10 tech stories you may have missed: Invoices in blockchain

An attack on multi-factor authentication, the cost of not investing, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.


California practitioners weather the wildfires

Accountants and tax pros share their experiences facing the fires plaguing the state.


FASB issues accounting update for share-based payments

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update Monday to simplify and increase the comparability of accounting for nonemployee share-based payments, specifically those made to customers.


Sales Tax Institute names 2019 'Sales Tax Nerd' winner

Cherie Julius, a senior tax manager at Uline Inc., was recognized for her passion for the field.


Art of Accounting: Specialists vs. generalists

I’ve spent my career as an “expert generalist,” so when a book on the advantages of being a generalist was published, many friends called it to my attention and I read it.


Blockchain and attest: A big first step

For all the worry about the interaction of blockchain and assurance, there haven’t been many real-life examples of it — until now, with Top 100 Firm Armanino’s release of a new attest product around stablecoins. The firm’s Scott Copeland and Andries Verschelden share the details, and what it means for the future of assurance.


International tax enforcement chiefs search for crypto tax criminals

Leaders of tax enforcement authorities from the U.S., Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom met this week to discuss ways to deal with tax crimes and tax evasion, particularly involving cryptocurrency.


Accounting groups meet to discuss integrated reporting and sustainability

Top officials from the International Integrated Reporting Council, the Institute of Management Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants met in New York to discuss what steps they can take to enhance integrated reporting to provide better information on sustainability and other non-financial matters.


Firms on the move: MGI Worldwide, CPA Associates International merge

Berdon partners with Rutgers Continuous Auditing and Reporting Lab; Dean Dorton and Baker Newman Noyes move offices; and more CPA news.


People on the move: Grant Thornton names CEO

CalCPA appoints chief learning officer; Katz, Sapper & Miller adds 22 managers; and more CPA news.