Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
Abraham Akresh Jeffrey Allen Robert Barnett Stewart Berger Warren Bergstein Quinton Booker Alexander Buchholz Jacqueline Burke Gary Carpenter Anthony Cassella Scott Cheslowitz Michael Chiasson Ayanna…
For 85 years, The CPA Journal has earned the respect of CPAs and other financial professionals for its in-depth analysis of current issues. We do…
In 2016, the Journal continued our coverage of some of the unresolved accounting, auditing, and financial reporting issues that have plagued the profession since the…
High School Confidential
Future Accountants Speak About the Profession
In October, Jason Ackerman's first practice management column discussed his firm's practice of hiring high school interns at his firm to give them early exposure…
The State of the Profession
Analyzing the Results of the 2016 Practice Management Survey
In Brief The second annual NYSSCPA–Rosenberg Survey identifies trends from the national 18th Annual 2016 Practice Management Survey and provides a comparative qualitative analysis to…
What is the current state of the profession? To answer this question, we turn to the results of our second annual NYSSCPA–Rosenberg Survey to identify…
Voices of the Profession: Paul Fisher
The Great CPA Followership Crisis
CPA firms are facing a succession crisis that endangers growth and profitability. The historical model of organic growth that relies on relationship management by generalist…
Vehicle Sales Vehicle sales increased in October from 17.8 million to 18.3 million units on a seasonally adjusted annual rate. This represents just under a…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
Existing Home Sales Annualized, seasonally adjusted existing home sales were 5.47 million in September, well above the forecast of 5.31 million. Thanks to increased single-family…
This month's cover story is our annual survey of tax preparation and research software. This marks the 15th year this survey of New York tax…
Voices of the Profession: When Standards Aren’t So Standard
A Discussion with Nicholas J. Mastracchio
CPAs can be forgiven for thinking there are more standards, and standards setters, to follow than ever before. The recent proliferation has come at the…
N.Y. Empire State Manufacturing The Empire State Manufacturing Survey's general business conditions index remained below its neutral threshold for a second consecutive month, coming in…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
Our focus this month is on taxes, and our features and departments cover a wide array of unique and unusual circumstances. Going beyond the bread-and-butter…
Forté Capital’s Selected Statistics
Conference Board Leading Indicators
The Conference Board index of leading indicators climbed 0.4% in July, slightly above expectations. The increase was led by industrial production. Nonfarm payrolls added 255,000…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
The winners of the 2015 Max Block Distinguished Article Awards were honored during The CPA Journal Editorial Board meeting on August 9, 2016. This award…
This year, our annual focus on financial planning is organized around the advice individuals need at different stages in their lives. Many people rely upon…
Risk of Recession The probability that the U.S. economy will fall into recession within six months increased from 17% in April to 20% in May,…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The update is…
This month's issue focuses on topics of interest to both the younger generation of CPAs preparing to enter the profession and the older generation seeking…
Making Financial Reporting More Responsive to Users’ Needs
Highlights from the 15th Annual Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference
Every year, Baruch College's Annual Financial Reporting Conference brings together leading representatives of the regulatory, standards setting, and user communities. The 15th conference, held on…
This issue features our annual coverage of Baruch College's Financial Reporting Conference. We have published the highlights of the conference for several years now to…
The accounting profession has a role to play in achieving a very important aspect of sustainability—being part of the fabric of our capital market systems…
The First Annual NYSSCPA Hedge Fund Roundtable Sustainability
Investment Leadership Conference
In a historical gathering, the first annual NYSSCPA–Hedge Fund Roundtable Sustainability Investment Leadership Conference on May 6, 2016, brought together some of the world's foremost…
For the past few years, The CPA Journal has drawn attention to the new but growing field of sustainability reporting and assurance by devoting a…
This month marks our annual technology issue. Technology advances present new capabilities for businesses, but, increasingly, they also represent increased complexity, risk, and potential liability.…
This issue focuses on accounting, auditing, taxation, and management issues specific to the not-for-profit and government sectors. Although these entities present unique challenges to the…