People on the move: Auburn honors former Machen McChesney MP

BlackLine hires first chief people officer; Katz, Sapper & Miller appoints eight directors; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.


Recognize achievement as often as possible

Prize money is nice, but public recognition is often valued just as much.


Tax Fraud Blotter: A scam by any other name

Speedy time; embezzling from the dead; thousands in gold coins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


Some companies take advantage of hedge accounting changes early

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new hedge accounting standard is prompting some companies to adopt the standard ahead of the Jan 1, 2019 effective date, though many companies are still not using hedge accounting at all.


Young CPAs burdened by student loan debt, survey finds

A New Jersey Society of CPAs poll of over 100 members found that approximately 75 percent of respondents still have debts of over $20,000.


Illinois CPA Society names 2018 'Women to Watch'

The state society recognized three female leaders making strides in their work and communities.


Former PCAOB and KPMG exec pleads guilty in inspection scheme

The official passed along confidential lists of which audit clients would be scrutinized.


SAP’s cloud-based enterprise AI platform leads the market

GlobalData research places the enterprise software company at the top, alongside IBM and ahead of Amazon, Google and Microsoft.


Moss Adams merges in BPW&C

The Top 100 Firm has expanded in the Albuquerque area with its latest M&A deal.


Paul Allen’s $26B estate will take years to unravel

The billionaire had no spouse or children to divide his empire. But there are many others with interests at stake.