Accounting combines three things many people enjoy: problem-solving, money, and working with people. And thanks to the use of data analytics in accounting, these parts of the job are more exciting, ...

Several years ago, colleagues and I developed the CPA Success Index. The Success Index offered a metric better than raw single-part CPA exam pass rates to be used for evaluating CPA candidate ...

In the realm of accounting, data accessibility has undergone a remarkable evolution over the past four decades. From manual ledger entries to sophisticated cloud-based platforms, the landscape of ...

Higher pay is necessary to attract more people into accounting jobs (“Accountant Pay Climbs Sharply,” Business & Finance, March 30). Also, artificial intelligence can reduce tedious accounting work, ...

As technology continues to evolve, it promotes changes to business models and surprises those who are unprepared. Businesses change their strategies and the way they operate. New threats and ...

CPA practitioners providing "forensic services," including experts opining on economic damages or conducting forensic investigations, are professionally governed by the statement on standards for ...

Data is crucial to make business financial decisions. Today, data isn't just numbers and spreadsheets that accountants have been familiar with for years; it also includes unstructured data that can be ...

Editor’s note: The following case study is excerpted from The 2014 AICPA Survey on International Trends in Forensic and Valuation Services. Although the buzz about Big Data has certainly been growing, ...

The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's Accounting – Data Analytics bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements. Introduction to basic ...