CPAs in Ohio, elsewhere must meet challenge of change

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 by Gary Hunt

Do small firms and sole practitioners have the skills and knowledge to work with blockchain accounting and cryptocurrency?

Around the web today: The heavy toll of student debt

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019 by Gary Hunt

Home ownership has declined in recent years and college graduates are increasingly choosing to leave rural communities. Turns out those trends might be related.

Who’s teaching the computers? Ethics, fraud and AI

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 by Gary Hunt

Who is responsible for fraud by AI?

SMiShing 101: “Elementary, my dear Watson”

Posted on Friday, November 30, 2018 by Rebecca Kerr

Now that we’ve covered what SMiShing is as well as why and how it occurs, it’s preventative action time. Many, if not all, SMiShing attempts can be stopped with some simple but diligent detective work. Let’s suit up.

Apple’s value hit $1 trillion, so here’s a fun illustration of what that means

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Apple, self-proclaimed kingpin of all things technology, can officially say “scoreboard” to literally every other company on the planet. Because as of Aug. 2, Apple became the first public company worth $1 trillion.

Keeping up with tech tools a must for CPAs

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 by Gary Hunt

As the list of responsibilities for CPAs grow, it’s understandable if certain tasks get left behind. But neglecting to update your skillset when it comes to analytical tools could be a costly mistake.

SMiShing 101: Keeping your mobile device secure

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2018 by Rebecca Kerr

If you haven’t received a SMiShing message yet, you might think you have immunity from this type of attack. Unfortunately, this is probably not the case, starting with the different ways scammers obtain phone numbers.

Today’s the day to vote (and creepily figure out who else has)

Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 by Molly Ryan

If you’ve already made time to cast your vote, now it’s time to turn your attention toward making sure all your friends, family members, acquaintances, kids’ teachers and coaches, dentists, mechanics, and librarians do, too.

Advance was a big hit live and online

Posted on Friday, November 2, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Advance is wrapping up on Tuesday, Nov. 6 in Toledo, which is bittersweet because it’s been fun to watch our CEO’s trip around the state through the tweets, photos and other comments we’ve seen and heard over the last two weeks.

Would you pay for something if doing so was voluntary?

Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2018 by Molly Ryan

That might sound like a trick question, but a new business in Manhattan, Drug Store, is willing to bet its customers will.

Protect your Twitter account so a cryptocurrency scam doesn’t take over

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Protecting yourself online is important no matter the account or platform. But today, let’s focus specifically on Twitter, and even more specifically on scam artists posing as cryptocurrency investors, because that’s exactly what’s playing out on AICPA’s Twitter handle right now (at the time of writing).

Is Google rigged?

Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Thanks to an article released this week about Google “manipulating its algorithm to prioritize left-leaning news outlets in their coverage of President Trump,” President Trump has threatened to regulate Google. Are his threats credible?

Blockchain for dummies

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2018 by Jessica Salerno

When I heard blockchain for the first time, it registered as an umfamiliar term. But what I didn’t realize until hearing it for the third or fourth time, is that it was new to many people, accounting background or not.

The power of personalization

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2018 by Molly Ryan

A lot of the craze around the Internet of Things (IoT) is centered around two core concepts - personalization and convenience.

Is interest in cryptocurrency waning?

Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Nearly every day a headline emerges about cryptocurrencies and their viability in the global market - but how realistic are reports about a growing interest in cryptocurrencies?

Technology in the midst of a US-China trade war

Posted on Monday, July 9, 2018 by Molly Ryan

US workers continue to brace for an all-out trade war between the United States and China. While many products have already become more expensive and several reports are focusing on US farmers, automakers and oil producers, there still hasn’t been a fervent look at the supposed issue at the root of all this: protecting American intellectual property.

A massive breakthrough for artificial intelligence technology

Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 by Molly Ryan

IBM’s AI supercomputer recently argued (convincingly) against a human competitor, which means we are closer than ever to AI actually being able to make decisions that impact humans.

Net neutrality update: The rollback is officially live

Posted on Monday, June 11, 2018 by Molly Ryan

If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the last six months, you’ve likely heard about the ongoing debate between big internet providers and net neutrality supporters regarding the Obama-era net neutrality regulations that are being rolled back today. Yes, today.

AI is coming for us, but it’s coming for its comrades first

Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018 by Molly Ryan

It’s hard to know how to feel about artificial intelligence. On one hand, just in the accounting profession it has massive potential to free CPAs to do more meaningful work. On another, if a robot can replace you (and do what you do in half the time with zero errors), why wouldn’t your employer invest in that, or at least want to learn more? And, on a theoretical third hand, AI is flat-out scary.

Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings in accounting

Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 by Molly Ryan

Chances are, if you’re on Twitter, you’re following a handful of the folks who made it on to Avalara’s Accounting Top 100 social media leaderboard on May 9.