A model proposed by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the AICPA would require candidates to display core skills plus deeper knowledge in one of three disciplines.
‘New’ payment apps CPAs should know
A monthly look at applications, gadgets, and other technology that can improve a CPA’s job and life.
Boardroom advice for handling disruptive risk
Unforeseen, fast-moving risks call for new models of risk management.
The easy way to join text in Excel
If you have Excel 2019 or Excel 365, you can use the function TEXTJOIN to quickly join text in one cell and separate the text with any delimiter, even if you have many rows or columns of data to join.
What’s your fraud IQ?
Are you effectively preparing your employees to guard against cyberfraud? Take this month’s quiz and find out.
Managing risk related to consulting engagements
Consulting can be a lucrative and rewarding addition to your firm’s offerings. Consider these risks and steps before taking on a consulting engagement.
AICPA honors service and professional contributions in tax
Jane T. Rubin received the Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award, and Blake Vickers received the Tax Division Distinguished Service Award.
Replace Excel errors using this function
IFERROR can be used to eliminate formula errors and replace those errors with something else.
Taxpayer-favorable changes in the bonus depreciation regs.
The rules apply to the 100% additional first-year depreciation deduction in Sec. 168(k), which is in effect through 2022.
Depression and the CPA
A CPA who lives with mental illness explains how getting help can make a difference — and how the support of colleagues can help, too.
Finance priorities for post-merger integration
Management accountants can take a lead role in post-merger integration with the right planning and execution of key steps.
Flexible work strategies for public accounting
Worker-friendly policies — when executed correctly — can assist CPA firms in retaining valuable people.
Fellowships support minority doctoral students
The AICPA Foundation granted fellowships to 25 minority doctoral students.
No deduction for paying corporate parent’s expense
A subsidiary fails to show that it received the primary benefit from its payment to an adviser incident to a merger.
2020 tax filing season preview
CPA firms venture into the new decade of serving taxpayers.
Inaugural program provides scholarships and internships to ethnically diverse students
Five students received the inaugural George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship and Internship.
How to guard client finances against dementia
Cognitive impairment adds a difficult layer of complexity to a client’s financial plans. Here are steps CPAs can take to protect clients with dementia against fraud.
Taxpayers may deduct casualty losses in prior years
The final regulations allow more time to make the election.
Proceeding into retirement
CPAs describe how they made a successful transition at the end of their careers.
4 ways CPAs can manage their stress
Busy season is here, bringing with it compressed deadlines and rising pressure. What can accountants do to deal with stress? This article offers some ideas.
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