Girls
The folks telling these captivating stories aren’t holding some great secret. The fact is that anyone can tell a story. Yes, anyone. And that includes accounting professionals. The greatest of storytellers have simply taken the time to define what ...
May 14, 2015
The Pros and Cons of Mandatory Partner Retirement at Accounting Firms
A compromise that many firms make: 81% of firms over $20M and 58% of $2-10M firms have a mandatory retirement policy. The vast majority have a related provision: Partners continuing to work past 65 is subject to annual approval by the other partners.
May 13, 2015
Sage Life Platform Gives Small Businesses Greater Insight
Sage Life was developed to give small businesses an always-on network for collaborating across their organization, while helping to "cut out delays, uncertainty and wasted time."
May 13, 2015
Sage and Salesforce Partner for Business Accounting, Payroll, CRM
With this partnership, Sage has built a new solution called Sage Life on the Salesforce1 Platform, an enterprise Platform as a Service [PaaS], which enables small businesses to run completely in the cloud.