The board aims to equalize nonfinancial and financial hedging strategies.
4 strategies for efficient, effective audit documentation
Although compliance with audit documentation standards can be a challenge, smart planning, standardized working papers, and other best practices can help practitioners avoid problems.
Andrew Prather, CPA, CGMA
Communicating financial stability and strengthening policies and procedures are two areas where CPAs can help not-for-profits, according to Andrew Prather, CPA, CGMA, an audit shareholder at Clark Nuber.
New scams target accounting job seekers
Corporate impersonators are stealing money and information.
Accounting and ERP systems: A look inside drillable financial statements
Drillable data is not only easy to navigate, it also provides a stellar audit trail sure to make any auditor smile.
Trading virtual currencies
Tax preparers must reckon with not only transfers for property but also for other virtual currencies.
Professor honored for achievements in accounting education
Michael Granof, professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2017 AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award.
Microsoft Excel: Fixing a proofing formula that fails every time
The problem, it turns out, is related to Excel’s famous built-in 15-digit number limitation.
Microsoft Word: Enable Word’s AutoRecovery tool
How to turn on Microsoft Word’s AutoRecovery tool.
College accounting enrollment continues at historic pace
Record number of bachelor’s students offsets drop in master’s enrollees; hiring of new grads shrinks.
How to prepare for the annual review of your employee retirement plan
Know the areas to scrutinize in an annual employee retirement plan review to reduce the risk of errors, misunderstandings, or breaches of fiduciary duty.
COSO updates ERM framework
The changes tie risk management with strategic planning.
ARSC proposals seek flexibility, harmony
A new attestation service and international issues are addressed in separate proposals.
Managing conflicts of interest
Here’s how to ACE a test involving conflicts-of-interest risk management.
Expanding your app-titude
Duet display enables an additional monitor … Turo brings Airbnb model to car rentals
Americans’ financial well-being reaches 10-year high
Decreased inflation and a strong stock market drive up the index.
PCAOB urges improvement in broker and dealer audits
The board observed slightly more audit deficiencies in 2016.
How to deliver a powerful financial presentation
Presenting essential data without confusing or overwhelming your audience can be tricky. Get expert advice on crafting a presentation that informs and empowers your audience.
Exploring the estate tax: Part 1
This first installment of a two-part article on everything practitioners should know about the estate tax includes the unified estate tax rules and exemption amounts, estate valuation, portability, and what’s included in the gross estate.
Final regs. address premium tax credit issues
IRS fashions relief from the joint filing requirement in the case of spousal abuse or abandonment and makes a technical correction in the limitation on repayment of excess advance credit by self-employed taxpayers.
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