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For the second year, Accounting Today and Best Companies Group have dived into our annual list of the Best Firms to Work For to identify a specific subset: those that offer the best workplaces for women in the profession. To be named a 2018 Best Firm for Women, a firm must have either a minimum […]
If you have kicked around the idea of starting your own accounting practice and think you are ready, then this article is for you. To avoid many of the pitfalls and risks associated with starting a new business, here are some things that you should be asking yourself and considering. Self-Assessment Before you hand in […]
California Pisenti Brinker merges in Zainer Rinehart Clarke Details: Pisenti Brinker LLP and Zainer Rinehart Clarke, two firms based in Sonoma County, are combining under the Pisenti Brinker name, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Three ZRC partners — Betsy Stewart, Linda Kachiu and Danielle Sandoval — are joining the combined firm, where PB already has five […]
FloQast, a provider of close management software for accountants, unveiled a channel partner program Wednesday but has already signed up over a dozen companies. The program provides partners and resellers a complement to their existing client offerings for enterprise resource planning and financial planning and analysis. Accounting technology is a rapidly growing field, with the […]
There are major opportunities in artificial intelligence for accountants, according to the co-creator of the Siri digital assistant. Speaking in a keynote at CPA.com and the American Institute of CPAs’ Digital CPA conference this week just outside of Washington, D.C., Dag Kittlaus laid out the advantages the assembled accountants have when it comes to AI: […]
Companies are expanding their budgets to accommodate the new lease accounting standard, turning to interim solutions, temporary employees and outside consultants, with many of them expecting to spend millions of dollars on the effort, according to a new survey by Ernst Young. Almost half the companies polled by EY anticipate a cost between $1 million […]
The Virginia Society of CPAs has launched its new Center for Innovation, part of its future-forward “VSCPA2025” initiative. The Center for Innovation is an online resource offering learning and engagement programs to help professionals navigate the fields of technology and talent. Technology resources will help VSCPA members “adapt to, embrace and leverage rapidly changing technologies,” […]
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been pilot testing its upcoming requirements for auditors to disclose “critical audit matters” in their audit reports, helping them fine-tune how the process will work. PCAOB deputy chief auditor Jennifer Rand Last year, the PCAOB adopted a long-awaited standard for enhancing the usefulness of the auditor’s report by […]
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board voted to issue a long-awaited standard on audits of financial statements of employee benefit plans, although it is still awaiting some details before the standard takes effect. Photo: AICPA The Statement on Auditing Standards Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject […]
Mark Weinberger, the global chairman and CEO of Ernst Young, is planning to step down July 1, 2019, after six years running EY’s global network. Weinberger has been an influential voice in both accounting circles, as well as in Washington, D.C., where he was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy during the George […]
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