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07.10.2020

MACPA CEO Tom Hood shares insights on how firms can safely bring staff back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic — and how the profession is going to be changed forever after the coronavirus.

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07.10.2020 Accountants and the 'next normal' MACPA CEO Tom Hood shares insights on how firms can safely bring staff back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic — and how the profession is going to be changed forever after the coronavirus.
06.26.2020 Handling your own mistakes Every accountant and financial planner will make mistakes, says John Napolitano of U.S. Wealth Management — the question is how you handle them.
06.19.2020 Wayfair at 2: The complexity continues With the landmark Supreme Court decision marking its second anniversary, Avalara's Scott Peterson and Liz Armbruester dive into its origins -- and its many, many ramifications.
06.12.2020 The impact of coronavirus on firm valuations The pandemic may not be changing the M&A; landscape in the ways you expect, says Transition Advisors' Joel Sinkin as he dives into what's different, and how.
06.10.2020 The boom in cyberattacks As hackers and fraudsters take advantage of the chaos of the pandemic, cyberattacks are skyrocketing, according to SC&H; Group director Jeff Bathurst — making cybersecurity all the more important for accounting firms.
06.05.2020 The state of the global accounting profession during COVID-19 International Federation of Accountants CEO Kevin Dancey talks about how accounting organizations around the world are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and working with each other to solve problems and share resources.
06.03.2020 Challenges and opportunities for management accountants As companies struggle to survive in an increasingly complex and threatening environment of the coronavirus pandemic, the role of management accountants has become ever-more critical, according to IMA president and CEO Jeff Thomson.
05.27.2020 The Paycheck Protection Program and tax provisions in the CARES Act Bill Smith, managing director of CBIZ MHM's National Tax Office, discusses the loan forgiveness provisions of the PPP, along with the employee retention credit, net operating loss carrybacks, economic impact payments, and the prospects for the next round of stimulus ...
05.22.2020 Nonprofits versus the pandemic Tosha Anderson of The Charity CFO shares the strategies that not-for-profit organizations are taking to weather COVID-19.
05.20.2020 The accountant's role in recovery Accountants are looking cautiously at the prospects for reopening the economy, shares Ohio Society of CPAs president and CEO Scott Wiley, and they have an important part to play in that.
05.15.2020 Protecting businesses from fraud Grant Thornton CEO Brad Preber and principal Linda Miller, who leads the firm's fraud and financial crimes practice, offer strategies to help businesses protect themselves from fraud amid the pandemic environment.
05.13.2020 A great time for fraudsters Grant Thornton CEO Brad Preber and principal Linda Miller explain why the coronavirus pandemic and the government response to it have created unique opportunities for fraud.
05.08.2020 Is it too late to move to the cloud? Withum's Jim Bourke breaks down which of your firm's applications can be swapped to web-based versions right now, and which you'll have to wait for later.
05.06.2020 M&A lessons from crises past As the accounting profession moves through the coronavirus, Transition Advisors' Joel Sinkin shares what the last recession and the aftermath of 9/11 tell us to expect in the M&A; market.
05.01.2020 The PPP and beyond The Paycheck Protection Program continues to evolve — and there are other ways to help business clients, according to Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com and Mark Koziel of the AICPA.
04.29.2020 Discussing fees in the midst of a crisis What you're charging clients is a delicate subject even in the best of times, and the current crisis makes it even more uncomfortable. Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting offers advice on how to handle this complicated topic.
04.24.2020 Prospecting in a pandemic Some firms may think now is not the time to be reaching out to new clients — but they can't afford not to keep prospects moving through their pipeline, says business development consultant Art Kuesel.
04.22.2020 Best practices in remote computing Withum's Jim Bourke shares how to make your staff more efficient and more effective while working away from the office.
04.17.2020 Structuring your coronavirus plan Firms need to start by identifying which clients matter most to them, and then reaching out to them, according to Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.
04.10.2020 The perpetual improvement of the CPA Exam Michael Decker, vice president of examinations at the AICPA, shares a number of potential and planned changes to the CPA Exam.
04.03.2020 Coronavirus: Lessons learned Jim Bourke of Top 100 Firm Withum shares what his firm and others have learned from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
04.01.2020 Keeping your remote team engaged Employees can be "all in" no matter where they work, according to Amy Leschke-Kahle of the Marcus Buckingham Co., an ADP company, provided managers are engaged with them.
03.27.2020 Navigating the coronavirus crisis AICPA executives Mark Koziel and Carl Peterson shares strategies, tactics and resources for CPAs trying to make their way through the COVID-19 pandemic.
03.20.2020 'Challenges create opportunities' CohnReznick's newly installed CEO, David Kessler shares the challenges facing his Top 100 Firm and the profession at large — as well as how the firm has reacted to the coronavirus.
03.13.2020 'It's not your father's firm anymore' Transition Advisors' Bill Carlino discusses the major factors driving change in the accounting profession — and how firms are reacting.
03.06.2020 Tax season so far Neil Fishman of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners dissects the current state of the filing season, what to expect in the run-up to April 15 — and what's coming after that.
02.28.2020 Spotlighting successful women in tax and accounting Charlotte Rushton of Thomson Reuters shares the lessons she's learned from interviewing women who've risen in the profession for her own podcast, 'Her Accounts.'
02.21.2020 Overcoming task overload Stop worrying about managing time, says Joe Woodard: The successful advisor is focused on being effective, not efficient.
02.14.2020 The building blocks of firm success Winding River Consulting's Gary Shamis, himself the founder of a Top 100 Firm, shares the most important factors in creating a successful organization.
02.07.2020 Managing conflicts of interest in financial planning Some accountants worry that entering into financial planning services may create conflicts of interest — and they're right, according to John Napolitano of U.S. Wealth Management, though the specific conflicts may not be what they expect.
01.31.2020 The ongoing evolution of goodwill accounting With FASB reviewing the standards for goodwill, PJ Patel, co-CEO and senior managing director at Valuation Research Corp., dives into the evolving complexities in the field.
01.24.2020 The many hurdles to implementing lease accounting Private companies got a reprieve for implementation of this major standard — and they'll need all of it, according to LeaseQuery's George Azih.
01.17.2020 Crunching the numbers on growth Setting a growth goal is about much more than picking a percentage — firms need to dive deeper to understand what it will really take to hit that goal, says Bob Lewis of The Visionary Group — and they need ...
01.10.2020 Meet the new W-4 The brand-new withholding form for 2020 will present taxpayers with challenges, and tax pros with opportunities, says ADP's Pete Isberg.
01.03.2020 The skills of the future The clients and markets of the future will require firms and accountants to think more clearly about the investments and effort they want to put into developing new capabilities, according to consultant Gale Crosley.
12.20.2019 2020: Age of innovation Erik Asgeirsson describes the new audit tools and many other developments coming out of CPA.com and the American Institute of CPAs.
12.13.2019 Why the audit – and auditors – need to change Technology is ready to disrupt this core service of the profession, and that's going to require a serious response from auditors, according to Alan Anderson of Accountability Plus.
12.06.2019 Dealing with difficult clients Everyone has them, but there are plenty of ways to deal with those painful clients, according to John Napolitano.
11.22.2019 Top issues for tax season Neil Fishman of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners shares the main issues that tax preparers should be paying attention to as the next filing season approaches.
11.15.2019 Trouble at home: Your clients' household employees The tax and compliance issues around workers in the home are complex and confusing — and are likely to trip your clients up, says Care.com HomePay's Tom Breedlove.
11.08.2019 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 ...
11.01.2019 What does it take to be a Best Firm to Work For? Leaders from the two top workplaces in accounting in 2019 — Victor Ramsauer of LevitZacks and James Rinn of Maxwell, Locke & Ritter — dive into what sets their firms apart.
10.25.2019 Inside the cannabis industry Zach Gordon, a pioneer in serving the marijuana business and senior manager of the cannabis practice at Janover LLC, shares the issues facing this new niche, and how accountants can and should work with it.
10.18.2019 Building a better audit Technology is not only making auditors more efficient, says Jeff Gramlich of Validis – it's offering them the opportunity to significantly enhance quality.
10.11.2019 AI and the fight against fraud Though in the early days of application, artificial intelligence is already having a major impact in protecting businesses, according to professor and Baker Tilly director Paul Zikmund.
10.04.2019 Distributed firms and virtual CFO services Jody Grunden of Summit CPAs describes how his firm found success in outsourced services with a virtual model.
09.27.2019 Being more than a trusted advisor Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro lays out the case for going beyond the "trusted advisor" to become a"strategic valued advisor."
09.20.2019 A roadmap to advisory services Joe Woodard details the four steps accountants need to take to become a 'risen advisor.'
09.13.2019 Reaching next gen clients Just as the rising generations of accountants have very different characteristics from the baby boomer generation, so does the rising generation of clients, according to Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.
09.06.2019 'People are the backbone of the profession' Finding and keeping the right kind of people, innovation and technology are among the top issues the accounting profession needs to grapple with, according to Marcum LLP's Jeff Weiner.

