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 19, 2017
Tallie CEO Joins Firm Management Startup LISCIO
Chris Farrell, the founder and CEO of expense management software maker Tallie, has joined LISCIO as COO.
May 19, 2017
Professionals on the Move – May 19, 2017
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
May 18, 2017
Flow of Information a Tough Challenge for Consulting Firms
Two thirds of consulting firms say that landing new business is one of their biggest challenges, according to a new survey from software firm Bluescape (www.bluescape.com), and that receiving necessary information existing clients was almost as hard, ...
May 18, 2017
The Top Myths About Remote Work And How To Overcome Them
In a previous column, I talked about an important part of creating an environment within your accounting firm where everyone can thrive: allowing opportunities for remote work. When thinking about remote work, this can apply to either an associate who works solely at home or one who works remotely when needed. Even though demand for...…
May 18, 2017
IBM Partners with Maryland CPAs for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
IBM will provide an advanced cognitive and data skills platform to accounting professionals to more quickly acquire data science, business analytics and AI skills. By acquiring cognitive skills, accounting professionals can play a bigger role in ...
May 17, 2017
Deloitte and SAP Collaborate for Machine Learning, IoT and Blockchain
Deloitte Consulting and SAP are expected to co-innovate on the development of offerings that will help organizations benefit from the expanded SAP® Leonardo portfolio—to automate processes, gain deeper insights for decision-making, and deliver ...
May 16, 2017
Overview of SOC 2 Reports and Updated Trust Principle Criteria
A SOC 2 attestation focuses on an organization’s controls in areas such as operations and compliance. It is performed in accordance with AT Section 101: Attest Engagements, and this report is generally best suited for financial services, health care ...
May 16, 2017
The Big Lie About S-Corporations
Generally, my advice was to form an LLC and then have it taxed as an S-Corporation. But there are many things to examine here. Let’s say that someone is working full time and this is their side business. Wouldn’t it just make sense to form an LLC and ...
May 15, 2017
Ceridian Launches Dayforce Compensation Management System
Compensation Management plays a critical role in attracting and retaining key talent. In order to effectively attract and retain talent, leaders need the ability to reward people fairly and competitively. With Dayforce Compensation Management ...
May 15, 2017
Study Questions Accounting Manipulation to Meet Investor Priorities
Just how much weight do investors assign to revenues as distinct from earnings? New research in the June issue of Accounting Horizons, a journal of the American Accounting Association, finds this answer to vary considerably among five major business ...
May 15, 2017
Where Are U.S. Businesses Looking to Expand Globally in 2017-2018?
The study ‘Venture Further: what drives international expansion and investment by US businesses?’ canvassed the views of 250 US-based C-Suite Executives to explore the motivations and challenges of US-headquartered multinationals in taking their ...
May 12, 2017
8 Steps to Evaluating Cloud Service Security
With the current break-neck pace of software and technology we can often overlook the fact that "the cloud" is really just outsourcing. The term "cloud" is simply a catch-all term for subscription-based services running on someone else's network.