Accounting technology news and resources

Four of out five respondents say they’ve changed their behavior in response to the threat of cyberbreaches affecting credit card and debit card processing systems.

April 2, 2018

Guess how often you use your phone every day

A survey reveals how many times we check our phones, how many of us think we use our phones too much, and more.

March 15, 2018

How blockchain might affect audit and assurance

A new report describes the changes that may be coming and how CPAs can take advantage of new opportunities the technology may provide.

March 7, 2018

A new staffing model for accounting firms

What will accounting firms and accounting departments look like after lower-level, repetitive tasks are automated and unprecedented amounts of data can be mined for business insights? That topic takes center stage in the second part of our annual accounting technology roundtable podcast.

March 1, 2018

Microsoft Office: 9 PivotTable enhancements in Excel 2016

Microsoft has made several improvements to Excel 2016’s PivotTables.

March 1, 2018

Microsoft Office: Excel’s versatile CONVERT function

How to use Excel’s CONVERT function to convert a multitude of units of measurements.

March 1, 2018

Factoring in the time value of money with Excel

This Technology Workshop illustrates how to leverage a number of functions to perform calculations in Excel involving the time value of money.

March 1, 2018

Online security: The password-recovery questions you should be answering

The challenge for organizations is to not make the security questions so difficult that users are unable to remember their answers later.

February 28, 2018

How AI, blockchain, and automation will reinvent accounting

Three of the profession’s top technology experts discuss the radical changes emerging technologies will bring to accounting — and accountants — over the next 1–5 years.

February 21, 2018

SEC publishes new requirements for cybersecurity disclosures

Public companies received new guidance from the SEC on the disclosures they should make related to cybersecurity.

February 1, 2018

Microsoft Word: Developing checklists in Word

You can convert your Word forms, surveys, and checklists to interactive media simply by inserting some clickable check boxes.

February 1, 2018

How to choose the right software for retirement planning

Weigh these factors when choosing financial planning software to help clients with retirement planning.

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How a CPA beat burnout after strokes, depression

Get ready for tax season with the JofA’s annual filing season quick guide, an easy-to-use compilation of dollar thresholds, tax tables, standard amounts, credits, and deductions. Download and print for quick reference this tax season.