2017 - Page 18 of 20 - Journal of Accountancy

Ernie Almonte, former chair of the Institute’s board of directors, received the 2016 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service, the highest honor awarded by the AICPA.

January 1, 2017

AICPA issues revenue recognition working drafts for broker-dealers

FinREC is developing an implementation guide.

January 1, 2017

Windows 10: Get to the Control Panel

The traditional Control Panel option is still available through the Windows 10 Start button, but it is buried deeper in the menu.

January 1, 2017

Estate allowed deduction for theft loss suffered by an LLC in which it held an interest

The Tax Court finds a sufficient nexus between the Ponzi scheme theft loss suffered by an LLC and the value of the estate’s interest in the LLC.

January 1, 2017

Abating IRS penalties

Follow these recommendations for reducing or eliminating common tax penalties.

January 1, 2017

White to leave SEC chair post in January

Regulator embraced enhanced data analytics and technology in enforcement during her nearly 4-year tenure.

January 1, 2017

Young CPAs hone leadership skills

Thirty-seven young CPAs participated in the 2016 AICPA Leadership Academy graduating class.

January 1, 2017

Nellen named Tax Executive Committee chair

Annette Nellen, director of San José State University’s graduate tax program and a professor in the program, was named chair of the AICPA Tax Executive Committee.

January 1, 2017

Microsoft Excel: Use Excel to quickly count workdays

Excel’s NETWORKDAYS function (available in Excel 2010 and later editions) returns the number of working days in a specified period of time.

January 1, 2017

Organize your photos with Google

What’s a good way to weed out the duplicate images and organize all of my photos together?

January 1, 2017

How to keep compliance and ethics on target

Seth Cohen, director, risk management and compliance solutions at PwC, offers six ways for organizations to balance compliance and ethics.

January 1, 2017

Scripting your next role

Learn how to tell a compelling personal story that will help you land the job you covet.

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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.