People on the move: Freed Maxick appoints first COO
BKD promotes 88 professionals; Drucker Scaccetti hires a talent development director and promotes three; and more personnel news.
Month: September 2019
Firms on the move: Dean Dorton establishes women’s committee
Windham Brannon adds a business valuation services division; Marks Paneth creates a technology and digital services group; and more CPA news.
Deloitte Foundation, AAA present innovative teaching and research awards
The Deloitte Foundation and the American Accounting Association presented a variety of awards recognizing excellence in the areas of accounting education and research at the AAA Annual Meeting, held Aug. 10-14, 2019, in San Francisco. “Our participation and support of teaching and academic research excellence at this year’s AAA Annual Meeting reflects the importance of […]
Firms giving back: NJCPA launches 10th annual food drive
The New Jersey Society of CPAs launches its 10th annual food drive benefiting the Community FoodBank of New Jersey; and the Virginia Society of CPAs marks Virginia CPA Week across the state with a #CPAsGiveBack social media campaign.
Technophobia eases as more people use tech and build it
Workers today have developed technophobia. Technology advances seemingly daily as more bots and artificial intelligence (AI) systems are showing up in the workplace. But if history is any guide, technology can offer huge benefits on the job. Otherwise, accounting professionals like me would still be handwriting and manually calculating everything. Don’t get me wrong, I […]
Is it really that difficult to rightsize your partners and managers?
It’s not easy to rightsize a small or midsized CPA firm, but many firm leaders can and must do a much better job when it comes to outplacing unproductive partners and managers. Let’s dissect the problem and offer some guidance for improvement. Because so many managing partners struggle with outplacing unproductive partners and managers, it’s […]
AICPA’s new forensic standard expected to boost CPA credibility on witness stand
The American Institute of CPAs has a new forensic accounting standard due to take effect at the beginning of next year, and it promises to give CPAs a leg up in terms of their credibility in providing litigation support as expert witnesses on the stand at trials. The AICPA issued the standard in July (see […]
IRS faced challenges in developing TCJA international tax guidance
The Internal Revenue Service had a difficult time coming out with guidance, forms and instructions for provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act like the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, or GILTI, according to a new report. The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, noted that the TCJA’s international reforms included shifting […]
Dean Dorton launches Women’s Initiative Committee
Dean Dorton Allen Ford, based in Lexington, Kentucky, has launched an internal Women’s Initiative Committee. Launched last fall, the firm states that the program has positively impacted its recruiting, developing and retention of women over the last year. The Women’s Initiative Committee’s mission is to “promote a firm culture that provides women with support, mentorship, […]
IRS overlooked billions in unpaid employment taxes
Businesses that failed to file employment tax returns got away with billions of dollars in unpaid taxes because the Internal Revenue Service was forced to redirect its staff to other priorities, according to a new report. The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, examined the IRS’s ability to assess tax liabilities against […]
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