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Art of Accounting: First-time partner, part 2 | Accounting Today

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By Edward Mendlowitz Published July 24 2017, 1:11pm EDT You may or may not feel different the first day you wake up as a partner, but you will be different. People’s perceptions of you will have changed. You will now be a partner and as such an owner, a prestigious person within the profession and […]

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Introducing the NYSSCPA’ s New 501(c)(3): The Moynihan Scholarship Fund | CPA Journal

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By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE July 2017 Issue, Publisher’s Column, Featured July 2017 In 2015, the NYSSCPA leadership established the Moynihan Fund as a way to recognize the contributions of recently deceased past president David J. Moynihan. The fund would be composed of the two education-based initiatives that since their inception have been programs of the Society’s […]

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Amanda Wilkie – At AICPA Engage, blockchain is on the brain | Accounting Today

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By Ranica Arrowsmith Published June 16 2017 Amanda Wilkie, chief information officer at WithumSmith+Brown, went one step further and told attendees that blockchain would “change the world” — especially the accounting world.  She recalled PCMag’s claim that 2017 would be the “year of the smart contract.”   Blockchain was a favored subject during the 2017 […]

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Sal Collemi – Speaker: Professional Skepticism Can, Must Be Cultivated | The Trusted Professional

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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 […]

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Plain Paper Financial Statements

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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 […]

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Art of Accounting: I never file an extension if I can get the return done | Accounting Today

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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 […]

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Need a CPA Expert? What CPA Did You Have in Mind?

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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 […]

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Voices Art of Accounting: Top 12 Tax Season Time Savers | Accounting Today

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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 […]

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Art of Accounting: Withum Dress Code

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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 […]

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