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Internet Explorer: I’d like to open a tab
Q: Is it possible to get my Internet Explorer browser to open multiple tabs at the same time?
Microsoft Word: Word jump
Q: Is there a way to jump a specific number of pages forward or backward in a large Microsoft Word document?
SEC upgrades EDGAR, drops 2013 GAAP taxonomy support for XBRL
The SEC released a new version of EDGAR that no longer supports the 2013 taxonomy for the tagging of financial report data using extensible business reporting language.
Tax industry and IRS team up to fight identity theft refund fraud
the IRS announced that it agreed to partner with a number of tax preparation firms, state tax administrators, and other interested parties to fight identity theft refund fraud.
Expanded IRS online services put taxpayer information at risk, Senate committee told
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen revealed more details about the theft of 100,000 taxpayers’ data through the Get Transcript system.
Make it fit
Q: Can you recommend some decent fitness apps to install on my smartphone?
PowerPoint trumps Word
As an alternative to organizing your photos in Word, you could instead organize them using PowerPoint’s built-in Photo Album tool.
Resizing your home
Q: Is it possible in Word 2013 to simultaneously resize a large number of photos and then rotate those photos that need rotating?
The future of marketing: Thriving in a digital world
Learn how digital marketing techniques such as social media and content marketing can work side by side with traditional referral marketing to broaden your pool of potential clients and convert online browsers to customers.
Experts warn of cybersecurity ‘storm’: Technology round table, part 2
In the second of two parts, the tone at the fourth annual JofA accounting technology round table turns tense as the experts discuss the cybersecurity vulnerabilities they see in the accounting profession.
Due diligence with CPA firm subcontractors
The legal and professional responsibilities of a CPA firm related to privacy of client data also extend to the actions of their subcontractors.
Scanning the scanner market
Q: I’ve finally decided to break down, buy an inexpensive scanner, and go paperless; what type of scanner should I get?
Expanding your app-titude
A monthly look at mobile apps that can make the CPA’s job and life better. This month: Coinbase and IRS2Go.
Thieves access IRS Get Transcript app, 100,000 accounts compromised
The criminals attempted to hack as many as 200,000 accounts. The IRS is notifying affected taxpayers and has launched a criminal investigation.
Cyber concerns show no signs of cooling off, former Homeland Security chief says
The digital sun will never set, which means that digital threats to business and government will only grow in the future, Tom Ridge said Friday.
New ways of thinking vital for accountants, but so are old-school values
Author Daniel Burrus said accountants have to keep up with technology’s effect on the business environment in which they operate, but they also need to remember that personal relationships are critical.
7 ways CFOs can keep up with rapid changes in technology
The relentless pressure to stay current with continuously evolving technologies has emerged as the chief source of stress on corporate finance teams, according to a new survey.
As cyberbreaches rise, consumers alter spending, browsing habits
The percentage of Americans who have fallen prey to an information security breach has risen to 25% from 11% the previous year, a new AICPA survey found.
CPAs select security as top technology priority
A steady stream of high-profile cybercrimes involving corporate and customer data has captured the attention of North American accounting professionals, who ranked IT security as their top technology priority.
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