The American Institute of CPAs is encouraging firms to modernize the way they conduct audits by using data analytics technology and working to improve the way employee benefit plan audits are conducted in response to a critical Labor Department report.

There are many projects that any firm, regardless of size, can implement that, if successfully executed, can create significant performance improvements and reduce the risk of missed opportunities.

At some time or another, we all have to make presentations.

American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon said the AICPA is pushing the Internal Revenue Service to improve its services for both taxpayers and CPAs while preparing to become a more international organization.

Crowe Horwath has announced firmwide changes to its dress code (echoing other firm policies), as well as a new mobile working strategy. Rolled out in December, the two policies were designed for attracting and retaining talent both old and new.

Accountants may work with the treasury management function at some corporations, and being able to share information across functions can help executives make better decisions about investments.

There’s no doubt we live in an anywhere, anytime, any device world with employees locally, nationally and across the globe.

Have ever completed a profitability analysis on your site? A website is perhaps one of the most valuable weapons in an accountant’s arsenal.

The Information Technology Alliance named Lissa Johnsen as vice president.

Intuit launched the Intuit Affordable Care Act Resource Center to help tax professionals assist their individual and small business clients in understanding the tax and financial implications of the ACA.

With its origins in paper trails and manual processes, travel and entertainment expense reporting historically has been more of a black box for accounting professionals than a source of financial insight.

The Internal Revenue Service is urging all tax preparers to do a thorough security scan of their computer drives and devices in case there is any malware lurking.

The financial information company Sageworks has entered into a strategic partnership with IndustryNewsletters, an email marketing company for accounting firms and other professional service firms.

Avalara announced that Shopify Plus has fully integrated Avalara’s Compliance Cloud solution directly into its platform.

Open Systems has acquired mid-market ERP software provider ProcessPro, which specializes in solutions for process manufacturing across industries.

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has added customizable tools to address concerns about controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

Tax preparation software developer TaxAct disclosed a data breach, leading the company to suspend the accounts of more than 9,000 customers.

SmartVault has been acquired by Sydney, Australia-based technology solutions provider Reckon Limited.

Avalara announced it has become a Workday Certified Solution Partner, enabling the cloud software provider to integrate its automated tax management tool AvaTax with Workday Financial Management.

Namely announced that its new Namely SuiteApp achieved “Built by NetSuite” verification.