Accounting Podcasts
Evolution of Payroll Technology
Date: April 11, 2013
Time: 12:32PM ET
Paychex CEO Marty Mucci discusses how payroll technology is going mobile and how payroll processors are responding to changes in tax laws in the wake of the expiration of the payroll tax cut this year.
IRS Targeting Tax Havens in Singapore and Hong Kong
Date: March 12, 2013
Time: 04:00PM ET
International tax lawyers Scott Michel and David Rosenbloom of Caplin & Drysdale discuss how the IRS has its sights set on Americans with offshore bank accounts at financial institutions in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Tax Season Delays
Date: February 26, 2013
Time: 12:49PM ET
Stuart Katz, CPA, MST, a tax manager at Shechtman Marks Devor in Philadelphia, discusses the delays that occurred this tax season, ranging from the late release of important forms to issues with electronic filing, and how tax preparers can cope with them.
Financial Planning Based on the Tax Return
Date: February 22, 2013
Time: 11:49AM ET
Piershale Financial Group president Mike Piershale explains how to work with individual and business clients' tax returns to develop financial planning strategies for them.
Extension of the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit
Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 04:27PM ET
Christine Kachinsky and David Culp of KPMG discuss Congress's recent extension of the R&E tax credit and how accountants should advise their clients on claiming it.
Complying with FATCA
Date: January 15, 2013
Time: 12:02PM ET
Jeff Trent, a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Risk Assurance practice, discusses the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and what it means for accountants, taxpayers and financial institutions.
Employer Responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act
Date: January 14, 2013
Time: 11:03AM ET
Kate Barton, vice chair of tax services at Ernst & Young Americas, discusses the Treasury Department's new regulations surrounding the Affordable Care Act's shared responsibility provisions for employers in providing health insurance for their employees, and the tax penalties if they don't.
Planning for the Fiscal Cliff and the Additional Medicare Tax
Date: December 6, 2012
Time: 12:12PM ET
Greg Rosica, a tax partner in Ernst & Young’s Personal Tax Services who leads the firm’s Southeast Area Private Client Services practice, and a contributing author for the Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2013, discusses how accountants and their tax clients can plan around the fiscal cliff, and how they may be affected by the new Additional Medicare Tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax next tax season.
Advice for End-of-Year Tax Planning
Date: October 11, 2012
Time: 12:00PM ET
BlumShapiro tax partner Andrew Lattimer offers tax planning tips in the face of uncertainty about tax rates, the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax.
Financial Planning Tactics in Case the Bush Tax Cuts Expire
Date: September 28, 2012
Time: 11:09AM ET
Mike Piershale, president of Piershale Financial Group, offers advice on some financial planning and wealth management practical steps your clients can take now in case the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year.
Swiss Banks and Disclosure of Taxpayer Names
Date: August 27, 2012
Time: 12:44PM ET
Theodore Ahlgren, an associate with the law firm Withers Bergman, discusses how Swiss banks are sharing the names of their U.S. clients with the IRS.
Advancing Your Financial Career by Managing Up
Date: August 23, 2012
Time: 12:00PM ET
Doug Arms, a senior vice president at Accounting Principals, describes how accountants can get ahead at their firms and companies, and the best ways to deal with supervisors.
Tax Implications of Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Affordable Care Act
Date: July 12, 2012
Time: 02:40PM ET
Andrew Lattimer, a tax partner at BlumShapiro, discusses the tax provisions of the health care reform law in light of the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate.
Implications of FATCA for Taxpayers and Financial Institutions
Date: July 10, 2012
Time: 01:21PM ET
Dr. Tony Wicks, director of anti-money laundering solutions at NICE Actimize, discusses the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and what it means for taxpayers and financial institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Are Occupational License Fees Hurting the Accounting Profession?
Date: July 2, 2012
Time: 12:29PM ET
Bob Zadek, a finance attorney with the law firm Buchalter Nemmer in San Francisco, discusses how fees for a CPA license and the IRS's new Registered Tax Return Preparer requirement are affecting competition in the accounting profession
Tax & Accounting Business of Thomson Reuters Expands Internationally
Date: May 25, 2012
Time: 10:28AM ET
Brian Peccarelli, CEO of the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, discusses how the company is expanding internationally through acquisitions and producing more mobile technology products.
