Windes merges in Allen, Haight & Monaghan

Windes has added Allen, Haight & Monaghan, expanding its presence in Southern California.


Making it easy for clients to pay

Accountant Allan Ratafia was tired of absorbing payment processing fees on client payments — so he built an app.


Divorce planning after tax reform

The TCJA’s changes to alimony deductibility make good advice more important than ever.


Finding the opportunity in the opportunity zones

A lesser-known provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may offer a major investment for clients.


PCAOB finds high deficiencies for broker-dealer auditors

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Monday on its inspections last year of auditors of brokers and dealers, indicating a continuing high number of audit deficiencies overall, albeit with fewer independence violations than in previous years.


FASB proposes to tweak CECL standard

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update Monday to amend the transition requirements and scope of the credit losses standard that it issued in 2016.


Art of Accounting: Wasted lunch opportunity

A colleague mentioned that his partners never want to leave the office for lunch, preferring to eat at their desks.


Seven key steps in building a crisis communications plan

While it cannot guarantee any negative publicity will result from an issue, it can help to manage the situation and minimize the reputational damage.


Warren Averett sends team to Rwanda

The Top 100 Firm sent four staff members to see firsthand how their monetary donations, via Compassion International, have helped local children.


Steinhoff removes two former executives amid accounting probe

Steinhoff International Holdings NV suspended former Chief Financial Officer Ben La Grange and ex-director Stehan Grobler in the first action taken against current employees of the company following an accounting scandal.