http://www.accountingtoday.com/acto_blog/index.html?zkDo=showRSS More than 150 employees from the Baltimore office of national CPA firm Reznick Group volunteered for the firm’s 6th Annual Community Outreach Day May 11.

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:09 CDT The Houston CPA Society presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana with a check for $64,159.02, raised through its 2011 Golf Classic.

]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01 CDT Who doesn’t hate to scan? I know I do. But it’s a necessary evil, especially when the goal is to be completely paperless.

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 10:45 CDT Our initial discussion of project-management software sparked a follow-up request from astute readers, like yourself, who wanted to dive into ways these products can be used to manage others.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 11:56 CDT Members of New Jersey accounting, tax and business advisory firm Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa recently went casual for a cause, wearing jeans to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 15:06 CDT As I take inventory of my client meetings lately, one topic clearly rises to the top: “How can we best fuel growth?”

]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 14:57 CDT How have your thoughts and feelings about your looks, your self-confidence and your personal style changed and evolved over the years?

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 10:54 CDT All 23 graduates of the Florida Atlantic University Accounting Scholars Program will have jobs in their field after commencement, the school announced.

]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 15:55 CDT More than half of surveyed employers plan to hire recent college graduates this year, according to a new study from CareerBuilder and CareerRookie.com.

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 16:46 CDT Employees in the West Hartford and Shelton, Conn., offices of BlumShapiro, raised $2,210 through their Jeans for Charity program for the Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center.

]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 13:05 CDT The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants is attempting to take Monday, April 30 viral, promoting the fourth annual Financial Literacy Social Media Outreach Day by highlighting personal finance resources through its social media channels.

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:31 CDT The National Grid Foundation provided Baruch College with a $15,000 grant to support the college’s Math Skills Enhancement Project, which has now expanded into the statistics department.

]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:36 CDT Tony Santiago, CEO of online job and resource network Tax Talent, has rolled out JobsInTax.com, a free student connection to the tax profession.

]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:35 CDT Hats off to the talented (and brave) soul at the Congressional Budget Office who put together three illustrative infographics on the U.S. Federal Budget (or Deficit, depending on your level of skepticism).

]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:31 CDT Kevin Ryan, partner with Philadelphia accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman, mingled with some of television’s most famous accountants at Global Traveler magazine’s GT Tested Readers Survey awards celebration, benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

]]> Office counterparts]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:28 CDT Over the past few years, I’ve preached about keeping up with change, specifically in relation to technology, social media and value pricing.

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:54 CDT Do you have to choose? Pantyhose and open-toed shoes for spring and summer.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:47 CDT Sixteen employees of Irvine, Calif.-based accounting firm White Nelson Diehl Evans showed solidarity with family members, friends and coworkers battling cancer by shaving their heads.

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:05 CDT Kyle Dodwell, of Kyle’s CPA Video Blog, is back in front of the camera—this time tackling the taxation of frequent flier airline miles.

]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:05 CDT Today is the official end of “busy season” for most CPA firms. Before you check out completely and go on a “mental vacation,” consider what you will do with your next six to eight weeks.

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:14 CDT In addition to opening nominations for its Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator Award, the Ohio Society of CPAs is calling for candidates for its new award honoring teachers of two-year institutions.

]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:46 CDT Deloitte and the United States Olympic Committee announced that the firm will continue its official professional services sponsorship of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams through 2020.

]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:51 CDT The Washington Society of CPAs’ Women’s Leadership Summit, taking place June 15 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, will feature a variety of national and local speakers.

]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:43 CDT When I graduated from college and moved to California in 2003, the housing market was already running away from reality. All level-headed signs pointed to a bubble.

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:19 CDT As part of April’s National Financial Literacy Month, the Texas Society of CPAs is highlighting its free, noncommercial resources.

]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:43 CDT When I consider the Intuit brand, I personally don’t think “innovation.” I think QuickBooks.

]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:23 CDT I love a good deal, and when I can get something on sale, use a coupon, scan a QR code for a discount, or use points towards my purchase, it always improves my shopping experience.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:50 CDT The Norwalk, Conn., office of accounting firm Citrin Cooperman recently donated 20 pieces of art to local Seabury Academy of the Music and the Arts.