Patching the Alternative Minimum Tax
Date: May 7, 2012
Time: 12:29PM ET
James Bailey, a partner at BlumShapiro in Rockland, Mass., discusses the need to keep the alternative minimum tax from spreading to millions more taxpayers.
Coping with IRS Tax Preparer Regulations
Date: April 12, 2012
Time: 12:46PM ET
Smart Tax CEO Nick Rizzi talks about how the tax prep franchise he founded is dealing with the IRS's new requirements for tax preparer registration, testing and continuing education.
Carl Allegretti on Managing Deloitte's Tax Practice
Date: April 4, 2012
Time: 03:10PM ET
Deloitte Tax LLP chairman and CEO Carl Allegretti talks about how the firm handles the challenges of taxation, including the IRS's increasing regulation of the profession, Washington's ever-changing tax laws, foreign tax enforcement, recruitment and retention, and the firm's new Deloitte University.
Dealing with the IRS's New FATCA Proposals
Date: March 7, 2012
Time: 01:48PM ET
Jim Wall, a principal at J.H. Cohn and director of the firm’s International Tax Services Group, discusses the new proposed regulations for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Taking Advantage of Tax Credits for Tax Season
Date: February 22, 2012
Time: 05:09PM ET
Cathy Goldsticker, CPA, a member of Brown Smith Wallace's Tax Services group, talks about existing and expiring tax credits for individuals and businesses that tax preparers should know about this tax season.
Diamond Foods' Accounting Troubles
Date: January 27, 2012
Time: 11:11AM ET
Former federal prosecutor J. Bruce Maffeo, a New York-based partner in the White Collar & Complex Criminal Defense group of the law firm Cozen O'Connor, talks about the SEC and Justice Department investigations of Diamond Foods' accounting for its momentum payments to walnut growers, and how they might affect Diamond's acquisition of Pringles from Procter & Gamble.
ESOPs and CPA Ethics Education
Date: December 13, 2011
Time: 05:09PM ET
Michael Savoy, managing director at Santa Monica accounting firm Gumbiner Savett and secretary/treasurer of the California Board of Accountancy, discusses the advantages of ESOPs and California's upcoming ethics education requirements for CPAs.
MF Global's Bankruptcy and Auditor Liability Concerns
Date: November 16, 2011
Time: 03:40PM ET
Mark Fickes, a former senior trial counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and currently a partner at the law firm BraunHagey & Borden LLP in San Francisco, talks about the potential exposure of bankrupt financial firm MF Global and its former auditors to lawsuits and investigations by regulators.
How to Shave Time Off a Year-End Close
Date: November 10, 2011
Time: 12:33PM ET
Samuel J. Cicogna, CPA, senior director of professional services at the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, talks about how companies and their accountants can streamline the year-end closing process.
White House Tax Reform and Deficit Reduction Plans
Date: September 26, 2011
Time: 10:51AM ET
Neal Weber, the managing director-in-charge of RSM McGladrey's Washington National Tax Office, discusses President Obama's tax reform proposals for creating jobs and cutting the budget deficit.
President Obama's Tax Proposals
Date: September 22, 2011
Time: 03:51PM ET
Joe Perry, the partner-in-charge of the Tax and Business Services practice at Marcum LLP, talks about President Obama's recent proposals for payroll tax cuts, tax credits for hiring, and raising taxes on millionaires.
Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions in the Tax Relief Act
Date: September 2, 2011
Time: 12:15PM ET
Jerry Deener, a partner with the law firm Fox Rothschild, talks about soon-to-expire exemptions in last December's tax cut extension law.
Audits of Chinese Companies
Date: August 15, 2011
Time: 04:09PM ET
Trace Schmeltz, a partner in the law firm Barnes & Thornburg's Litigation Department and White Collar Crime Defense Practice Group, talks about how the SEC and the PCAOB are cracking down on audits of Chinese companies that entered the U.S. public markets through reverse mergers.
