Learn how to use Excel to quickly calculate basic descriptive statistics for a dataset, including mean, standard deviation, minimums, and maximums.
Information management and technology assurance
Cybersecurity requirements provide new opportunity for CPAs
CPAs can be engaged as third-party assessors of US defense contractors’ compliance with new cybersecurity requirements.
Get started with robotic process automation
Experts offer their advice on teaching this emerging technology.
Add the Data Analysis ToolPak to Excel
Excel’s Data Analysis ToolPak allows you to perform many advanced data analytics functions. Here’s how to enable it.
Data thieves strike at any weak point
Cyberattackers remain unrelenting in adapting tactics to exploit human and technological vulnerabilities.
Arming staff with the right tools to succeed
This month’s column looks at tactics and technology that leaders can employ to manage staff working remotely.
4 tips for launching a new initiative virtually
This article offers tips for forming, testing, and launching a new endeavor under remote-working circumstances.
Various ways to display formulas in Excel
There are a number of different ways that you can display formulas in Excel. This can be useful when investigating why a certain formula isn’t working correctly or when grading your students’ worksheets to ensure they are using formulas correctly.
What faculty should know about Alteryx
Don’t be afraid of teaching this easy-to-learn data analysis software.
Zoom vs. Teams vs. Google Meet: Which is right for you?
Most of the time, you simply click the link given to you and never think twice. But for those of us who have to host meetings, which platform is best? Let’s take a look at each.
Discover more about your data with Ideas
Excel Ideas will analyze your dataset and give you recommendations, or ideas, for charts, PivotTables, and PivotCharts that work with your
dataset.
Searching within Excel comments
You can search for text that is contained within comments, hidden or unhidden, of an Excel spreadsheet.
A better way to save
You can specify a default location to save your Excel workbooks. You can also “pin” other locations so that they are quickly accessible every time you save.
Individual CPAs can apply for .cpa web domain Friday
Licensed CPAs can apply for individual .cpa domains beginning Jan. 15, the AICPA announced. Thousands of firms and approved organizations applied for the top-level domain during their application window, which was open from Sept. 1.
Spend less time on repetitive tasks with Excel macros
Make mundane tasks easier by harnessing the power of automation.
3 tips for remote collaboration with OneDrive, Teams
Let’s take a look at three tips that could help you eliminate the problems associated with emailing copies of files for revisions.
Email inbox out of control? Establish rules
Outlook rules will help you ignore the clutter and respond faster to the things that really matter.
Create your own Excel template
You can make templates in Excel for all sorts of preferred “defaults.”
AICPA white paper tackles blockchain and SOC for Service Organization reports
The AICPA has published a white paper designed to help practitioners perform SOC for Service Organization reports on companies that use blockchain to deliver services to customers.
Use VLOOKUP to help manage your gradebook
VLOOKUP is a formula that allows you to “look up” certain data and retrieve it into another table, by row. This function can be especially useful when you have a well-structured table with information organized by rows (such as a gradebook)!
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Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season
As the 2025 filing season approaches, H.R. 1 introduces significant tax reforms that CPAs must be prepared to navigate. These legislative changes represent some of the most comprehensive tax updates in recent years, affecting both individual and corporate taxpayers. This report provides in-depth analysis and guidance on H.R. 1.