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.
April 16, 2020
Perhaps our lessons to learn relate to the fragility of life, of every molecule around us, the danger in things we cannot see, the precious moments with those we love, and a new, deeper understanding of what is important, what is essential, in our lives.
March 16, 2020
More and more, we're moving money around with our phones and computers. Remember checks? I opened a new bank account recently and didn't get any checks at all – not even a starter pad. When it comes to transferring money between individuals and ...
March 16, 2020
In this issue we are featuring employee benefits. I'd like to point out that some of the benefits we have are taken for granted to the point where they are not even listed as a benefit.
February 20, 2020
I’ve started working with my clients to help them develop 10-year personal finance plans for the new decade and have quickly found how few people really, seriously look that far ahead. And while 10 years isn’t a lifetime, it’s a good place to start ...
February 19, 2020
The members of the Accounting Thought Leader Symposium have elected David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSEC, accounting technologist and chief cloud officer and executive vice president with RKL eSolutions, into CPA Practice Advisor’s Accounting Hall of Fame. The announcement was made during a presentation at the 2020 meeting of the Thought Leader Symposium, an accounting think tank...…
February 18, 2020
We live in an era of convenience, and that goes for meetings as well as everything else. There’s simply no excuse to insist that everyone gather in person for a meeting, nor is there reason to be frustrated with the chaos of a conference call when too many people are on the line, like the...…
December 18, 2019
We're featuring predictions in this issue as well as highlighting the winners of the 2019 40 Under 40 and 20 Under 40 awards – that's a lot to digest for people who might think the accounting profession is a stagnant place.
November 19, 2019
If you are finding yourself struggling with issues about where to draw the line, how to price for the additional services you provide, when to tell clients you’ll have to schedule time in the future to answer their questions, you’re definitely not alone.
October 17, 2019
In your life, you probably use a great number of experts for your personal affairs, the people with whom you make appointments. You have a doctor, certainly, and a dentist. Maybe you have some other medical professionals as well depending on your or your family’s health situation. You probably have a family lawyer, a hairdresser/barber,...…
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October 17, 2019
We all love our furry friends – so are there apps that can help us take care of our pets and share our lives with our pets? You bet! Here are some apps that are destined to be your next best friend.
September 11, 2019
Having been a college-level personal financial planning instructor at Education 2 Go (ed2go) for almost a decade, I can recommend the format, the interplay between instructors and students, and the variety of educational offerings.
August 15, 2019
What’s the first thing you do when you find yourself in a new city or town? Twenty-five or so years ago, you might ask someone for directions or look for a local visitor’s center as you enter the town. You could find the heart of the town by looking for a courthouse or see if...…
