Google, Apple, and Samsung are leading a sales surge in the worldwide smart connected device market—a category consisting of personal computers, tablets, and smartphones—that should continue for at least the next five years, according to new research from International Data Corp. (IDC). The IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker
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Most CPAs see role in helping clients adopt technology, AICPA survey finds
Nearly 40% of CPAs see themselves as catalysts for their clients’ adopting innovative technologies such as cloud computing and mobile devices, according to survey results released Wednesday by the AICPA. The survey of 624 AICPA members in public accounting found that an additional 43% of CPAs will respond to clients’
2012 MAP Survey: Signs of recovery
Accounting firms aren’t all the way back to where they were before the Great Recession, but they are making progress. That’s one of the many findings of note in the 2012 National Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) survey, sponsored by the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section in association with
SEC provides regulatory relief for Hurricane Sandy interruptions
The SEC on Wednesday issued a conditional exemption from certain federal securities law requirements for accountants, publicly traded companies, investment companies, and others affected by Hurricane Sandy. A regulatory relief order issued by the SEC says the storm and flooding have displaced individuals and businesses, and disrupted communications and transportation
Sandy’s sobering reminder: Prepare for the worst
As business owners affected by Hurricane Sandy attempt to pick up the pieces and get back to work, their plight serves as a reminder to others that it makes sense to prepare for the worst in business. Jim Hardy, CPA/ABV/CFF, said it’s a mistake for business owners to think that
Accounting profession at tech tipping point, Wolters Kluwer exec says
Cloud, mobile, social media, and Big Data are the emerging technologies having the most impact on the accounting profession, according to a survey of more than 400 U.S. accountants released Monday by software provider CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business. The results of the CCH Technology Survey were unveiled on the
How to keep a natural disaster from becoming a financial disaster
A natural disaster does not have to be a financial disaster, too. Estimates of damage caused after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast have run as high as $60 billion. CPA personal financial planning experts say that taking the right steps after a disaster can help people protect their surviving
Windows 8: Jump or wait?
With the Oct. 26 release of Windows 8, Microsoft unveiled a new look and new direction for the operating system that runs 92% of desktop computers worldwide. But Windows 8 isn’t about desktop dominance. It’s about Microsoft seeking to gain a foothold in the mobile market, where Apple’s iOS and
2012 MAP Survey: A snapshot
The smallest firms have been the biggest winners among U.S. accounting firms during the past two years. That’s one of the findings of the 2012 National MAP (Management of an Accounting Practice) Survey, a biennial benchmarking survey conducted by the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section in conjunction with the Texas
Follow MAP to better firm
The 2012 National MAP (Management of an Accounting Practice) Survey, conducted by the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section and the Texas Society of CPAs, allows CPAs to benchmark their firms against their peers, an exercise that can identify areas—and processes—for improvement. To best use the MAP results, CPAs should do
Cohn-Reznick deal closes as market pressures portend more mergers
J.H. Cohn LLP and the Reznick Group have closed on their previously disclosed merger, a transaction that creates the 11th-largest U.S. accounting firm and represents the second marriage of top 20 firms consummated this year. The Cohn-Reznick combination, first announced in May, creates a firm with 2,000 employees, 25 offices,
Succession planning on the rise, but about half of CPA firms haven’t implemented a plan
With Baby Boomers nearing retirement, the number of succession plans in place for CPA firms is on the rise. But fewer than half of multiowner practices have succession plans ready, mentoring is largely informal, and the development of future partners is in decline, new research shows. Forty-four percent of multiowner
Accountants: What it takes to start your own business
Accountants who think they want to launch their own business should not proceed unless they have a clear vision of their company’s purpose and a thorough understanding of what it really means to become an entrepreneur. Those were among the main points made by a panel of accountants-turned-entrepreneurs during a
Guidance examines how to respond to questions about clients’ loan applications
CPAs can find nonauthoritative guidance on how to respond to requests for client information in connection with a pending loan application from Technical Question and Answer (TPA) 9110.19, which was developed by the AICPA Accounting and Auditing Technical Hotline. Prospective borrowers are asked to furnish only limited information in connection
Technology and CPAs: Visions of the future
Which technologies will have the biggest impact on accounting, and how will they transform the profession? Which technology skills will CPAs need to be successful?
Technology and CPAs: The full survey
Editor’s note: Also read, “Technology and CPAs: Visions of the future” in the June 2012 JofA. JofA: What do you foresee being the most important technologies CPAs will use in their jobs over the next decade? Bezugly: Whether they are client portals, mobile apps, or cloud computing, technologies that continue
Best practices for promotion of diversity in the accounting profession
At various summits over the past couple of years, leaders dedicated to the advancement of African Americans in accounting have proposed various strategies to promote diversity within the accounting profession. The most recent and extensive summit took place in December 2010, when four dozen accounting profession leaders and stakeholders met
In pursuit of inclusion: New initiative will focus on racial diversity
Even as Ken Bouyer looks with pride at the progress Ernst & Young LLP has made in recruiting minority candidates over the past 20 years, he realizes that his profession’s work to promote ethnic and racial diversity is far from over. Bouyer, E&Y’s Americas director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, said that
Secrets to surviving four technology storms ahead
George Colony sees a technology future in which the web fades in prominence to something akin to AM radio, society maxes out on social media, younger consumers’ habits radically depart from those of even the closest generation, and mobile engagement with customers could mean life or death for business models.
Finance and accounting workers feel secure in jobs, according to survey
Workers in finance and accounting feel secure in their jobs, but more than half say the economy has hurt their careers and nearly half plan to explore other positions when the job market opens up, according to a new survey. Finance and accounting employees are among the least likely professionals
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