Gail Perry, CPA, is the editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor. She also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars. She is the author of over 30 books (including Mint.com For Dummies and QuickBooks 2014 On Demand), and she maintains a small tax practice. Gail is a graduate of Indiana University where she earned a bachelors degree in journalism. She returned to school to study accounting at Illinois State University, earned her CPA, and worked for Deloitte in the firm's Chicago tax department. She has taught college-level accounting principles and personal finance, and was on staff for 10 years at the Indiana CPA Society as a computer applications instructor. Gail was the publisher and editor-in-chief of AccountingWEB before joining the CPA Practice Advisor team.
May 20, 2021
As the country's businesses are starting to get back to normal, or redefine normal as the case may be, it seems a good time to reflect on the nature of this beast we call pandemic and how thoroughly it took us by storm. From closed offices and remote ...
April 19, 2021
Almost everyone carries a camera and a recording device nowadays in the form of a smartphone, a tablet or both. Some use the camera sporadically, and many of us aren't taking advantage of the vast array of apps that are available to make our pictures ...
April 19, 2021
Each year, we conduct a reader survey that results in the Readers’ Choice Awards, a ranking of favorite programs and services used by our readers. Not only do we encourage everyone who ...
March 18, 2021
It’s tax time and, be it virtually or in person, we’re meeting with many of our clients. In some cases, it’s the only time all year we will hear from them. We need to gather the appropriate financial information so that we can prepare their tax ...
March 9, 2021
We know you don’t work 24/7, even though sometimes it seems like it. When you take off your work hat, do you put your phone aside, or do you wind down by playing a few games? This “Apps We Love” article focuses on games, and the members of the ...
February 19, 2021
I can't remember the first time I listened to a podcast, or even when I first knew what that was. I do remember discovering I could subscribe to podcasts and create a library on my phone so that there would always be something there to listen to.
February 12, 2021
With so many people working from home, and so many intelligent solutions from apps to gadgets to Internet of Things (IoT) to help us do our jobs and run our lives more easily, we decided it was time to check in with our CPA Practice Advisor community ...
December 7, 2020
How many plans did you have in place for 2020 that never got addressed? For me, a year ago, I was about to cross the bridge into a new decade, and so my plans were more grandiose than in normal years.
December 17, 2020
As we wind down the year of COVID-19, we thought it would be a nice gesture to share with our readers some ideas for what to stream while we’re all locked down for the holiday season and the months ahead. Here's what some of our readers are ...
December 2, 2020
Although podcasts are a popular commuter pastime and commuting is down somewhat during the pandemic, podcast measurement company Chartable reports that podcast downloads in September increased 150 percent over January of this year.
November 23, 2020
With well over 200 nominations this year, our judges were faced with the enormous task of sorting through the candidates who brought forward a level of dedication and exemplary job performance that has surpassed all previous years.
October 26, 2020
There are historical references from the 19th century supporting an origin of the word, deadline, indicating a line or ditch created around the perimeter of a prison, over which if a prisoner crosses he (or she) will be shot dead.