]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:19 CDT Florida CPA firm Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson & English supported dance-competition gala StarStruck, benefiting the Lee County chapter of the American Red Cross.

]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:27 CDT The time available to spend with 1040-only clients is so limited, so compressed and so rushed, it can be hard to build a strong relationship. But, why would you?

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:18 CDT A team from Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala., were crowned winners of the American Institute of CPAs’ Project Innovation: The Start Here, Go Places Competition of Creative Excellence, which challenged students to submit new feature ideas for the Start Here, Go Places website.

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:02 CDT KPMG announced a global sponsorship agreement with LPGA champion Stacy Lewis, who will wear the firm logo for all her golf-related appearances.

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:26 CDT Investors often buy and sell like gunslingers, without any plan, and inevitably sell at the bottom, and buy at the top.

]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:42 CDT The American Institute of CPAs is accepting nominations for the Maximo Mukelabai Award, recognizing a CPA under the age of 40 that has helped build the CPA pipeline, serve as an advocate of the profession and perform community service.

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:19 CDT What do you get when you combine two right-brained CPA firm owners with a penchant for innovation, a comedian, the CEO (Tom Hood) of the hippest state CPA society (Maryland), and incredibly cool cloud vendors like Freshbooks and Cloudsway?

]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:32 CDT Members of the Georgia Society of CPAs recently congregated at the state capitol to celebrate 2012 CPA Day at the Gold Dome.

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:38 CDT Another great thing about my iPhone is that I can buy accessories to go along with it! Now they’ve really got me…SOLD!

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:01 CDT Deloitte recently completed another year of its alternative spring break program, “Maximum Impact,” in which undergraduates across the country volunteer for the community and work alongside Deloitte professionals.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:57 CDT The American Institute of CPAs announced the winners of the 2010 Elijah Watt Sells Awards, bestowed to candidates who obtained the 10 highest cumulative scores on all four sections of the computerized Uniform CPA Examination that year.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:10 CDT This month, I celebrated the one year anniversary of being in business for myself. As I reflected on the year and had some conversations with some trusted people I know, one topic kept coming up: being busy.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:57 CDT Online accounting software provider Xero has partnered with the American Society of Women Accountants to support the organization’s educational programming.

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:26 CDT Following the attention of last year’s series, Timonium, Md.-headquartered CPA, tax and consulting firm KatzAbosch have released a second season of its animated sketch show, “Gotta Love Tax Season,” posting the first episode on its YouTube channel.

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:02 CDT Teachers across the country are competing for H&R Block Dollars & Sense personal finance curriculum grants for their high school students.

]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:44 CDT Georgia Southern University’s Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business will host the sixth annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference this May, gathering together investigators, accountants, academics and attorneys.

]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:41 CDT How’d you get the idea for Chrometa? It’s a question I get quite often from friends and acquaintances, which is kind of ironic, because the initial concept for Chrometa, while interesting, has been the least of our worries for the last four years!

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:26 CDT In the often “buttoned-up” world of accounting, casual Fridays are coveted days where employees embrace the opportunity to dress down.

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:30 CDT I'm on a plane right now, on my way to attend a super cool event called South by Southwest—the biggest music and technology event of the year. And yes, it's almost March 15th, the heart of tax season, and I am leaving my office for a few days.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:47 CDT I mentioned in my last blog post that I’d soon be sharing some of what’s to come for spring, and how cleaning out your closet can make room for some new trend pieces perfect for work, while helping to support your community.

]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:07 CDT The status of female professionals within public accounting firms began to attract attention as a business issue in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada in the early 1990s.

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:39 CDT Instead of climbing the walls this tax season, partners and staff of Maryland accounting firm Weyrich, Cronin & Sorra are painting them, creating murals to be donated to local hospitals in a firmwide stress-relieving activity.

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:11 CDT Trust me, I realize it is extremely hectic this time of year, and perhaps the last thing on your mind is marketing and sales.

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:48 CDT Florida CPA and consulting firm Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company launched a Facebook campaign benefiting United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades.

