The Latest

  • The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs is out to enhance the image of the profession with a series of humorous videos that aim to prove accountants are not boring.

    February 16
  • The trustees of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, which oversees the International Accounting Standards Board, have announced a series of changes to their constitution, including an emphasis on adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards over convergence.

    February 16
  • Partners and employees at Seattle, Wash.-based Moss Adams donated $75,000 toward Haiti relief efforts, which was matched 100 percent by the Moss Adams LLP Foundation.

    February 16
  • Someone actually sat down and figured out thatif you stacked $1 million in newlyminted $100 dollar bills, it would make a pile roughly three feet high.

    February 15
  • Calling all accounting majors (and the professors who love them)!

    February 15
  • Our Generational Viewpoints article this issue features Baby Boomer John Nicolopoulos, born in 1956, assurance partner of Boston-based Caturano and Co. (www.caturano.com), and Generation Y assurance manager Nichole VanPelt, born in 1981, of the same firm. We asked Nichole and John the following question: "How important is soft-skills training to your firm?"

    February 15
  • AICPA OFFERS FAIR VALUE INVESTMENT GUIDANCE

    February 15
  • The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is facing several interrelated controversial issues that may ultimately determine the financial viability of the U.S. government.

    February 15
  • Looking to the past only goes so far in preparing for the future. Some firms conduct an annual "retreat," but I believe this label is counterintuitive to progress. It does not further the idea of visionary, insight-led planning. Instead, I recommend conducting a firm "summit," during which an honest, free flow of ideas can help catapult your business ahead of its competition.

    February 15
  • When it comes to communicating your firm's fees, don't dish out surprises.

    February 15