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Accounting Today Podcast episodes:

Accountants and the 'next normal'

Handling your own mistakes

Wayfair at 2: The complexity continues

The impact of coronavirus on firm valuations

The boom in cyberattacks

The state of the global accounting profession during COVID-19

Challenges and opportunities for management accountants

The Paycheck Protection Program and tax provisions in the CARES Act

Nonprofits versus the pandemic

The accountant's role in recovery

Protecting businesses from fraud

A great time for fraudsters

Is it too late to move to the cloud?

M&A lessons from crises past

The PPP and beyond

Discussing fees in the midst of a crisis

Prospecting in a pandemic

Best practices in remote computing

Structuring your coronavirus plan

The perpetual improvement of the CPA Exam

Coronavirus: Lessons learned

Keeping your remote team engaged

Navigating the coronavirus crisis

'Challenges create opportunities'

'It's not your father's firm anymore'

Tax season so far

Spotlighting successful women in tax and accounting

Overcoming task overload

The building blocks of firm success

Managing conflicts of interest in financial planning

The ongoing evolution of goodwill accounting

The many hurdles to implementing lease accounting

Crunching the numbers on growth

Meet the new W-4

The skills of the future

2020: Age of innovation

Why the audit – and auditors – need to change

Dealing with difficult clients

Top issues for tax season

Trouble at home: Your clients' household employees

Blockchain and attest: A big first step

What does it take to be a Best Firm to Work For?

Inside the cannabis industry

Building a better audit

AI and the fight against fraud

Distributed firms and virtual CFO services

Being more than a trusted advisor

A roadmap to advisory services

Reaching next gen clients

'People are the backbone of the profession'

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