Using drones to enhance audits
Hermann Sidhu, CPA, global assurance digital leader at EY, walks us through EY’s exciting new project to use drones to help audit large warehouses and outdoor inventories.
Information management and technology assurance
CPAs’ top 5 questions about blockchain, cryptocurrencies
This article discusses ways CPAs can leverage this new technology to improve client service.
Got too much data for your preferred drive? Here's what to do
You can create a single drive letter for storing your data files across all of your hard drives as follows.
Microsoft Windows: Organizing files across multiple hard drives
Windows 10 includes an option for managing where new content is saved on your computer.
Online polling: Facebook expands number of voting options
Facebook has improved its polling tool by allowing up to 20 voting options.
Roman Kepczyk, CPA/CITP, CGMA
Roman Kepczyk, CPA/CITP, CGMA, says investing in a person to “champion” a new technology or application can help the whole firm achieve a successful implementation.
Merging accounting with ‘big data’ science
Part 2 of the JofA technology roundtable explores the skills needed to meet clients’ demand for insights on expanding amounts of business information.
Expanding your app-titude: Zoom
Zooming in on affordable business videoconferencing.
What's your fraud IQ?
CPAs often collect, view, and store sensitive personal information about their clients and other individuals. How well do you know best practices for protecting personal data? Test your knowledge in this month’s Fraud IQ quiz.
Microsoft Office: Rounding time in Excel
How to round time calculations to the nearest 10th of an hour, or six-minute increments.
A virtual physics lesson
In the Google search engine, type Google Gravity and press the I'm Feeling Lucky button.
How to change drive letters in Windows 10
Changing a drive letter in Windows 10 is relatively easy, as follows.
Microsoft Windows: A sensible tool for cleaning up hard disks
Windows 10 includes a new tool called Storage sense, an app specifically designed to help you get rid of junk files.
How technology is forcing CPA firms to evolve
Audrey Katcher, CPA/CITP, CGMA, a partner with RubinBrown LLP, discusses ways technology is changing clients and what CPA firms need to do to keep up.
How to provide cybersecurity advice
Audrey Katcher, CPA/CITP, CGMA, a partner with RubinBrown LLP, explains how CPAs can help clients secure their data.
Putting predictive analytics to work in hiring
Employers that once relied on observation and interview techniques can now use data to approach the hiring process in a more systematic fashion.
6 steps to accounting automation success
For firms embracing the automation age, artificial intelligence requires smart thinking and human wisdom, Boomer Consulting’s Arianna Campbell and Marc Staut explained at the AICPA ENGAGE 2018 conference.
How tax reform — and Excel — are changing the CPA Exam
Mike Decker, the vice president of examinations at the AICPA, discusses changes being made to the exam as a result of tax reform — and about how Excel will now be available for use on the test.
Protect your online privacy with a VPN
The easiest and least expensive way to set up a VPN is to subscribe to a VPN service provider.
How board members can perform oversight of cybersecurity risks
A new CAQ tool addresses the topic.
