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.
May 16, 2018
Got Tax Mojo? Survey Shows Affluent Americans Seek Tax Expertise from Financial Advisors
A new survey of affluent and "emerging affluent" consumers shows that 66 percent view tax knowledge to be the most important factor when choosing a financial advisor. Also, nearly half of respondents (47 percent) associated the CPA designation with ...
May 16, 2018
Six Thomson Reuters Solutions Named Finalists for SIIA CODiE Awards
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for over 30 years. The awards offer 91 categories that are organized by ...
May 15, 2018
BDO Acquires Smith & Gesteland, LLP
Founded in 1948, Smith & Gesteland (S&G) provides a full range of accounting, tax, human resource management and information technology services to a client base of middle market businesses. The firm, based in Madison, also has a unique “80/20” ...
May 15, 2018
How to be a Rainmaker
The question of how to sell professional services is an enduring one whose answer is being changed by technology. It wouldn’t matter if Ashish was a lawyer, web-designer or freelance architect, his challenge would be the same.
May 14, 2018
How to Expand Your Abilities in Microsoft Excel
If you're presently using an older version of Excel, bear in mind that Excel 2019 will be released in the latter half of this year. Expect more artificial intelligence features to help you work faster and more effectively. Further, each new version of ...
May 11, 2018
Four Reasons Accounting Firms Should Get into the Human Resources Game
For many accounting firms, offering payroll and HR services is a great way to grow your business, increase revenue, and strengthen your relationship with your current clients. You can continue being a trusted adviser to existing clients while ...
May 10, 2018
Robotic Automation Eases Fixed Asset Management
Robotic Process Automation and APIs are both excellent tools for bringing automation to the tax function. Yet the subtle differences as to how they function may determine whether or not true automation is achieved. RPAs are not hands-free automation...
May 9, 2018
What Every Accountant Needs to Know about Sales Tax Nexus
At its most basic level, nexus is answering the question, “Do you have sufficient contact to require you to register with a state taxing authority or other regulatory body?” Don’t make the mistake of getting frightened by the term.
May 9, 2018
How Real Estate Giant Zillow Handles Sales and Use Tax Compliance — Part 1
While many of us use Zillow as a resource for up-to-date home-related information, the company’s story of maintaining sales tax compliance and transitioning to automated accounting solutions provides insights for accountants supporting growing clients.
May 8, 2018
Certify Upgrades for Enterprise Needs with Certify Travel
Leading automated travel and entertainment expense management software provider, Certify, announces Certify Travel, a significantly-upgraded version of the company’s mobile travel software. Certify Travel now includes the ability for customers to ...
May 8, 2018
Accounting Firm Leaders Strategize on Blockchain and the Profession
More than 60 leaders from innovative CPA firms, technology companies, consulting firms and influencer groups came together last week to map out strategy for the advancement of blockchain technology within the accounting profession.
May 8, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Systems Selected as CODiE Award Finalists
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for over 30 years. The awards offer 91 categories that are organized by industry focus of education technology and ...