A career in public accounting often requires sorting through pages of financial ledgers and complex reports, working long hours during tax season, or having to travel to conduct on-site audits at different businesses. For all the challenges of the profession, the accounting firm of Mauldin & Jenkins tries to make sure its accountants have fun […]
Accountants help restaurants apply for new SBA grants – Accounting Today
The Small Business Administration will begin accepting applications Monday for a new program to help hard-hit restaurants reopen during the pandemic, and some firms are preparing clients to apply. The SBA plans to open the application window for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund at noon EDT on Monday. Registration for the program opened on Friday morning. […]
Accounting Today looking for 2021 Top Firms by AUM – Accounting Today
Accounting Today is in the midst of collecting submissions for its 2021 ranking of the Top Firms by AUM. Now in its fifteenth year, this report from Accounting Today ranks CPA firms involved in financial planning by assets under management, providing an invaluable insight into this burgeoning field. Candidates for the list must be CPA […]
Tax Fraud Blotter: Thank you for your service – Accounting Today
Convoy con; now needs counsel; third time’s the charm; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Jacksonville, Florida: Gregorio Jose Fuentes-Zelaya of Orlando, Florida, and Dennis Alexander Barahona of Chelsea, Massachusetts, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud. The pair established shell companies that purported to be […]
Leading and managing amid disruptive demographics
The United States as we know it is changing: Roughly 10,000 Americans are turning age 65 daily; the southern states represent over half of the nation’s population growth; fertility rates are dropping, especially among white women; and people of color make up the fastest growing demographic group, states James H. Johnson Jr., a demographic expert […]
A new risk matrix for blockchain implementation
The AICPA & CIMA have partnered with ISACA to release a new joint publication that identifies risks organizations should consider when evaluating whether to implement blockchain technology. In a white paper titled Blockchain Risk: Considerations for Professionals, the ISACA-AICPA & CIMA Joint Blockchain Working Group documents, describes, and provides context around specific risk related to […]
The Math Behind the Accounting Equation
Accounting is an essential part of running a business. But, that does not mean you have to be an accountant to understand the basics. Part of the basics is looking at how you pay for your assets—financed with debt or paid for with capital. Use the accounting equation to see the difference. What is the […]
Boasting a pedigree in business intelligence, Sweep launches a new carbon accounting and offset tool – TechCrunch
If businesses are going to meet their increasingly aggressive targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their operations, they’re going to have to have an accurate picture of just what those emissions look like. To get that picture, companies are increasingly turning to businesses like Sweep, which announced its commercial launch today. The […]
Boasting a pedigree in business intelligence, Sweep launches a new carbon accounting and offset tool – TechCrunch
If businesses are going to meet their increasingly aggressive targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their operations, they’re going to have to have an accurate picture of just what those emissions look like. To get that picture, companies are increasingly turning to businesses like Sweep, which announced its commercial launch today. The […]
U.S. companies went right back to heavy use of nonstandard accounting metrics during the pandemic – MarketWatch
U.S. companies turned to an old habit during the 2020 pandemic, according to a recent report from financial data provider Calcbench. Just a few years after a Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown on the overuse of nonstandard accounting metrics, companies in the S&P 500 resumed the practice in droves, the report found. Calcbench took a […]