NEW YORK The Accountants Club of America announced its 2016-2017 officers and new board members: Robert S. Fligel will serve as president; Salvatore A. Collemi as first-vice president; William Epstein as second vice-president; Elliot L. Hendler as secretary; and Margery Gladston as treasurer. New board members include Jacques Boubli, Margery Gladston, Edward Mendlowitz and Sallie […]
By Sabine Vollmer Journal of Accountancy – October 1, 2016 Young professionals looking for career development opportunities are reviving the informational interview, a classic networking tactic that fell out of favor with the rise of digital research tools. “Every time I made a career change, I would take as many people out to lunch as […]
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 BY EDWARD MENDLOWITZ By my reckoning there are about 42,000 accounting firms in the United States, and 41,600 might be considered to be small.The No. 1 firm has revenues of about $16 billion with about 65,000 people. Number 100 has revenues of $35 million with about 175 people. Number 300 has about […]
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 BY EDWARD MENDLOWITZ By my reckoning there are about 42,000 accounting firms in the United States, and 41,600 might be considered to be small.The No. 1 firm has revenues of about $16 billion with about 65,000 people. Number 100 has revenues of $35 million with about 175 people. Number 300 has about […]
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 BY SCOTT GORDON It’s no secret that professional services firms house troves of hack-worthy data. Accountants, lawyers, consultants, recruiters, media, creative, IT and other service providers routinely access and share sensitive information to meet client needs—making them prime targets for cybercriminals and the ideal potential victims for data mishandling.In June, insurance giant […]
By Alistair M. Nevius, J.D. September 2, 2016 The IRS warned tax practitioners on Friday of a new wave of cyberattacks that allow criminals to remotely access practitioners’ computers and file fraudulent tax returns. The attacks come as practitioners prepare for the Oct. 17 extended filing deadline for individual returns; the IRS reported similar attacks […]
A consultant offers ugly truths and realistic remedies AUGUST 31, 2016 BY SALVATORE A. COLLEMI Ask any practicing CPA who cares about the profession, and they’ll tell you about the need for continuous improvements when it comes to a public accounting firm’s system of quality control policies and procedures.This need is at the very heart […]
CHICAGO (AUGUST 25, 2016) BY DANIEL HOOD The gift that keeps on giving The Affordable Care Act continues to surprise (and terrify),with new thresholds, limits and reporting deadlines – and missing out on any of them could lead to major headaches and massive penalties. With that in mind, we spoke with ADP vice president of […]
AUGUST 22, 2016 BY EDWARD MENDLOWITZ I attend Management of Accounting Practice (MAP) CPE programs. In many instances these do not qualify toward the mandatory CPE requirements. Who cares?I go because I want to make more money, work more effectively, service clients better, excite and retain staff, and have more fun doing what I love […]
KANSAS CITY, MO. (AUGUST 16, 2016) BY DANIEL HOOD The next five years will bring tremendous change to the accounting profession, according to the experts at Boomer Consulting — and the next 15 will leave it almost unrecognizable. As part of a wide-ranging panel discussion at the 2016 Boomer Technology Circles Summit, held here this […]
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