Financial planning, recruiting talent, audit innovation, and process automation were among the many issues addressed at the AICPA ENGAGE 2018 conference. Learn what the experts had to say.
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Information management and technology assurance
New skills essential for thriving amid digital disruption
Technology is transforming work and home life.
Having fun with thumb drives (and USB hubs)
Novelty USB hubs and thumb drives are not usually your best option for business purposes for a few reasons.
Microsoft Excel: Create a picture-based dashboard report
There are many ways to create a dashboard in Excel, but my preferred method may surprise you.
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.
CPAs’ top 5 questions about blockchain, cryptocurrencies
This article discusses ways CPAs can leverage this new technology to improve client service.
Microsoft Office: Rounding time in Excel
How to round time calculations to the nearest 10th of an hour, or six-minute increments.
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 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.
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.
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.
Online polling: Facebook expands number of voting options
Facebook has improved its polling tool by allowing up to 20 voting options.
Expanding your app-titude: Zoom
Zooming in on affordable business videoconferencing.
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.
Microsoft Windows: Organizing files across multiple hard drives
Windows 10 includes an option for managing where new content is saved on your computer.
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.
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.