Nov 20, 2017
When you’re talking to another party about a merger or acquisition, there are going to be things you want to hear and things that make you hesitant should they come out of your counterpart’s mouth. In a preview of his Practice Succession Planning column for the winter 2018 Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Ira Rosenbloom of...
Nov 16, 2017
Recent data breaches have us all on edge regarding cybersecurity, especially CPAs working in the insurance industry. These companies collect and are privy to a lot of sensitive data. Russell Sommers, CPA, CISA, senior manager with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, explains how cybersecurity, especially with the...
Nov 13, 2017
What are the three aspects of FASB’s Big 3 Project? As anyone who has been knee-deep in their implementation can tell you, they are revenue recognition, financial instruments, and the topic of our latest edition of CPA Conversations: lease accounting. In a preview of his presentation at the Dec. 6 PICPA Accounting...
Nov 9, 2017
Blockchain may seem like a futuristic concept, but it is already making a major dent in the way CPAs and auditors perform their jobs. The technology is one that CPAs would be wise to catch up on as soon as possible. To get our members started along this path, CPA Conversations sat down with Amanda Wilkie,...
Nov 6, 2017
Most mergers and acquisitions are going to have a high level of complication, but the issues can multiply when just one partner in a group decides to sell. That is when Section 754 elections may help. On this episode of CPA Conversations, Bill Ruffner, director of taxation in Global Tax Management Inc.’s...