Accounting June 28, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
December 12, 2018
5 Questions a CFO Should Ask During Year-End Business Assessment
We all know time and money are precious. So why wouldn’t you want to assess the very area that could be draining both of those resources? It’s important to analyze how much of this is dedicated to entering data from expense reports and invoices.
December 11, 2018
The Practice of Now – Free Report
Sage surveyed 3,000 accountants from across the globe to hear first-hand how the accounting landscape is changing. Based on these survey results, the Practice of Now report analyzes the findings and discusses key topics raised. It provides advice on how to keep pace and thrive with shifts in the accounting profession. See what your peers...…
December 11, 2018
2019 Hiring and Compensation Trends for Accounting Firms
One of the effects of a competitive hiring market is skilled accountants and auditors expect higher wages. Forty-six percent of U.S. workers responding to a recent Robert Half survey say they’re underpaid in their current position.
December 11, 2018
Accounting Firm Sikich Acquires Knutte & Associates
The accounting and professional services firm Sikich has acquired the practice of Knutte & Associates, a Darien, Illinois-based audit, accounting and tax firm.
December 11, 2018
Men More Likely to Commit Expense Fraud than Women
The large disparity may just come down to gender differences in risk-taking behavior. In a 2004 experiment, researchers designed a computer game involving gambling and risk and found significant differences in the way men and women perceived ...
December 10, 2018
Why and How: Emerging Technology Strategies
We’ve been through a year together learning about Emerging Technologies. While there will always be new technology, we are not likely to go through a period of time again anytime soon where the algorithms are changing so rapidly and the new ...
December 10, 2018
Which Industries Have the Most Expense Report Fraud?
Professional services organizations typically have some of the most demanding requirements for employee expense management. Not only can employees in professional services bill their employers, they also bill their clients for certain expenses ...
December 7, 2018
Employers Warned About W2 and Tax Identity Theft Scams
An email may start with a simple, “Hey, you in today?” and, by the end of the exchange, all of an organization’s Forms W-2 for their employees may be in the hands of cybercriminals. This puts workers at risk for tax-related identity theft.
December 7, 2018
IRS Warns Tax Pros About Scams, Reminds Firms of Duty to Have Security Plan
The IRS also reminds all professional tax preparers that they are required by federal law to create and maintain a written data security plan. Sole practitioners are just as vulnerable to data theft as practitioners in large firms.
December 7, 2018
Trust and Business Insight are More Critical than Ever in the Digital Age, CPA.com CEO Says
Technology is transforming all major practice areas within the accounting profession, and CPAs will increasingly adopt a more strategic role in delivering trusted information and insights, the chief executive of CPA.com said.
December 7, 2018
KPMG Moves into Small Business Tax and Accounting Services with Spark
Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm KPMG LLP, is making a play for the small business tax and accounting services market with the launch of a new online system called KPMG Spark. The service is the result of the acquisition by KPMG of the ...
December 7, 2018
WICPA Announces New President & CEO
Hofstede has been with the WICPA for 26 years, having joined the organization as an accounting intern in 1992. Since then, she has held the positions of accounting assistant (1993-1995); accounting, legislative, foundation & technology ...