Journal of Accountancy podcast

March 29, 2022

Audit transformation: Automation is one small step in the journey

Learn how data-driven audits can help identify and mitigate risks and why tech tools that automate rote tasks are just one part of the evolution of auditing in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 24, 2022

New strategies to grow the profession’s pipeline

Organizations seeking to identify and hire finance talent can follow the advice in a recent article or further explore a new apprenticeship program detailed in this podcast with transcript.

March 22, 2022

Advice for building strong personal connections in a hybrid world

A CPA firm leader shares advice on collaboration and learning to be vulnerable and explains why accountants seeking board service shouldn’t focus on the role of treasurer.

March 17, 2022

Not-for-profit audits in a remote world, plus IRS news

Learn how the abrupt shift to remote work affected not-for-profit audits and how they’re coping now, plus the latest news, in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 16, 2022

Grappling with Schedules K-2 and K-3

John Samtoy, CPA, discusses Schedules K-2 and K-3 for passthrough entities and U.S. persons who are partners in foreign partnerships, and how tax professionals can help clients with them.

March 15, 2022

Recruiting, flexible working, and tax season issues for small firms

An AICPA vice president explains some of the key practice management concerns of smaller CPA firms — talent, technology, and tax season — in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 10, 2022

The power of technology to change how CPAs think about value

A CPA technology expert shares what the future holds for client advisory services, how training should be tailored, and what she learned about her grandfather’s CPA practice.

March 8, 2022

How to make sure your organization is empowering women

A pioneering CPA explains the meaning of her message “take your seat” and reflects on the gains women have made in leadership in this podcast episode to celebrate International Women’s Day.

March 3, 2022

The reasons for positive economic sentiment — and why that could change

Two CPAs weigh in on current U.S. economic sentiment — why it’s positive for now in a quarterly AICPA survey but could change quickly.

March 1, 2022

PowerPoint rules to live by

Byron Patrick, CPA/CITP, CGMA, expands on some of his advanced PowerPoint tips from the November issue of the JofA and discusses ways to avoid common mistakes.