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Author and CPA CeCe Leung shares what she learned from telling the stories of pioneering accountants in her book, "Dear Accountant."

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07.19.2021 'Dear Accountant:' Lessons from the profession Author and CPA CeCe Leung shares what she learned from telling the stories of pioneering accountants in her book, "Dear Accountant."
07.12.2021 Leveraging data analytics for the recovery As companies look to come back from the pandemic, data analysis can help them drive re-engineering processes, enhance risk controls and otherwise bounce back stronger, according to RSM International global chief innovation officer Paul Herring.
06.28.2021 The roadblocks to diversity in accounting Lara Abrash, the CEO of the U.S. audit and assurance business of Deloitte, and Deloitte partner Thalia Smith discuss why so many of the accounting profession's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have met with little success, and what needs to ...
06.21.2021 Closing the skills gap in accounting Sue Coffey and Carl Mayes of the AICPA addresses what needs to change in accounting education and training to prepare accountants for the future.
06.14.2021 Getting ready for the recovery The pandemic has been going on so long that it can be hard to imagine what things will look like afterward -- but businesses need to start preparing now for their eventual emergence, according to Cynthia Romano and Kevin Clancy ...
06.07.2021 The PPP and the future beyond the pandemic Barry Melancon of the AICPA and Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com review the successes of the Paycheck Protection Program, and how accountants should be thinking about the future to guide their clients out of the pandemic.
05.17.2021 Building a CAS practice Veteran accounting technologist David Bergstein talks about creating a playbook for client accounting services, and building a technology stack to support it.
05.10.2021 The downside of auditor rotation Recent research from University of Kansas business professor Amanda Winn suggests that partner rotation and PCAOB inspections may have some unintended effects.
05.03.2021 Accounting makes a better career than ever The pandemic has actually highlighted -- and in some cases improved -- the accounting profession's attractiveness, according to Jennifer Wilson and Tamera Loerzel of ConvergenceCoaching.
04.26.2021 The 'Unstoppable Practice' Joe Woodard lays out a blueprint for the idea accounting firm of the future.
04.19.2021 Red flags of fraud during COVID John Hanson, managing director of BDO's Forensic Investigation and Litigation Services practice, discusses the tell-tale signs to look out for in businesses during the pandemic.
04.12.2021 Diversity in a virtual world GHJ's Derrick Coleman explains why the pandemic and the move to remote work can help the accounting profession move the needle on diversity.
04.05.2021 New directions in audit KPMG's Scott Flynn dives deep into the future of auditing, and what it will mean in terms of technology, staffing and more.
03.29.2021 Becoming a workplace of choice The staff crunch continues its relentless pressure on accounting firms, making it all the more important for them to become employers of choice. Peter Burke of Best Companies Group details the latest trends in creating employee-friendly workplaces.
03.22.2021 First steps in the move to advisory Growth consultant Gale Crosley shares crucial guidance for firms looking to focus on consulting and advisory services.
03.15.2021 Inside the Top 100 Firms The performance and experiences of the biggest practices in accounting in 2020 offer six lessons for the profession.
03.08.2021 New ways to be an accountant Marjorie Adams of Fourlane discusses nontraditional careers in accounting, and why she's setting up a scholarship fund to encourage students to explore them.
03.01.2021 Myth-busting: The move to advisory Will Hill and Paul Miller of "The Pulse of the Practice" podcast correct some of the accounting profession's biggest misconceptions around the shift to value-added services.
02.22.2021 Building an exit ramp No one likes to contemplate their own mortality, but John Napolitano of U.S. Wealth Management makes it clear why accountants need to get their business-owner clients thinking about exit planning.
02.16.2021 Accounting without borders Growth consultant Gale Crosley talks about taking a practice across the country and around the world.
02.08.2021 The current state of valuations Determining the value of a CPA firm or other business is as much art as science, according to Nainesh Shah and Evan Levine of Complete Advisors LLC.
02.01.2021 A year of disruption in sales tax The changes wrought by the pandemic in ecommerce and much more will play out in the sales tax arena across 2021, according to Avalara's Liz Armbruester.
01.25.2021 Rethinking your firm in 2021 With the pandemic shaking things up, now is a great time to reexamine your practice, and Amanda Aguillard of Elefant Training and Accounting Salon offers a guide to what the firm of the future can look like.
01.19.2021 The new Form 1099-NEC Companies and their advisors will want to make sure they're up on what's reported on the form, how it's changing the 1099-MISC, and the state-reporting wrinkles that go along with it, says Janice Krueger of Greatland.
01.11.2021 The future is remote The changes of the past year around how and where staff can work are irreversible, and accounting firms need to adjust and find ways to make the most of the tremendous opportunities afforded by "boundaryless" work, say Jennifer Wilson and ...
01.04.2021 Get ready for 'PPP2' The latest stimulus package includes a number of provisions that make some major adjustments to the Paycheck Protection Program. Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com and Lisa Simpson of the AICPA discuss the latest changes, and how accountants should be working with ...
12.30.2020 Access Denied episode 5: The financial media Like in the industries its reporters cover, the lack of Black representation in business and financial media has created blind spots. Predominantly white newsrooms often miss stories about systemic racism or fail to reach an audience of more than one ...
12.15.2020 Learning to unlearn Carrie Steffen of the Whetstone Group talks about why accountants need to get comfortable with forgetting what they know and learning new things on a regular basis.
12.09.2020 Access Denied episode 4: Allocation and exacerbation Asset and capital allocations often exacerbate systemic racism across the financial services in some surprising ways. Innovators in the fields of asset management, banking, impact investing and pensions suggest there are also many ways to disrupt the cycle. Shifting the ...
12.07.2020 The soft conversations matter the most It's important to know a lot more about your clients than just their financial situation; John Napolitano of US Wealth Management explains why you need to pry into their inner lives to serve them better.
11.30.2020 Helping Gen X stand the strain UHY tax principal Therese Wolfe says Generation X is sandwiched between the needs of their aging parents and those of their college-debt burdened children — and they need help to handle the financial burdens.
11.25.2020 Access Denied episode 3: Representation The lack of Black representation in the financial services stems from two interconnected problems. Black professionals face significant hurdles once they break into the industry. And the presence of nearly 175,000 Black financial professionals displays that their widespread absence at ...
11.16.2020 Tax planning for the end of a tumultuous year As the end of 2020 approaches, Grant Thornton's Dustin Stamper and Renato Zanichelli discuss tax tactics and strategies for a complicated year.
11.11.2020 Access Denied episode 2: Underserved or ignored? Racism at the branch and in the workplace makes it harder for Black Americans to gain access to financial services. In the second episode of the Access Denied podcast, innovators and researchers from the fields of human resources, banking and ...
11.10.2020 The tax impact of the election Grant Thornton's Dustin Stamper and Renato Zanichelli parse how the result of the presidential and congressional races will play out in tax legislation and policy.
11.02.2020 A look ahead: The future of the profession Neil Fishman and Mark Stewart — the outgoing and incoming presidents of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners, respectively — share the issues they've been working on, and what they see coming for the accounting profession.
10.28.2020 Access Denied episode 1: The wealth effect In this featured episode from the Arizent special series, net worth disparities and the roles housing and mortgage discrimination play in Black homeownership show how it's impossible to close the gaps without eliminating racism.
10.26.2020 The rising profile of ESG reporting Investors and other stakeholders are showing a growing interest in environmental, social and governance reporting, according to KPMG partner Maura Hodge, and there's a major role for auditors in serving that interest.
10.19.2020 Why Brexit matters to you Avalara vice president Richard Asquith details how the U.K.'s upcoming exit from the European Union is going to have significant tax and regulatory ramifications for many American companies.
10.13.2020 Who should set international sustainability standards? Kevin Dancey, CEO of the International Federation of Accountants, discusses his proposal for the IFRS Foundation to oversee an international standard-setting board for sustainability.
10.05.2020 State tax nexus considerations for out-of-state workers amid coronavirus Emilie Burnette, practice lead for state tax analysis and content at Bloomberg Tax & Accounting, talks about what states are doing about taxing companies whose employees are working across state borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what they are doing ...
09.28.2020 Time for a new vision The massive changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic make this a great time for accounting firms to revisit their core mission statement, according to Carrie Steffen of The Whetstone Group.
09.21.2020 An internet domain for CPAs As the AICPA rolls out .cpa, a new internet domain for CPAs, CPA.com president and CEO Erik Asgeirsson explains the value, and the application process.
09.14.2020 The tax season that never ends It's been a most unusual year for tax pros, and National Conference of CPA Practitioners president Neil Fishman dives into the major issues — and what's to come.
09.08.2020 Shedding light on payroll tax deferral ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral — and what we don't.
08.28.2020 Accounting in space As humanity explores the stars and starts to do business there, it will require significant innovations in accounting, according to Dr. Hank Alewine, associate professor of accounting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
08.21.2020 Auditing beyond the financial The profession's skillset can be applied to much more than just financial statements, according to Julie Bell Lindsay of the Center for Audit Quality.
08.14.2020 The future of DAS The AICPA's Dynamic Audit Solution is on track to transform the field; Sue Coffey of the American Institute of CPAs and Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com offer an update on this ambitious project.
08.07.2020 External lessons from the pandemic Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching return to look at external issues that the coronavirus pandemic has raised for accounting firms in terms of dealing with clients, revamping services offerings and more.
07.31.2020 Internal lessons from coronavirus Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching dive into the major issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has raised for accounting firms in terms of staff, technology, operations and more.