]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:20 CDT Ohio-based accounting firm Howard, Wershbale & Co. was honored with the 2012 NEO Success Award, which celebrates the revenue and employment achievements of top performing companies in Northeast Ohio.

]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:30 CDT Accountants for Social Good, a lending team on microfinancing website Kiva.org, has reached number eight all-time among listed businesses on the site, nine months after its creation.

]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:10 CDT Houston accounting firm McConnell & Jones recently received the Energy Future Holdings’ Gold Star Supplier of the Year Award for its exceptional performance, customer satisfaction, community involvement and workforce diversity.

]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:07 CDT Bill G. Elms, former managing partner at Elms, Fairs & Company, which merged with Texas accounting firm Weaver in 2010, was recently honored by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for maintaining his Texas CPA license for 50 years.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:30 CDT Robbie Narcisse, vice president of global ethics and business practices for Pitney Bowes, was recently honored with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Center for the Public Trust’s Being a Difference Award for her high standard of social responsibility and ethical leadership in business.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:00 CDT IC (Innovation and Collaboration) Opportunities is the first-of-its-kind “un-conference” event that brings together influential and inventive thought leaders to exchange ideas and collaborate on newer and better ways to do business in today’s tech-driven, forward-thinking accounting world.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:51 CDT Cindy Harper, tax partner in Tennessee accounting firm Black Morgan & Cain’s Nashville office and wealth management practice leader, was honored with the Bill King Award by the United Way of Williamson County.

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:45 CDT Teenagers are more worried and confused about how to fund their college tuition today, according to the third annual How Youth Plan to Fund College survey of 16 and 17-year-olds conducted by the College Savings Foundation.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:40 CDT The dirty untold secret in the project-management software industry is that software usually gets implemented because business people think they need a killer tool in order to get their act together.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:07 CDT Do you pin? If not, you should consider it. Pinterest is one of 2012’s fastest growing social startups—reaching 10 million unique visitors faster than any other independent website.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:38 CDT Global accounting, taxation and business advisor association BKR International established a worldwide scholarship program to recognize the academic and career achievements of young accountants.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:18 CDT The Texas Society of CPAs recently honored 12 members as Rising Stars, a recognition of CPAs under the age of 40 who have shown innovation and leadership in the profession and community.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:36 CDT Florida CPA and consulting firm Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company recently donated all of the proceeds from an educational series it hosted to the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Women in Business.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:20 CDT Seattle-headquartered CPA firm Clark Nuber was named a winner of the 2012 Better Workplace Awards by the Association of Washington Business, recognizing companies that lead the way in workplace safety, job training and advancement, and innovative benefit and compensation programs.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:53 CDT Minnesota CPA firm Abdo, Eick and Meyers received the Small Business of the Year award from the Greater Mankato Area United Way for their volunteering and fundraising efforts for the organization.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57 CDT Culture is everything in my firm. By keeping it positive and in-line with the needs of my employees, everyone is happy, more productive, and will stick around for the long haul.

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:40 CDT My coworker recently sent me a great article on Mashable, detailing a new internet start up, Stylitics, described by the author as “a new way to organize your wardrobe and track your spending.”

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26 CDT CEOs, senior business leaders and heads of sustainability from U.S. and global companies will meet Feb. 14-16 in a KPMG-organized Sustainable Growth Summit in New York to make recommendations for the upcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainability in the city.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:18 CDT Like it or not, your e-mail inbox is likely the place where you spend the majority of your work time. Here are three more tips for managing it.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:40 CDT Philadelphia accounting firm Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co. dressed in red Friday, Feb. 3, to benefit the American Heart Association and bring attention to heart disease, the number one killer of New Jersey and American women.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:05 CDT Have you ever had the feeling that some of your partners are operating today as if it was 2005, 1990, or even 1970?

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12 CDT The Ohio Society of CPAs and the Ohio CPA Foundation, in partnership with the Ohio chapters of the National Association of Black Accountants, are seeking minority high school students in the state to participate in the nationally recognized Accounting Careers Awareness Program June 17-22.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:58 CDT Employees of Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based accounting firm JamisonMoneyFarmer will be showing their support for Children’s Hospital Thursday afternoon by displaying red bows purchased for Paint the Town Red for Fuller.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46 CDT Online investment advisor and brokerage Betterment and savings reward program SaveUp have teamed up to provide live, educational sessions on social media site BigMarker.com.

