CPAs are in possession of their clients’ most sensitive personal and financial details, so it’s no surprise they’ve become prime hacking targets. Steps need to be implemented to ensure better data protection.

New Jersey high school teachers and college professors gathered last month to discuss challenges and solutions to the accounting talent shortage. From firm offshoring implications to image and teaching style, a variety of issues were addressed.

With the ever-changing accounting and auditing pronouncements, there will likely be an increase in litigation against CPAs. The In Pari Delicto Defense (IPDD) is a protection in professional liability claims asserted against public accounting firms.