Art of Accounting: Why I have so many women clients

Treat all your clients with the same respect.


IRS warns of email scam from fake professional tax preparer association

New phishing emails from scammers are posing as state accounting and professional associations to lure tax pros into volunteering sensitive info, the IRS said.


Nearly half of companies fall prey to financial crime

Almost one out of two large global companies experienced some form of fraud, theft, money laundering or other financial crime in the past year, according to a new report.


Samsonite tumbles after short seller questions accounting

Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest branded-luggage maker, tumbled the most since 2012 after short-seller Blue Orca Capital questioned the company’s accounting and corporate governance.


CFP Board announces scholarship program with XY Planning Network

XYPN will cover the costs of the CPA Exam for its members who do not yet have CFP certification.


Differences between the FASB and IASB lease accounting standards, and how companies can prepare for both

Accounting and finance organizations for many multinational businesses are currently working to create plans for two separate lease accounting standards: the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s ASC 842 and the International Accounting Standards Board’s IFRS 16.


COSO offers enterprise risk management certificate

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced a COSO Enterprise Risk Management Certificate program for professionals who want to demonstrate their expertise in the COSO ERM Framework.


PCAOB fines Deloitte $500,000 for faulty audits of Jack Henry

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board censured Deloitte & Touche LLP and imposed a $500,000 penalty against the Big Four firm for overlooking material accounting errors during three consecutive audits of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., a Missouri-based IT provider for banks and credit unions.


EY to hold FinTech Pitch Day for tech startups

The Big Four firm is looking to further the next generation of tax services.


Summer reading for accountants – 2018

The experts at ConvergenceCoaching share some of the best reads for the profession.