Art of Accounting: Cash, minutes and internal control

When I was a junior accountant eons ago, my boss would always give me the cash to reconcile or audit, the minutes to “abstract,” and the internal control questionnaire to go over with the controller or bookkeeper.


Only a third of companies are ready for new tax law so they’re hiring tax pros

CFOs are hiring more tax experts and staffers to deal with the TCJA.


Corporate America is investing, but tax cuts aren’t top reason

Corporate America is stepping up its investment plans this year, but the main reason may come as a surprise. An improved business outlook — rather than the Trump administration’s tax cuts — is driving companies’ decisions.


Tax reform could boost sub-Sahara revenue by 5% of GDP, IMF says

Sub-Saharan African countries could increase tax revenue by an average of 5 percent of gross domestic product — much more than what they receive in international aid — if they reform their tax policies, the International Monetary Fund said.


5 tax reform twists businesses need to know more about

This handful of changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may call for more guidance from the Treasury.


The uncertainty of taxes when it comes to death

The doubling of the estate tax deduction has major ramifications for states, the fed – and taxpayers.


Karbon adds email comments to practice management solution

The new tool lets users collaborate around communications more quickly and securely,


Bowman & Company awards 2018 Lisa A. Donahue Scholarship

The firm, along with the New Jersey Society of CPAs, named Rowan University student Kalee Emery as the recipient.


Jay-Z’s attorneys say SEC subpoena is weapon in ‘celebrity hunt’

Lawyers for Jay-Z are accusing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of engaging in a “celebrity hunt” by trying to compel the hip-hop mogul to testify in the agency’s probe of a firm he did business with more than a decade ago.


IIA eyes risks confronting audit execs

The Institute of Internal Auditors released a new report Monday during its international conference in Dubai about the main risks facing chief audit executives.