Accounting technology news and resources

By following a common set of spreadsheet design rules, companies can produce more consistent workbooks that may be easier to review, edit, and use by others in their organizations.

May 1, 2017

Retail technology: Amazon leapfrogs RFID shopping

Do you still believe RFID technology is the future?

May 1, 2017

Expanding your app-titude

EZ Texting lives up to its name in a big way … DialMyCalls does that and a whole lot more

April 26, 2017

A new cybersecurity risk management reporting framework for management and CPAs

The framework gives an organization’s management criteria for explaining its cybersecurity risk management program and provides CPAs with guidance to be used in engagements to report on clients’ cybersecurity controls.

April 6, 2017

New audit data standard addresses inventory subledger

Basic analysis of the inventory process can become easier through use of a new audit data standard issued by the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee.

April 1, 2017

Using Excel and Benford’s Law to detect fraud

This Technology Workshop shows how to use Microsoft Excel to determine whether the numbers in a data set follow Benford’s curve or point to possible malfeasance.

April 1, 2017

What fonts work best in Excel?

When it comes to choosing the best font for displaying both text and numbers, the font you choose matters.

April 1, 2017

Expanding your app-titude: You can Bond with ‘handwritten’ notes

A monthly look at apps and websites that can make the CPA’s job and life better.

April 1, 2017

Default Google Chrome to incognito mode

To launch Chrome’s incognito mode by default in Windows 10, create a shortcut on your Desktop and edit the shortcut’s command line as follows.

April 1, 2017

Tricks for typing in Microsoft Word tables

Text does behave somewhat differently when typed into tables, and Word provides some additional tools specifically designed for typing in tables.

March 30, 2017

Use of driver’s license numbers raises security concerns

The decision of the IRS and some states to recommend—or, in a few cases, require—the use of driver’s license numbers as form of authentication on electronically filed personal tax returns has made them a higher-value target for hackers and other criminals.

March 30, 2017

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

AI risks CPAs should know

Are you ready for the AI revolution in accounting? This JofA Technology Q&A article explores the top risks CPAs face—from hallucinations to deepfakes—and ways to mitigate them.