Accounting
How Personality Traits Influence the Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Why do people do what they do? This question has kept me curious about people ever since I first figured, years and years ago, that twins behave so differently. That puzzled me to no end. My keen interest in human behavior sciences was born from ...
Automation and the Future of Auditing
Auditing has changed significantly over the last 50 years. During the days of paper general ledgers (the 1970’s and 1980’s), two auditors would work together to validate the posting of entries from the general journal to the general ledger using a method called “holler and tick”. The person with the general ledger book would call […]
The Importance of Internal Controls
Before any of the other components can be examined, the control environment must first be established. The control environment examines the behavior of top management and their ability to implement the necessary controls, looking at everything from ...
2021 Digital CPA Conference to be Held in Nashville, Dec. 5-8
The conference, hosted by CPA.com and AICPA & CIMA, is now in its 10th year. It will be held onsite at the Grand Hyatt Nashville from Dec. 5-8 and attendees also have the option of joining virtually.
AICPA Signals Strong Support for Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution
AICPA believes that the consolidated federal financial statements and the Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s audit report provide valuable information on the financial condition of the federal government and the policymakers should consider this ...
Fintech Zeni Raises $34 Million in Series B Funding in Wake of 550% Revenue Growth
Zeni manages more than $500 million in funds each month across more than 100 startup customers, which range from pre-revenue startups to businesses generating more than $100 million in annual revenue. Zeni will use the capital infusion to bring its ...
Illinois CPA Society Presents 2021 Lester H. McKeever Jr. Advancing Diversity Awards
Each year, these awards—which are named in honor of McKeever, the 61st Black CPA to be licensed in the United States and a passionate civic leader, advocate for greater diversity in the accounting profession, and a founding member of the CPA Endowment ...
Xero Launches New App Store
The Xero App Store is available at apps.xero.com and delivers on Xero’s aspiration for more customers to access and benefit from the power of Xero connected apps.