The Main Street Fairness Act
Date: August 8, 2011
Time: 01:15PM ET
Dean Zerbe, the managing director of alliantgroup and a former senior counsel and tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee, talks about recent legislation to impose sales tax collections on online retailers.
IRS Probes of Credit Suisse and HSBC Foreign Bank Accounts
Date: July 27, 2011
Time: 05:18PM ET
Bob McKenzie, a partner with the Chicago law firm Arnstein & Lehr, talks about the IRS's offshore voluntary disclosure initiative and why U.S. taxpayers who have undisclosed bank accounts with Credit Suisse and HSBC should take advantage of it.
Corporate Repatriation Tax Holiday
Date: July 14, 2011
Time: 05:21PM ET
Richard Sackin, a tax partner-in-charge of the international services group at EisnerAmper, talks about the push for a tax holiday on the repatriation of foreign profits by multinational corporations.
New Wrinkles in the IRS's Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
Date: June 17, 2011
Time: 11:42AM ET
George Clarke, a partner in the law firm Miller & Chevalier's tax practice in Washington, D.C., discusses the latest developments in the IRS's Voluntary Disclosure Initiative for taxpayers with foreign bank accounts, and what accountants need to know about the new penalty regime.
Sales Taxes and Amazon
Date: May 13, 2011
Time: 02:31PM ET
Carla Yrjanson, vice president of tax research and content at Thomson Reuters, discusses how Amazon.com has been fending off attempts by states to collect sales taxes, and what the states are doing to fight back.
Dealing with Fraud and Misconduct
Date: May 9, 2011
Time: 04:09PM ET
Tim Hedley, an advisory partner with KPMG's Fraud Risk Management Services and co-author of "Managing the Risks of Fraud and Misconduct," discusses how accountants can advise companies on how to protect themselves.
Getting the Budget Deficit under Control
Date: April 7, 2011
Time: 04:51PM ET
Ingrid Schroeder, director of the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative, discusses what combination of tax hikes and spending cuts would be needed to stabilize the federal budget deficit.
Estate Planning in the Wake of the Estate Tax's Return
Date: April 5, 2011
Time: 05:13PM ET
Martin Shenkman, co-author of a new book from the AICPA, "Estate Planning After the Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2010: Tools, Tips, and Tactics," discusses estate planning opportunities and the new rules on inheritance and gift taxes in the wake of last December's tax cut extension law.
Going Public or Staying Private
Date: April 4, 2011
Time: 06:23PM ET
Tom McGee, national managing partner of Deloitte Growth Enterprise Services, talks about why companies decide to stay private rather than go public.
Partnering with a Financial Planner
Date: March 23, 2011
Time: 04:43PM ET
Pete D'Arruda of Capital Financial Advisory talks about how CPAs can work with a financial planner to advise clients in areas such as long-term care planning and retirement planning.
Amazon Fends Off State Sales Taxes
Date: March 17, 2011
Time: 06:14PM ET
David C. Blum, a partner in the taxation practice at law firm Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC in Chicago, describes how Amazon.com and Overstock.com have been challenging various states' attempts to collect sales taxes from their online customers.
The IRS's Tougher New Voluntary Disclosure Program
Date: February 18, 2011
Time: 01:26PM ET
Neil O'Reilly, a tax litigation attorney with Fox Rothschild LLP in Roseland, N.J., discusses the IRS's new offshore voluntary disclosure initiative for people who have previously undisclosed foreign bank accounts, and the strict penalties it imposes.
Leading Deloitte Globally
Date: February 8, 2011
Time: 04:48PM ET
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CEO James Quigley talks about leadership qualities, what it's like managing the world's largest international auditing firm, and his new book "As One."
Trends in State and Local Taxes
Date: February 4, 2011
Time: 03:02PM ET
Jamie Yesnowitz, a senior manager in Grant Thornton’s state and local tax practice in Washington, D.C., talks about last year's and this year's predictions for state and local taxes.