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Accounting Today Podcast episodes:

'Dear Accountant:' Lessons from the profession

Leveraging data analytics for the recovery

The roadblocks to diversity in accounting

Closing the skills gap in accounting

Getting ready for the recovery

The PPP and the future beyond the pandemic

Building a CAS practice

The downside of auditor rotation

Accounting makes a better career than ever

The 'Unstoppable Practice'

Red flags of fraud during COVID

Diversity in a virtual world

New directions in audit

Becoming a workplace of choice

First steps in the move to advisory

Inside the Top 100 Firms

New ways to be an accountant

Myth-busting: The move to advisory

Building an exit ramp

Accounting without borders

The current state of valuations

A year of disruption in sales tax

Rethinking your firm in 2021

The new Form 1099-NEC

The future is remote

Get ready for 'PPP2'

Access Denied episode 5: The financial media

Learning to unlearn

Access Denied episode 4: Allocation and exacerbation

The soft conversations matter the most

Helping Gen X stand the strain

Access Denied episode 3: Representation

Tax planning for the end of a tumultuous year

Access Denied episode 2: Underserved or ignored?

The tax impact of the election

A look ahead: The future of the profession

Access Denied episode 1: The wealth effect

The rising profile of ESG reporting

Why Brexit matters to you

Who should set international sustainability standards?

State tax nexus considerations for out-of-state workers amid coronavirus

Time for a new vision

An internet domain for CPAs

The tax season that never ends

Shedding light on payroll tax deferral

Accounting in space

Auditing beyond the financial

The future of DAS

External lessons from the pandemic

Internal lessons from coronavirus

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