Technology
The technology for going paperless is here, it works fine and prices are the lowest ever. The only major obstacle is human resistance to re-engineering business processes to accommodate a paperless office. For all CPAs.
Marketing / Technology
Web logs, or blogs, are tools with many possibilities, and blogging about business is growing rapidly in popularity. This article tells CPAs how blogging can strengthen a firm’s marketing, project management and research efforts. For CPAs at firms of all sizes.
Financial Reporting
The Enhanced Business Reporting Consortium is developing a voluntary disclosure framework to improve transparency and help users make better decisions. For CFOs, financial managers and internal and external auditors.
Education
When CPAs participate in accounting education, students get real-world exposure and firms get competent entry-level staff. Here are ways CPAs can be involved based on firsthand experience. For all CPAs and educators.
Sarbanes-Oxley
To meet a key requirement of section 404, CPAs can follow a six-step process to evaluate and test company-level controls. For CPAs with finance, accounting and internal audit responsibility.
Practice Management
Tax outsourcing has eased some firms’ workloads but increased concerns about privacy, quality control and even patriotism. Practitioners and professors highlight the good and bad. For managing partners.
Personal Financial Planning
Our spreadsheet can help you decide what to do with a former residence.
Fraud
Tracking and proving fraud are better undertaken by specialists. This case study follows one investigation that covered all the bases to document the evidence, present it wisely in court and secure a conviction. For all CPAs.