2017 - Page 12 of 20 - Journal of Accountancy

The magazines

May 1, 2017

Microsoft Excel: Rules for designing Excel workbooks

By following a common set of spreadsheet design rules, companies can produce more consistent workbooks that may be easier to review, edit, and use by others in their organizations.

May 1, 2017

How to reduce the pressures at work

Accountants, auditors, and finance professionals can use strategies to tackle productivity challenges and reduce stress.

May 1, 2017

Rethinking retention

Retention expert Chason Hecht says employee retention requires tapping into employees’ need for connectedness, challenge, and fulfillment.

May 1, 2017

FASB proposes simplifying accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees

The changes would expand the scope of transactions covered by ASC Topic 718.

May 1, 2017

The power of one firm: Risks of individualized practices

Rapid growth may bring unexpected changes that may challenge a CPA firm’s identity.

May 1, 2017

Improving fraud controls in complex accounting areas

Recommendations are made for accounting policies and ICFR.

May 1, 2017

SoulCycle: An intentional focus on culture

Weekly staff meetings and town hall-style meetings allow employees in the corporate office in New York City to ask honest questions and get a response.

May 1, 2017

SEC to require hyperlinks to exhibits in company filings

The commission also proposed an Inline XBRL requirement.

May 1, 2017

SEC gives advice on robo-advisers

The new technology is popular among young and tech-savvy investors.

May 1, 2017

FinREC publishes drafts on 5 revenue recognition issues

The latest topics include aerospace, broker-dealers, time-share, and utilities.

May 1, 2017

Retail technology: Amazon leapfrogs RFID shopping

Do you still believe RFID technology is the future?

May 1, 2017

Proposals would update UAA, model rules for accountancy

AICPA and NASBA issued drafts on best practices.

May 1, 2017

Meet the guest editors

This special issue is the result of our continuing efforts to deliver content that is useful and enjoyable. For this issue, we enlisted the help of four guest editors who are young CPAs.

May 1, 2017

Expanding your app-titude

EZ Texting lives up to its name in a big way … DialMyCalls does that and a whole lot more

May 1, 2017

ESOPs help some CPA firms with retention, succession

Some profitable firms have found that employee stock ownership plans have helped them preserve their culture and provide stability.

May 1, 2017

GMLCPA: Cross-training

CEO and founder Gabrielle Luoma, CPA, CGMA, cross-trains her staff so they understand both their own and their co-workers’ roles.

May 1, 2017

BNA: A completely flat hierarchy

At first glance, you might take Rock Hill, S.C.-based CPA firm BNA for a tech startup.

May 1, 2017

Innovation showcase: CPA employers on the cutting edge

Completely virtual workplaces. Flat hierarchies. Employees who set their own hours. Vacation stipends. Silicon Valley? Not quite. Meet seven employers that have radically rethought the ways they relate to their CPAs and are reinventing the accounting workplace.

May 1, 2017

Husband not entitled to married-filing-jointly status

The Tax Court refuses to invalidate a separate return filed by the taxpayer’s allegedly mentally ill wife.

May 1, 2017

Tax Court approves surgeon’s reclassification of interest in surgical center as passive

Despite K-1 reporting of income as for services, the taxpayer can net it against investment losses.

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AI risks CPAs should know

Are you ready for the AI revolution in accounting? This JofA Technology Q&A article explores the top risks CPAs face—from hallucinations to deepfakes—and ways to mitigate them.