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 5, 2017
Ensuring Success 2017 is a Wrap
The free all-day event, hosted by CPA Practice Advisor, offers CPAs and tax professionals the opportunity to attend up to 10 one-hour CPE classes in one day. That makes it a perfect way to get caught up on CPE requirements before the end of the year.
December 4, 2017
Why You Need a Payments Strategy
This may come as news to accounts payable professionals: You need a payment strategy, and I don’t just mean getting rid of checks. Everybody's been trying to do that for a long time, with only moderate success. But, that’s not a complete strategy. It’s on
December 4, 2017
Bill.com and CPA.com Launch Newly Enhanced Accountant Partner Program
According to the 2017 Bill Payment Trends Survey from Bill.com and CPA.com, 77% of large accounting firms wish their clients would eliminate paper checks, and 75% recommend that their clients pay their bills online. Yet, only 25% require clients to ...
December 4, 2017
AICPA Chair Sees New Opportunities for Accounting Profession
Ellison-Taylor sees three critical areas for the profession: responding to the changing cybersecurity landscape; preparing for the future of the profession; and continuing to grow and nurture the talent pipeline.
December 4, 2017
ITA Announces New Member Firms during 2017 Fall Collaborative
These new member firms will be introduced to the ITA membership at the opening session of the ITA Fall Collaborative, December 3-5, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Over 300 ITA members and guests are expected to participate in this event ...
November 30, 2017
Gross Mendelsohn Merges With Northern Virginia CPA Firm
Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates, P.A. is has merged with Gurman & Company, a Fairfax, Virginia, based CPA and consulting firm. The merger is effective November 30, 2017.
November 30, 2017
Accounting Pros Optimistic on Automation of Profession
More than nine in ten finance and accounting professionals (92%) are optimistic about increased automation in the profession, according to new research from Renaix, the international recruitment consultancy for finance and accounting.
November 28, 2017
Accounting Firms Squar Milner and DZH Phillips Merge
Squar Milner will be merging with DZH Phillips LLP effective January 1, 2018. Marking this occasion, DZH Phillips, LLP will retain the name Squar Milner, making it one of the top four firms based in California, top five firms based in the West, and ...
November 28, 2017
IRS Warns of Christmas Email Phishing Scams
The most common way for cybercriminals to steal bank account information, passwords, credit cards or Social Security numbers is to simply ask for them. Every day, people fall victim to phishing scams that cost them their time and their money.
November 28, 2017
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency: Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)
A SAFT is basically the commercial instrument used to convey an investor’s rights in the token before the token has its full functionality. For instance, let’s say that a company wants to bring a token to market. Before that token is fully functional, ...
November 28, 2017
Friedman LLP Launches New Cyber Security Practice
Top 50 accounting and advisory firm, Friedman LLP, is expanding its service offerings to include cyber security consulting with the launch of Friedman CyZen LLC ("CyZen"), a wholly owned company of Friedman. The goal of CyZen is to bring peace of mind ...
November 28, 2017
Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist
60% of small business owners (SBOs) feel current business conditions are good or excellent. Moreover, Capital One’s Small Business Confidence Score tracking overall small business sentiment on the economy, hiring plans, future financial positions ...