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 18, 2014
7 Ways to Foster Innovation in Public Accounting Firms
As the new year begins, many managers find themselves evaluating their departments and assessing ways to do things better, faster and cheaper. If fostering an innovative culture is a priority for your company, you’re not alone. Many public accounting firm
December 17, 2014
Audit and Risk Professionals Say Biggest Challenge is Communicating with Executives
The most widespread challenge facing audit, risk management and compliance professionals is putting their work into a context that speaks to executives. According to the 2014 GRC Technology Pulse Survey, conducted by ACL, the company that is ...
December 17, 2014
Gadgets for All! Holiday Tech Gifts for 2014
There was no Cyber-Monday this year, and in truth no Black Friday. Instead, retailers hosted a minor level of price cuts in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, a means of testing the waters. That text wax only moderately successful, which is good ...
December 17, 2014
Accounting Tools for the Digital Age
From tracking outgoing inventory to determining a company's deductions for charitable donations, accountants "have an app for that." Which tech tools are most useful to the modern-day accountant?
December 15, 2014
How a San Francisco Firm Keeps Pace with Silicon Valley Clients
Want to turn off a potential Silicon Valley client? Bring a traditional, labor-based approach to providing accounting services to an entrepreneur whose sole mission is to disrupt traditional approaches to the market they’re in.
December 15, 2014
AICPA Proposes Transforming Peer Review Program
The American Institute of CPAs has issued a concept paper that seeks input on the CPA profession’s practice monitoring of the future. The paper, “Evolving the CPA Profession’s Peer Review Program for the Future,” paints a picture of how the existing ...
December 14, 2014
ITA Welcomes 7 New Members at 2014 Fall Collaborative
The Information Technology Alliance (ITA) recently welcomed a strong list of new members during its annual ITA Fall Collaborative. The ITA is an independent membership association of leading mid-market technology professionals, consultants and product/ser
December 14, 2014
Greatland Takes W-2 and 1099 Reporting Programs to the Cloud
Professional tax and accounting software and resource provider Greatland has announced the launch of the web-based features of its new Yearli product, a comprehensive W-2 and 1099 reporting software and online filing platform for businesses...
December 13, 2014
Report Shows U.S. Businesses More Optimistic on Hiring
Finally some good news on the job market: America tops the list in seeking risk, hiring new talent, and recognizing and addressing high turnover as areas of focus for business growth in the coming year. The most confident and healthy sector of the U.S...
December 12, 2014
Bill.com Releases New Fast Pay System for AR, Cash Flow Management
Bill.com has released its new Fast Pay service, which enables small businesses to pay and get paid faster, allowing precise cash flow management. Traditionally, checks and other payments take anywhere from four to ten days to be processed and delivered.
December 12, 2014
IRS Hiring Practices and Salaries Examined in Report
A new report says the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used its legislative authority appropriately when it temporarily hired employees at salaries higher than those typically given to Federal Government senior executives.
December 8, 2014
Many Accounting Firms are Leaving Potential Revenue on the Table
As much as we like to view ourselves as thoroughly modern, there’s a certain appeal to business as usual. It’s familiar, it’s proven (most of the time) and it seems low-risk.