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April 1, 2022

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at Continental Western Group, Berkley Agribusiness, and Berkley North Pacific, talks about risk and planning for the unexpected.

March 31, 2022

FP&A: A new niche — and an expanded definition

An ENGAGE speaker shares six core principles for business and why the abbreviation FP&A means multiple things to him in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 30, 2022

Companies say they will pay more to recruit and retain staff

Struggling to hold on to employees or find new ones, more companies expect to raise pay and offer flexible work options, a survey of CPA decision-makers shows.

March 21, 2022

New SEC proposal would ramp up climate-change disclosures

Public companies would be required to disclose climate-related risks and financial statement metrics under a much-awaited proposal issued by the SEC.

March 16, 2022

SBA again extends deferment period for EIDL payments

Small businesses and not-for-profits that received funding through the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program won’t have to begin payments on the loan until 30 months after the loan was made, the US SBA announced.

March 15, 2022

SEC set to discuss staff climate change proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission will meet Monday to discuss a staff proposal designed to improve and standardize companies’ climate change disclosures for investors.

March 9, 2022

How not-for-profits can emphasize their advantages in a tight labor market

Recruiting and retention are difficult in an environment where employees have lots of options. Not-for-profits can emphasize their mission and use many other strategies to stay fully staffed.

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 3, 2022

Positive for now, CPA executives wary of inflation and other headwinds

Inflation and the search for talent top the list of known challenges; Ukraine is one of the unknowns at this point.

March 2, 2022

These 10 startups show profession’s focus on innovation, ESG

The AICPA and CPA.com have selected 10 early-stage technology companies to participate in the 2022 Startup Accelerator.

February 28, 2022

PPP forgiveness too slow in some cases, inspection finds

A report by the Office of the Inspector General found that the US Small Business Administration did not meet the 90-day statutory requirement to remit Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness payments to lenders for loans totaling $66.4 billion.

February 17, 2022

Gratitude: How a helping hand can spark a great career

A CPA leader shares how mentors helped him along the way and the advice he now shares with aspiring CFOs in this podcast episode with transcript.

February 15, 2022

The value of ‘connection to the mission’ for one not-for-profit CFO

In part one of a two-part conversation, Calvin Harris explains why the National Urban League was well positioned to receive an increase in donations at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, what the organization did with that revenue, and how he approaches retention and development of employees.

February 14, 2022