Auditing
Survey Finds the Audit Profession is Growing
After sharp cuts due to the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, significantly more internal audit functions are now increasing their budgets (36%) than are decreasing them (13%).
Isaac M. O'Bannon
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Isaac M. O'Bannon is the managing editor and digital content manager for CPA Practice Advisor (www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com), drawing on two decades of experience covering the areas of professional accounting, taxation, business productivity and consumer technologies.
Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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Accounting
HubSync Partners with IRIS Software Group to Offer Document Generation and Client Experience Solutions
This product integration will help drive efficiencies through real-time document processing and automation and deliver a modern, unified client experience to IRIS practice management clients.
Accounting
AICPA Provides Recommendations for Clarification on Proposed Digital Asset Transactions Regulations
The AICPA recommends that Treasury and the IRS clarify the meaning of important terms and certain examples within the section 6045 proposed regulations.
Accounting
Institute of Internal Auditors Reviewing SEC’s New Climate Change Disclosure Rule
The IIA noted the importance of transparency in order to provide confidence to all stakeholders, including the public.
Small Business
Which U.S. State is Most Polite? The 'Nicest' Business Owners?
Alaska has the most polite small business owners in the country, according to the report commissioned by FreshBooks, followed by Maine and Missouri.
Firm Management
Cherry Bekaert Foundation Partners with Junior Achievement USA
The Cherry Bekaert Foundation supports local initiatives that are important to our people, educates for and promotes philanthropic engagement and gives to causes that create impact for our areas of focus.
Small Business
Fears of Recession Fade as Economy Continues Growth
Business decision makers reported their highest level of optimism about the U.S. economy’s prospects since the third quarter of 2021.
Accounting
New Jersey Society of CPAs Wins TRENDY Award for 125th Anniversary Commemoration
The award recognizes the NJCPA’s efforts in celebrating its rich, 125-year history from its initial founding by four New Jersey accountants on Jan. 19, 1898, to an organization of more than 13,000 individuals today.
Financial Reporting
SEC Issues Climate Disclosure Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission has published new rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings.
Payroll
The 10 Best Metro Areas for Working from Home
Agency directory DesignRush has come out with a list of what it says are the 10 top metro areas for professional workers in the U.S.
Home Buyers Need $47,000 More than in 2020 to Afford to Buy
Now, the roughly $106,500 needed to comfortably afford a typical home is well above what a typical U.S. household earns each year, estimated at about $81,000.
Payroll
ADP Employment Report Shows Jobs Increase by 140,000 and Salaries Up 5.1 Percent
ADP's pay measure uniquely captures the earnings of a cohort of almost 10 million employees over a 12-month period.