Accounting
Xero Announces New Chief Product Officer
Jolly comes to Xero from Okta where she was Chief Product Officer, responsible for leading product innovation for both its workforce and customer identity business.
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Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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Accounting
ESG Reporting Now Common at Large Companies, But Report Quality Varies
Some 95% of large companies reported on ESG matters in 2021, the latest year available, the IFAC-AICPA & CIMA study found.
Accounting
IRIS Software Group Acquires Apex HCM Software
The combined business provides payroll solutions for over 130,000 SMBs and one million employees across the United States and Canada.
Accounting
Companies are Prioritizing Agility and Risk Reduction in 2023 Real Estate Portfolios
The report also found more than half (52%) of senior real estate executives report that their companies are planning to add new satellite locations and 28% are looking to downsize existing spaces.
Firm Management
Eight Questions CPAs Should Ask to Choose a VoIP Provider
Many in the accounting industry have switched to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone systems from traditional phone landlines to run their practices more efficiently.
Firm Management
N.J. Accounting Firm Haefele Flanagan Joins CPAmerica, Inc.
Haefele Flanagan is a full-service advisory, accounting, auditing and tax service firm. With two locations in Maple Shade, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa.
Accounting
Avantax Sees $1.7 Billion in Newly Recruited Assets, Up 79%
Avantax also continued successfully recruiting accounting firms to its employee-based model with the new affiliation of three large accounting firms.
Accounting
9 in 10 Accounting and Audit Firms Struggle to Find Talent
To tackle this challenge and boost client collaboration, accounting and auditing organizations are ramping up the adoption of advanced technologies such as ...
Accounting
Accounting Firm FORVIS Donates $500K to United Way for Hurricane Ian Relief in Florida
The firm’s donation also will help fund other unmet needs including construction costs for people repairing and rebuilding homes and labor costs for United Way staff assisting people through the recovery process.
Taxes
Avalara Launches Automated Property Tax Compliance Solution for Businesses and Accountants
For businesses, keeping up with property tax requirements like filing deadlines and payment processes can be a complex, manual, and error-prone process that leads to costly noncompliance.
Technology
AbacusNext Rebrands as CARET to Unify Technology and Automation Solutions for Legal and Accounting Professionals
CARET brands include OfficeTools, Abacus Payment Exchange (APX), HotDocs, AbacusLaw, Amicus Attorney, and Zola Suite, (now CARET Legal under the company’s new brand strategy).
Accounting
Accounting Thought Leaders Discuss Future of the Profession, Advisory Services, and Tax
Accounting thought leaders convened in New York City Feb. 20-22, 2023, for CPA Practice Advisor's 13th annual Accounting Thought Leader Symposium.