Data and information management

Audit committees at public companies will have plenty on their agendas this year, according to a pair of new reports from KPMG, including new accounting standards, the new tax law, cyber security and more.

Eide Bailly LLP, a Top 100 accounting firm, has added Decipher Forensics, a digital forensics and data recovery firm based in American Fork, Utah.

The IRS has recommendations for safely storing, sharing and disposing of taxpayer information.

The firm adds software development and data analytics, among other services, to its offerings.

Long gone are the days of finance being limited to record keeping and balancing the books.

Leveraging the opportunities in technological change requires collaboration and coordination.

Thanks to the rise of digital marketplaces, crowdsourcing and a global network of startups, today, there are various ways to finance a business, regardless of what stage of development it is in.

This is the firm’s second acquisition in the identity and access management area.

A look at the major developments from the past year.

New capabilities includes storing user settings in the cloud rather than only on a single workstation.

The buy adds new practice management and workflow tools to the company’s portfolio.

To help preparers get ready for tax season, NCCPAP president Stephen Mankowski shares the top issues they should bear in mind.

Declining manpower continues to sap the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to pursue criminal cases, as the number of new investigations dropped by 11 percent over the past year and recommendations for prosecution fell by 18 percent.

The American Institute of CPAs has released a new guide to data analytics to familiarize CPAs with the technology.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Wednesday to taxpayers and tax professionals about a new email scam targeting Hotmail users in which the thieves try to steal personal and financial information.

Effectively immediately, tax pros must register through a new ID-proofing process.

Accountants making data security education a priority for their clients could mean the difference between success and failure.

BDO reported Thursday its global revenues grew 8 percent to $8.1 billion in fiscal year 2017 across its network of firms as its headcount grew 9.04 percent.

The new software integrations come on the heels of the release of the company’s brand new cloud network.

Many finance, planning and analysis teams are stuck using outdated processes.