It’s one thing to fail a test when you haven’t invested your full effort. However, when you fully invest your time and effort, only to come up just a little bit short, it’s among the worst feelings in the world. Failing a section of the CPA Exam can feel like an overwhelmingly negative setback. At […]
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Is Your Wordpress Website Up-to-Date?
If you’ve got a website, we’re willing to bet it was built on Wordpress (ours is). As one of the most popular content management systems on the market, Wordpress is relatively user friendly with lots of great themes and plugins for optimizing. Here’s the thing. Wordpress is not a build it and forget it kind […]
2020 CMA Exam Content Changes Released
Starting January 1, 2020, the CMA exam will undergo substantial changes to ensure that the certification is current, relevant, and valid for accountants seeking to work in management accounting. The Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) decided on these changes after performing a thorough job analysis. Both parts of the exam will feature changes to […]
The Certified Internal Auditor Exam Expands Globally
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is expanding the Certified Internal Auditor exam to several new languages to accommodate international candidates seeking the credential. As the only globally recognized internal audit certification, it is important that the CIA exam be accessible to a multitude of audiences across the world. The IIA estimates that there are […]
IIA Changes CIA Eligibility Requirements
Starting September 1, 2019, The Institute of Internal Auditors has changed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) program eligibility window from four years to three years. This change reflects the time it normally takes candidates to complete the CIA certification process, and candidates within the three-year program will be able to request a one-year extension if […]
Audit Analytics: How Data Analytics is Transforming the Internal Auditing Field
In today’s business environment, how a company works with “big data” has become analogous with how well that company does within its industry or market. Being able to effectively work with data to drive business decisions and develop business insights is the difference between a competitive company and a company behind the curve. Data analytics […]
Tax News Recap: New Forms, Cybersecurity, and Career Opportunities
It may not be tax season, but it sure does feel like it with all the tax news and updated information from the IRS! Have you been paying attention? Don’t sleep on these important tax news headlines. New forms This month the IRS announced a couple of new forms. First, a new form for seniors […]
Why Learn in the Classroom When You Can Learn Online?
The traditional classroom is not the only way to learn. We’re in the digital age now where books can be read on tablets and things can be learned on YouTube (not taxes, obviously). There are now hundreds of schools who offer degrees online and hundreds of platforms where you can gain certifications for a number […]
8 Common Tax Problems Every Tax Preparer Should Be Ready For in 2020
2018 had some major tax changes due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And while we’re still recovering from these changes (or still working through them with our extended filers), it’s time to start looking into what tax problems we’ll be working with for the 2019 tax year. Most of the changes to the […]