Impact of the Financial Crisis Report
Date: January 31, 2011
Time: 10:38AM ET
CFA Institute managing director Kurt Schacht discusses the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report and how it might affect accounting standards and SEC regulations.
Advising Clients on Health Care Reform
Date: January 24, 2011
Time: 04:03PM ET
Robert James Cimasi, president of Health Capital Consultants and author of "The Adviser’s Guide to Healthcare," published by the AICPA, talks about how CPAs and financial professionals should advise their business, medical and individual clients about the implications of the health care reform legislation and recent efforts to repeal it.
Corporate Tax Reform
Date: January 19, 2011
Time: 04:43PM ET
Neal Weber, managing director-in-charge of McGladrey's Washington National Tax Office, discusses the Obama administration's plans for corporate tax reform.
IRS's New Whistleblower Rules
Date: January 18, 2011
Time: 02:06PM ET
George Clarke, a member of the law firm Miller & Chevalier, discusses the IRS's new regulations that encourage more whistleblowers to come forward.
IRS Tax Disclosures by High-Income Individuals
Date: January 11, 2011
Time: 12:35PM ET
Peter Hardy, a former U.S. prosecutor and now a principal in the white collar defense, compliance and risk management practice group of law firm Post & Schell PC, discusses the government's plans for encouraging disclosures of foreign bank accounts and other holdings of wealthy individuals, as well as cross-border transactions. He is also the author of "Criminal Tax, Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act Litigation," a comprehensive reference work published in November 2010 by BNA Books.
Obama's Tax Cut Extension Bill
Date: December 22, 2010
Time: 02:22PM ET
Robert Trinz, a tax analyst with the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, examines various provisions of the tax cut extension deal that President Obama struck with Congress.
Preparing for Audits of Unclaimed Gift Cards
Date: December 14, 2010
Time: 04:26PM ET
Valerie Jundt, director of ONESOURCE Unclaimed Property at the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, discusses unclaimed gift cards, how retailers should account for them, and the pitfalls of unclaimed property audits.
The Latest Developments in Fraud
Date: November 11, 2010
Time: 05:18PM ET
Fraud expert Charles Lundelius delves into the latest developments in fraud, including the findings of new red flags, COSO's most recent study on the subject, and the potential for fraud in IFRS, drawing on the recently released second edition of his book, "Financial Reporting Fraud: A Practical Guide to Detection and Internal Control," which is available from CPA2Biz.
Handling Taxes Globally
Date: November 4, 2010
Time: 06:03PM ET
Brian Peccarelli, president of workflow and service solutions at the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, talks about how multinational companies and large accounting firms can work on tax issues across national borders.
Salary Outlook for 2011
Date: November 3, 2010
Time: 02:01PM ET
Brett Good, a senior district president with staffing company Robert Half International, discusses the outlook for accounting salaries next year, and gives highlights of RHI's annual salary guide, which is available at www.roberthalffinance.com/salarycenter.
Has Congress Steered the IRS Off Course?
Date: October 13, 2010
Time: 04:48PM ET
Former IRS Commissioner and co-founder of law firm Caplin & Drysdale Mortimer Caplin discusses how the social mandates imposed on the IRS by Congress have taken away from its basic functions.
Estate Planning for Pet Owners
Date: October 12, 2010
Time: 03:01PM ET
Rachel Hirschfeld, the author of "Petriarch: The Complete Guide to Financial and Legal Planning for a Pet’s Continued Care," which is available from the AICPA, describes how to help clients set up pet trusts and pet protection agreements.
New Efforts to Crack Down on Money Laundering
Date: October 6, 2010
Time: 03:16PM ET
David Gilles, a director in the Forensic & Dispute Services practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP and a member of the Anti-Money Laundering practice, discusses recently proposed rules from the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that would require U.S. banks to report all electronic money transfers into and out of the U.S. to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Tax Advice for High Net Worth Clients
Date: October 1, 2010
Time: 06:12PM ET
Tax attorney Ken Rubinstein of Rubinstein & Rubinstein discusses tax and estate planning strategies for upper income clients, including those with foreign bank accounts at UBS who need to deal with the IRS.
Building a Wealth Management Practice
Date: September 24, 2010
Time: 01:35PM ET
Rehmann Financial president Fred Schaard describes how the firm is expanding its wealth management practice by buying financial advisory and CPA firms.
Grant Thornton Plans for Growth
Date: September 20, 2010
Time: 01:07PM ET
Grant Thornton CEO Stephen Chipman discusses the firm's growth strategy and technology initiatives, and recent accounting trends.
Exit Planning for Business Clients
Date: September 17, 2010
Time: 01:32PM ET
Bob O'Hara of O'Hara & Company discusses how accountants can provide exit planning services for their business clients who want to retire or sell their companies.
Attorney-Client Privilege and FASB's Loss Contingency Disclosures
Date: September 14, 2010
Time: 12:02PM ET
Mitchell Fuerst of the law firm Fuerst Ittleman in Miami talks about why the Financial Accounting Standards Board's proposed standards on loss contingency disclosures could violate attorney-client privilege and be subject to legal and congressional challenges.
Get Paid Faster
Date: August 10, 2010
Time: 02:50PM ET
Rob Ciccone, a vice president at American Express OPEN, discusses strategies for speeding up the receivables process, and talks about the company's new AcceptPay service.
UHY Advisors' New 'Enterprise Optimization' Service
Date: July 27, 2010
Time: 07:33PM ET
UHY Advisors managing director of management consulting Frank Fenello describes the firm's new business improvement service offering.
SOX 404 Audit Exemption in Financial Reform Bill
Date: July 20, 2010
Time: 04:05PM ET
Wendy Hambleton, national SEC director at BDO USA LLP, discusses the impact of the provision in the financial reform bill exempting smaller public companies with a market cap of under $75 million from Sarbanes-Oxley audits of management's assessment of internal controls.
Succession Planning for Accounting Firms
Date: July 12, 2010
Time: 03:59PM ET
Is your firm brand-loyal or partner-loyal? Is giving your book of business to your son really the best thing for the firm? Hear Joel Sinkin, president of Accounting Transition Advisors, answer these questions and more in this podcast about succession planning.
Implementing CRM Across the Firm
Date: July 2, 2010
Time: 01:58PM ET
Danny Estrada of Sage reseller and technology consultant Net@Work discusses why firms need to leverage customer relationship management systems.
Controlling Costs in an Internal Fraud Investigation
Date: June 25, 2010
Time: 02:52PM ET
Erick Bell, senior manager of forensic and dispute services at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services and an accounting professor at the University of San Francisco, discusses how companies should deal with allegations of fraud or misconduct.
Trust and Transparency
Date: June 18, 2010
Time: 03:25PM ET
Steve DelVecchio, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ U.S. Assurance Systems & Process Services Leader, describes how accounting firms can help their clients build a better reputation for trust and transparency.
FASB's Proposed Standards for the Fair Value of Loans
Date: June 2, 2010
Time: 11:37AM ET
David Larsen, a managing director at the financial advisory firm Duff & Phelps, discusses the Financial Accounting Standards Board's recent proposals for valuing financial instruments and loans.
Why Women Leave Public Accounting
Date: May 19, 2010
Time: 05:09PM ET
Listen to Joanne Cleaver, president of Wilson-Taylor Associates, the research partner for the Accounting MOVE Project, talk about the findings of a new report sponsored by the American Woman's Society of CPAs and the American Society of Women Accountants: "Count Them In: Where and Why Women Leave Public Accounting and How to Reverse the Trend."
Lowering Property Tax Assessments
Date: May 13, 2010
Time: 03:58PM ET
Jeff Moore, director of property tax services for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, discusses strategies for how businesses can appeal and lower their property tax assessments.
A Better Way to Handle Companies with Too Much Debt
Date: May 4, 2010
Time: 01:03PM ET
Christine Janklow, president of SettleSource Inc., discusses how negotiated business debt settlement can help debt-laden companies.
Dealing with the Estate Planning Dilemma
Date: April 28, 2010
Time: 06:24PM ET
Howard Zaritsky, author of the new book "Practical Estate Planning in 2010," talks about the problems posed by the uncertainty about the estate tax.
Teaching Accounting Students
Date: April 27, 2010
Time: 03:41PM ET
Listen to Wayne Pinnell, CPA and managing partner at Haskell & White in Irvine, Calif., talk about his experience teaching senior accounting students at California State University, Fullerton.
NetSuite and Cloud Computing
Date: April 26, 2010
Time: 02:30PM ET
NetSuite founder and CTO Evan Goldberg discusses the current state of his cloud computing-based company, what challenges and opportunities it faces, and the expansion of its channel to include, among other partners, CPA firms. This discussion took place at SuiteCloud 2010, the company’s recent partner conference in San Francisco.
Protecting Against Money Laundering
Date: April 12, 2010
Time: 05:58PM ET
Dan Collins, senior manager of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, discusses what companies can do to prevent money laundering.
Accountants and Elder Abuse
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 02:32PM ET
Randy Werner, a CPA and a loss prevention specialist at professional liability insurer CAMICO, discusses why elder financial abuse is on the rise — and what accountants can do about it.
Young Professionals in Management Accounting
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 03:46PM ET
Tashee Singleton, president of the Institute of Management Accountants' Chattahoochee Valley Chapter, talks about what's new and hot with the organization's Young Professionals Advisory Committee.
Webinars as Client Generation and Retention Tool
Date: April 1, 2010
Time: 12:08PM ET
Gordon Krater, managing partner of Plante & Moran, discusses how his firm has used webinars to retain and educate current clients, while generating new ones during a period of severely reduced travel budgets.
ADP and the HIRE Act
Date: March 26, 2010
Time: 10:58AM ET
Deb Fortin, vice president of operations at ADP, talks about how the payroll giant has been adjusting its software to comply with the provisions of the HIRE Act, and how employers are already taking advantage of the new tax breaks for hiring and retaining new employees.
Mass Career Customization
Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 04:10PM ET
Hear Anne Weisberg, a director in Deloitte’s talent organization and co-author of the book "Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace with Today’s Nontraditional Workforce," talk about a White House forum being held next week on the topic of work-life balance.
Tax Implications of the HIRE Act
Date: March 19, 2010
Time: 01:30PM ET
Lewis Taub, tax director at RSM McGladrey in New York, talks about the tax implications of the HIRE Act., the jobs legislation signed into law by President Obama to provide businesses with tax breaks for hiring and retaining new employees.
State Tax Trends
Date: March 18, 2010
Time: 02:55PM ET
Carla Yrjanson, senior director of research at Sabrix Tax Services, a Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting Business, talks about the Amazon tax and other trends in state taxation.
The IRS Gets Aggressive with International Business
Date: March 16, 2010
Time: 11:42AM ET
David Gannaway, a former IRS agent who is now a director in the Litigation and Corporate Financial Advisory Services Group at the New York accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron LLP, talks about why the IRS’s tax enforcement efforts have become more aggressive with companies that do business internationally.
Mobile Marketing
Date: March 10, 2010
Time: 04:03PM ET
Listen to Kristin Gentry, president of Savvy Social Media Marketing, a new social media and Web marketing training and consulting firm, talk about how mobile marketing is the way of the future.
Armanino McKenna's CFO Agenda
Date: March 4, 2010
Time: 10:17AM ET
Tom Mescall, partner-in-charge of consulting at California-based Top 100 Firm Armanino McKenna, describes their unique business development strategy. For more on AM’s CFO Agenda, visit http://www.amllp.com/thecfoagenda.
NetSuite's New Channel Program Promotion
Date: March 2, 2010
Time: 10:24AM ET
NetSuite vice president of channel sales Craig West details the vendor's new promotion for attracting resellers to its cloud-based accounting and business management system.
Protecting Tax Returns
Date: March 1, 2010
Time: 05:01PM ET
Identity Finder CEO offers tips on protecting tax returns from hackers and identity thieves this tax season.
The SEC and IFRS
Date: February 26, 2010
Time: 04:29PM ET
Deloitte partner talks about the SEC's latest statement and work plan for moving to global accounting standards.
