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August 9, 2022

Advice for avoiding the data waterfall in presentations

An accounting professor and author with a background in corporate America shares considerations and key questions when it comes to parsing and presenting data.

August 9, 2022

How to follow up after a job interview

Here’s what today’s hiring personnel expect.

August 4, 2022

Why CPAs focused on the ‘core’ shouldn’t forget about exploring the ‘edge’

Hear an encore presentation of an entrepreneur and consultant’s thoughts on the CPA profession’s “really interesting inflection point” and his lessons from innovation leaders from around the world. The podcast also has a full transcript.

August 1, 2022

Making the partnership decision

Ask yourself — and your firm’s leaders — these essential questions.

August 1, 2022

Susan M. Tillery, CPA/PFS

Susan M. Tillery, CPA/PFS, is president and co-founder of Paraklete Financial Inc. and co-owner of Financial Planning Advocate LLC, both in Kennesaw, Ga.

July 28, 2022

Why growing knowledge is more important than proving knowledge

A firm managing director explains how he would approach the start of his career if he could begin again, what’s next for remote and hybrid work, and how organizations can ramp up risk management.

July 26, 2022

The 411 from Tom Hood on the future of finance

Hear a midsummer update on skills, finance leadership opportunities, and some of the focus areas of the Future of Finance Leadership Advisory Group in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 19, 2022

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints: The trends driving proposed changes

Get the rundown on changes proposed by the 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints, and why there’s a need for updates, in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 15, 2022

What new managers wish they’d known

CPAs offer advice to help leaders as they begin their management roles.

July 14, 2022

A suitably summer story: One CPA’s travel quest

A Vermont CPA explains his family’s accounting lineage, why he’s so intent on listening, and how he’s progressing on several travel quests in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 6, 2022

Feedback sought for redesigned 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints

The proposed exam’s design is driven by a desire to assure that newly licensed CPAs possess the skills needed to hit the ground running.

July 1, 2022

8 tips for fending off digital distractions

If the steady ding of email and text message notifications interrupts your concentration, use these tips to regain your focus.

July 1, 2022

Kevin H. Wang, CPA/CITP

Kevin H. Wang, CPA/CITP, is director of innovation at Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors. He works out of the firm’s Birmingham, Ala., office.

June 30, 2022

Tips for managing remote workers

CPAs suggest strategies for helping staff stay productive and connected wherever they are working.

June 30, 2022

From the archives: How purpose can play a bigger role in business

An author and Harvard Business School professor explains why companies should have a larger role in society than providing shareholder value in this podcast episode with transcript.

June 28, 2022

Cannabis: Opportunities for CPAs in a multibillion-dollar industry

CPAs across the U.S. are investing resources in a flourishing $25 billion industry: cannabis. As more states legalize cannabis each year, the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference, Aug. 8–10, shows how you can enter the field.

June 28, 2022

From the archives: Lessons learned after a multibillion-dollar fraud

Aaron Beam, the former CFO at HealthSouth, discusses his tenure at the company and offers advice for professionals about fraud in this podcast episode with transcript from a 2018 conversation.

June 23, 2022

How the Great Resignation has affected the accounting profession

A CPA leader discusses the hiring and staffing trends that have affected the wider workforce as well as the accounting profession in this podcast episode with transcript.

June 21, 2022

A conversation with new AICPA Chair Anoop Natwar Mehta

Get to know more about new AICPA Chair Anoop Natwar Mehta and his points of emphasis in this podcast episode with transcript.

June 16, 2022

‘What of this should I bring back to my people?’: Highlights from ENGAGE

ENGAGE emcee Jill Schlesinger shares memorable moments and nuggets of knowledge that stuck with her from the event in Las Vegas in this podcast episode with transcript.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

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.