Aug 25, 2022

Robotic process automation, or RPA, has been a buzzword in the accounting profession for several years. Despite that, many practitioners don’t have a great grasp of what RPA is and what it can do for accountants.

Wesley Hartman has spent much of the past eight years developing RPA solutions for midsize firm Kirsch...

Aug 23, 2022

David Cieslak, CPA/CITP, CGMA, aka Inspector Gadget, has been following technology tools and trends for years. He took time recently to share thoughts on the Journal of Accountancy podcast, explaining how he got his nickname, the “evolutionary” vs. “revolutionary” approach he takes to analyzing...

Aug 18, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act includes several tax provisions, including a corporate minimum tax, a 1% excise tax on stock repurchase by corporations, and increased funding for IRS enforcement efforts.

Adam Schrom, CPA, director of product management at Bloomberg Tax, breaks down several aspects of the legislation and...

Aug 16, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic led many CPAs and their employers to think deeply about mental health in ways they may not have before. Amber Setter, a former accountant and an International Coaching Federation-accredited professional certified coach, talks about signs someone may need to consider speaking with a...

Aug 9, 2022

Tom King, CPA, has worked in corporate America and now is a professor of accounting at Case Western Reserve University. He wrote the book The Numerate Leader in part to help professionals better approach how they share data.

If the right data is presented the right way, audiences won’t simply nod their heads or...