U.S. Unemployment Rate Unemployment trends remain strong, as indicated above. The most recent unemployment rate was 3.9%, with 164,000 new jobs recorded in the most…
Using Visualization Software to Compile and Analyze Data
A Step-by-Step Guide for CPAs
In Brief As big data gets even bigger, software programs that have served CPAs well for years, such as Microsoft Excel, find themselves straining under…
Data Visualization Software
An Introduction to Tableau for CPAs
In Brief New software is constantly being developed to help users work with the ever-increasing volume of data produced by businesses. CPAs should be at…
Enterprise Technology Risk in a New COSO ERM World
Eight Challenges Facing Management
The release of the revised Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management—Integrated Framework could not have come at a better time for technology risk professionals and…
GDP Fourth quarter U.S. GDP was revised up to 2.9%, completing a year that saw GDP grow at 2.3%. While the first quarter of 2018…
In Brief The audit world is changing. Technology has transformed business processes and created a wealth of data that can be leveraged by accountants and…
General Commentary On the whole, the most recent economic data portends a slight lessening of domestic growth. While employment trends are positive, the ISM manufacturing…
CPAs love collecting data on employees, clients, and themselves. Most firms track dozens of key performance indicators (KPI) to manage their practices—most of them focused…