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:47 CDT Today’s small business owners are more discerning when it comes to choosing an accountant.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24 CDT Rance Buss, employee benefit assurance and compliance services partner for Houston CPA firm McConnell & Jones, recently joined the board of Collaborative for Children for a two-year term.

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:47 CDT As e-marketing and communications specialist here at my firm Freed Maxick CPAs, I spend a lot of time using social media and digital tools.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:24 CDT Philadelphia-area accounting firm Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co. recently hosted 29 aspiring accountants for its fourth annual Externship Day, which gives college students an inside look at the CPA profession.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:08 CDT Like it or not, your e-mail inbox is likely the place where you spend the majority of your work time.

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:48 CDT PricewaterhouseCoopers will launch a “customizable brand experience” on its campus website Feb. 6-10, intended to help students start building their careers.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:50 CDT It’s the new year and accountants celebrate it with mixed emotions, as tax season is on the horizon.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40 CDT How did it get to be tax season again? Where did my off season go?

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:15 CDT The American Institute of CPAs announced a new high school program, Project Innovation: The Start Here, Go Places Competition of Creative Excellence, which calls for feature ideas for the student career networking website, Start Here, Go Places.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39 CDT Crowe Horwath learning and development executive Lisa Roen and Susan Hodkinson, chief operating officer of Toronto accounting firm Soberman, discussed their firms’ formal employee programs during a talent retention session Thursday at the Winning is Everything conference in Las Vegas, but stressed that success is less tangible.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19 CDT The PhD Project, a program aimed at increasing diversity in America’s business schools, has opened nominations for inductees into the PhD Project Hall of Fame, which was established in 2011 to recognize people with commitment to the project and its mission.

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:39 CDT I was in my spin class the other day and got into a fairly decent conversation about New Year’s resolutions. I told them that I don’t make resolutions, I make choices.

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:36 CDT Smart and savvy shoppers know the best times to pick up fabulous steals and deals—and the end of the holiday season is one of those times to shop and save money.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:52 CDT Ernst & Young has established the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Alumni Fund to reward top Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship students with college scholarships and assist with the NTFE’s Adopt-a-Class initiative.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:01 CDT One of the main reasons that I hate the stock market at these levels is that nobody is really paying a dividend.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:41 CDT Your website is modern and up-to-date; your brochure looks slick and has copy that pops. Having quality collateral, whether electronic or print, is typically a priority for most accounting firms.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:13 CDT The American Institute of CPAs and the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association awarded Robert Chenall with the 2012 Lifetime Contribution Award.

]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:39 CDT The American Society of Women Accountants has partnered with Herzing University in an alliance that will provide ASWA member students and professionals with educational content and discounts on resources.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:39 CDT As a follow-up to its successful “I Gotta Feeling” video, in which a viral audience of more than 13,000 watched members of CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown dance and lip sync to the Black Eyed Peas song in their Princeton, N.J., office, the firm released its latest video, of a “flash mob” dance in the streets of New York City, during its “State of the Firm” event Thursday in Somerset Park, N.J.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:30 CDT Minnesota CPA firm Froehling Anderson recently raised money for a clothing donation to the 2nd annual Winter Camp at Voyageur Environmental Center in Mound, Minn.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:21 CDT Among all the topics of chatter within the accounting world this year, none seemed to resonate louder than “cloud.”

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:09 CDT I would like to turn the table on the resolution tradition and offer you some marketing anti-resolutions.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:28 CDT More than 60 families attended the recent Children’s Holiday Party for members of ARC of Greater Plymouth, sponsored by CPA and business development advisory firm Damon, Topham & Company.

]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:03 CDT In light of the fact that only 40 percent of fourth graders and 35 percent of eighth graders are proficient in math, ParenteBeard created an educational children’s book, “Making the Holidays Count,” in an attempt to show students math can be fun.

]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:39 CDT