By: Chris Gaetano Published Date: May 23, 2017 Salvatore A. Collemi, a CPA with years of external auditing experience under his belt, told his audience at the Forensic Accounting and Litigation Service Conference on May 23 that professional skepticism is severely lacking in today’s business environment, but that it can be cultivated, and must be […]
By Vincent J. Love and Thomas R. Manisero This article explores the history and current risks for CPAs who offer services relating to “plain paper” financials. The profession was “burnt” once in 1136 Tenants’ Corp. v. Max Rothenberg & Co.; will commercial interests lead to cases being brought against CPAs if they perform “preparation services […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published: April 03 2017 When I started my practice I tried to extend as many clients as I could. I figured this would ease tax season and spread the work out throughout the year. I found out this is not workable—for me. Now, we do whatever we can to get a return […]
By Vincent J. Love Do you want a CPA, or a CPA? That is, do you need a Certified Public Accountant (a governmentally licensed professional) or a Certified Professional Accountant? It may all depend on whether he or she is a member of the AICPA or the AICPA, or actually both organizations as an AICPA […]
News from the Accountants Club of America March 2017, 2nd Edition Dear Members and Friends, Please enjoy the second edition of updates from the Accountants Club of America. This was created to keep everyone aware of events, members in the news, new members and other Club information. One particular item of note, on January 24th, […]
News from the Accountants Club of America January 2017, 1st Edition Dear Members and Friends, This is the first of periodic updates from the Accountants Club of America to keep everyone aware of events, members in the news, new members and other Club information. If you have news you would like to share, please let […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published March 06 2017 Here are some ways to save you and your tax practice some headaches this season. 1. I know you are busy getting corporate returns completed, but you should give priority to 1120S and 1065 returns where K-1s will be going to people that you do not prepare 1040s […]
By Edward Mendlowitz February 27 2017 WithumSmith+Brown, PC has rolled out a “Dress for Your Day” policy with a manual illustrating the different ways staff can dress depending upon what they are doing that day. The 12-page manual shows 10 staffers in various poses and pretty much elevates comfort over a traditional look. Withum is […]
By Daniel Hood February 13 2017 The number of changes facing the accounting profession will leave most practices radically altered in the near future, according to Barry Melancon, the president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs. Speaking at a gathering of technology vendors hosted by CPA.com and the institute, Melancon told attendees, “We […]
February 2017 The Future of Auditing A Roundtable Discussion Scott Marcello, Thomas Ray, Doug Carmichael, Jim Peterson, Sridhar Ramamoorti, Salvatore Collemi, and Bruce Nearon In Brief Technology has transformed the way that businesses operate. The auditing profession is no exception. The SEC’s recently released statistics for fiscal year 2016 showed that it filed 868 enforcement […]
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