Journal of Accountancy podcast

February 1, 2024

Explaining the role of ARSC and its decision tree

The chair of the AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee details the committee’s focus areas, including the recently released interactive tool for practitioners. Listen to the podcast or read the Q&A.

January 25, 2024

ERC, BOI, e-signature relief: 3 focus areas for tax advocacy

An AICPA tax leader discusses advocacy “wins” from 2023, focus areas for 2024, and explains why comment letters sent to legislators are just “the tip of the iceberg”.

January 18, 2024

The importance of targeting talent early, enthusiastically

A profession leader working on solutions to strengthen the accounting talent pool explains why she’s passionate about the pipeline and the importance of working together in this Q&A.

January 11, 2024

For all future bosses: A leader’s take on in-office work, AI, and more

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor explains why she’s energized by recent conference interactions and offers advice for those with leadership aspirations in this podcast episode with transcript.

January 4, 2024

Gen AI, business model transformation, and more with AICPA & CIMA CEO

The CEO of AICPA & CIMA explains how the move by private-equity investors into accounting is just one step in firm transformation and why a world “devoid of trust” needs accountants.

December 21, 2023

A Robert Half executive on the 2024 hiring outlook

What’s the outlook for finance and accounting hiring in the new year, and what role could the rapid rise of generative AI play? A placement expert explores those topics in this podcast episode with transcript.

December 19, 2023

Power of the peer group: Riding the wave of finance transformation

Building a community to share ideas and navigate uncertainty together is one aspect of the success of the Future of Finance Summit. Leaders and attendees explain more in this podcast episode with transcript.

December 14, 2023

Podcast part 1: Melancon on news and trends affecting CPAs

The CEO of AICPA & CIMA discusses a potential IRS shutdown, why legislation will have an “extraterritorial effect” on reporting of ESG metrics, and why CPA licensure should be followed closely.

December 7, 2023

The 2024 hiring plans of finance executives, plus their top challenges

Hear or read an in-depth look at results of a quarterly survey on economic sentiment, with a focus on hiring plans and revenue and profit projections for 2024.

November 30, 2023

Hear all about it: What’s in the December JofA

The JofA’s editor-in-chief highlights the news, features and advice that CPAs will find useful in the December issue of the magazine. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

Tax Court allows cattle ranch deductions

The Tax Court held that a Texas rancher operated with a profit motive, despite “troublingly large” losses more than 77 times his gross receipts from farming and ranching. Learn more in this Tax Matters article.