Technology

 New Accounting Credential for Entity and Intangible Valuations

January 10, 2017 

New Accounting Credential for Entity and Intangible Valuations

The AICPA, the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) are offering a new credential that will enhance the quality, consistency and transparency of fair value measurement results in financial reporting.

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January 9, 2017 

Report Helps Auditors Avoid Common Practice Pitfalls

This report comes on the heels of the release of the latest AICPA peer review findings, which were identified during peer reviews of firms that perform audit and attest engagements. The focus of peer reviews is to assess and improve audit quality and ...

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January 9, 2017 

Major Changes Coming for Payment Methods in 2017

Traditional ACH payments are conducted over a wire transfer and take anywhere between one and two working days to clear – a manual, costly and time consuming process unpractical for smaller payments. In 2016 NACHA launched the first phase of Same Day ...

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January 8, 2017 

Risk Management Top Concern for Audit Committees

Overall, audit committees are largely satisfied that their agendas are properly focused on legal and regulatory compliance issues, maintaining internal controls over financial reporting, and key assumptions underlying critical accounting estimates.

 In Firm: 2017 IT Predictions and 2016 Results

December 29, 2016 

In Firm: 2017 IT Predictions and 2016 Results

With another year end (and tax season) rapidly approaching, it’s time to once again dust off the magic crystal ball and cobble together our 2017 CPA Firm Technology and Production predictions. This listing will hopefully provide you with fresh insight ...

Roman Kepczyk

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December 26, 2016 

Trend to Watch in 2017: Paid Leave is Picking Up Steam

Benefits are a huge lure in attracting and retaining top talent, especially in light of the changing composition of the U.S. workforce. Today, we have a growing number of women in the workforce and dual-earner families, which means married couples ...

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December 20, 2016 

What Drives Workplace Happiness?

Happiness at work is something nearly everyone wants, but it varies by an employee's age, gender and field, among other factors. This is one of the findings of a new comprehensive study of more than 12,000 U.S. and Canadian workers by Robert Half, in ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon