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.
August 14, 2019
It might seem like technology is coming at us like a runaway locomotive, not even slowing down to pick up passengers, just barreling ahead with a mind of its own. New apps, new solutions, new programs, new developments, new cures for problems you didn’t even know existed – the barrage of options is endless and...…
July 12, 2019
If you’re a tax practitioner, you might have started worrying that some of your practice might become automated in the future, thus rendering some of the work you do unnecessary. Have you given any thought to what you might do if that occurs?
July 9, 2019
In conjunction with our niche practices feature this month on construction, we decided to survey members of the CPA Practice Advisor community to see if they have any apps to recommend in this genre. We picked up some recommendations and then found ...
June 12, 2019
Did you ever have to move and change schools when you were a child? I only had to do it once, but I just met a new friend who went to 13 different grade schools. I can’t begin to wrap my head around that. This person understands change like nobody else I know. At the...…
May 13, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service has granted extensions for tax returns due on May 15, including Forms 990, 1120, and 1065, for those impacted by the Wolters Kluwer CCH software service interruption.
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May 13, 2019
Do you trust your money to financial apps? I know many people who find online banking risky and won’t use online investing and planning services, but others have gotten over the hump of trusting online financial services.
May 9, 2019
If the idea of spending two+ days discussing the complicated intricacies of multi-state sales tax with 900 other tax experts sounds mindboggling to you, then you might have wanted to stay away from Surf City this week.
April 18, 2019
Do you ship packages? Do you struggle with verifying zip codes? Do you need tracking information? Do you fret over delivery delays or lack of real people to answer questions? We’ve surveyed the CPA Practice Advisor community as well as various shipping options on the internet and have found some tools that you might find...…
April 16, 2019
The retreat/think tank was given a name and a purpose almost a dozen years ago by a handful of members of and consultants to the accounting profession who were getting together anyway to share ideas, discuss trends, try to figure out where the ...
March 14, 2019
I’m not a morning person. There’s nothing about getting up earlier than everyone else that would feel great to me. Instead of working by myself, in the dark, when it’s cold and lonely, I could be cozy asleep in my bed – now that would feel great!
March 13, 2019
It’s that time of year when we (at least those of us in the snowy states) eagerly look out the window each morning to check for signs of spring. Or, if we’re not looking out the window, we’re checking apps to see whether that groundhog made an ...
February 18, 2019
It’s a new year and we’re wondering if people are going to approach charitable donations in a new way as a result of the changes in the tax law. Since many will no longer be able to take a charitable donation as an itemized deduction, the mindset of ...
