Over at the AICPA's website, there's a post that makes the case for accounting students […]
Category: Technology
Tell a Fellow Accountant About Alt+Tab, for Crying Out Loud
You people make me sad. Seriously, anyone who isn't using Alt+Tab constantly needs to examine […]
Deloitte Survey: Auditors’ Use of Technology Does Not Impress
A Deloitte survey of financial executives, financial statement users and audit committee members found that […]
The End Is Nigh: Prepare Yourselves for the Accountapocalypse
Last week I read Caleb's post about the murky future of the accounting profession, and I reached out to him immediately. You see, I am in the business of predicting the future of the accounting profession. Or at least that’s what my LinkedIn says, it makes it easier to explain what an accounting futurist actually does.
Getting Cirrus: A Conversation with Blake Oliver of Cloudsourced Accounting
Today, Harshman Phillips & Company announced that it is acquiring Cloudsourced Accounting, a firm that […]
Reminder: Robots Are Coming For Your Accounting Jobs
As you may have heard, THE MACHINES are taking over CPA jobs. But for accounting […]
Belated #TBT: VisiCalc, the First Spreadsheet Program
I wrote this yesterday and didn't publish it. Go figure. Anyway, VisiCalc was the first […]
Actually, Everyone Knows That Having Two Monitors Is Super Boss
Today in this isn't news news. You may not know it but having two screens […]
Use Excel to Keep an Eye on Your BMI This Busy Season
Let’s assume that you’ve bought into the quantified-self craze. Your wearable technology measures every breath […]
Sony Hack Also Leaked Deloitte Salaries, Reveals Gender Gap
We haven’t reported on the Sony hack yet because it has absolutely nothing to do with public accounting. Until today.
How to Add a Nice Steaming Pile of Poo to Any Excel Spreadsheet
As the old saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words. There may just be […]
Would Your Clients Like a Side of DIY Legal Forms With That Tax Return?
As some of you know, I'm at Thomson Reuters SYNERGY this week, which is basically […]