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By Sarah Elliott, CPA Most of us are facing unprecedented challenges these days as we adjust to a new normal. We’re working remotely, homeschooling our children, keeping up with recent legislation, supporting our clients … all while navigating fear during these uncertain times. The combination of

By Daniel Kochka, CPA, CFE, MBA, HBK CPAs & Consultants As business professionals in an increasingly competitive field, the role of the CPA is ever expanding. Networking might be neither a traditional nor instinctual skill, but it is vital for seeking new business and expanding your network. If the

By Shifra Kolsky, CPA As corporate finance professionals, we play a key role in the operations of our organizations and help enable good decision-making based on sound analysis. We help assess the impact of each option that’s weighed and help hold our colleagues accountable for meeting goals and

By Brigid D’Souza, CPA, MBA, Saint Peter’s University The window on the current CPA Exam format is quickly closing, making the new CPA Evolution licensure format an imperative classroom focus. Accounting professors serve as tip-of-the-spear resources to help students understand the new format and

By Natalya Yashina, CPA, DASM We’ve all been focusing on audit quality for a long time. The accounting profession, including both public accounting firms and private industry, is evolving rapidly and we’re keeping up with the changes as best as we can. Regulatory bodies publish new pronouncements

The one constant of technology is that it’s always changing. Keeping up with emerging technologies and tech lingo can be an overwhelming task. That’s why we pulled together this glossary to help you better understand 12 of the most common and popular tech terms you’ll hear about in the business and

By Kate Smith Over the past several years, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace has come to the forefront of many industries, including the accounting profession. Firms are developing strategies to ensure that all employees feel valued and included at work and that opportunities

While many organizations and their leaders understand diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important to their teams and should improve their bottom lines, some aren’t quite sure where or how to begin. That’s a problem for companies focused on success, because studies show groups that

Brannon Poe, CPA Finding staff feels impossible, and yet it’s the best time ever to own a CPA practice. We realize this could be counter intuitive. Our prediction is that this challenge will put CPAs on a path to find solutions that end up transforming their firms for the better. The accounting

Outsourcing Question : Our firm understands that the IRS has stringent requirements for disclosure and consent when offshoring tax preparation work for individual 1040 filers, but our firm is considering offshoring tax preparation work for non-1040 filers to another country . What are the client