African-Americans Frustrated in Accounting
Date: February 25, 2010
Time: 05:55PM ET
Listen to Frank Ross, director of Howard University’s Center for Accounting Education, discuss a new study that found many African Americans leaving public accounting out of frustration with a lack of advancement.
An Expanded Role for XBRL
Date: February 23, 2010
Time: 03:46PM ET
XBRL International CEO Tony Fragnito and other executives hope to broaden the technology beyond financial statements.
The Passionate Accountant
Date: February 19, 2010
Time: 03:16PM ET
Yes, the passionate accountant does exist! Hear Edi Osborne, chief executive of consulting firm Mentor Plus, talk about her brain child, www.thepassionateaccountant.com, a new Web site for accountants to share their success stories.
Taxation of Forgiven Debt
Date: February 12, 2010
Time: 10:31AM ET
As the recession sparks an upsurge in forgiven debt of all kinds, William Massey, a senior tax analyst at the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, discusses how taxpayers and tax preparers need to handle it in this podcast.
Freed Maxick's Digital Twitter Billboard
Date: February 11, 2010
Time: 04:13PM ET
Hear Eric Majchrzak, marketing manager at Freed Maxick & Battaglia, talk about how a digital Twitter billboard brought some social media buzz to his firm.
Estate Valuation for Celebrities
Date: February 5, 2010
Time: 12:46PM ET
President of FMV Opinions discusses estate valuation and planning for celebrities like Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz and the uncertain state of the estate tax.
Teaching Clients 'Rich Habits'
Date: February 4, 2010
Time: 12:26PM ET
CPA Tom Corley, president of N.J.-based Cerefice & Co. and author of "Rich Habits," talks about how CPAs can find success by teaching their clients to be more successful.
Bringing on a New Marketing Director
Date: February 3, 2010
Time: 04:19PM ET
What's it take to matriculate a new marketing director into your firm? Hear Michael Daszkal, CPA and managing partner, and Brian Swanson, director of marketing and business development, of Daszkal Bolton LLP in Boca Raton, Fla., offer tips on how marketing directors can ease themselves into the culture of their new firm and what partners can do to help.
The Tax Implications of the State of the Union
Date: January 28, 2010
Time: 03:56PM ET
AICPA vice president of taxation Tom Ochsenschlager discusses the likely tax law implications of President Obama's State of the Union speech with Accounting Today editor Roger Russell.
Intacct Winter 2010 Release
Date: January 27, 2010
Time: 04:09PM ET
Intacct vice president of product marketing Betsy Bland discusses the new features in the most recent release of the company's cloud-based accounting and business management solution.
Boomers v. Millenials
Date: January 25, 2010
Time: 03:55PM ET
Listen to Jason Blumer, CPA, CFE, and managing shareholder at Blumer & Associates, CPA, in Greenville, S.C., talk about what he believes is the difference between Baby Boomer and Millennial CPAs. Read the rest of Blumer’s interview in the March 15 issue of Accounting Today.
Expiring Tax Breaks
Date: December 7, 2009
Time: 03:53PM ET
Clifton Gunderson partner discusses several expiring tax breaks that businesses and individuals should take advantage of while they still have time.
Richard Chambers Podcast
Date: October 21, 2009
Time: 05:23PM ET
Institute of Internal Auditors president Richard Chambers comments on the role of internal audit in the risk management function.
Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr. Podcast
Date: July 8, 2009
Time: 05:35PM ET
PricewaterhouseCoopers International CEO Samuel A. DiPiazza comments on the role of the accounting profession in the midst of the recession, the IFRS roadmap, predictions for the economy, and future challenges for the profession.
Practical Accountant Podcasts
Date: April 10, 2009
Time: 04:28PM ET
Jeff Stimpson, senior reporter at the Practical Accountant, talks about the February/March issue.
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Women in Accounting: Where are the Leading Ladies?
May 17, 2013
Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
Breaking out of Molds to Get Ahead
May 6, 2013
ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
SLIDE SHOW
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
