Although he’s leaving the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) where he led some of the most significant efforts in information technology, Louis Matherne expects to still be very active with CPAs and their work with technology.Advertisement

Accounting profession software giant CCH’s decision to provide its customers the ability to render clients’ financial documents into an XBRL format, which allows for instantaneous access and collating of the most detailed information in business reports, could be a major boost to the XBRL movement nationwide, according to a top executive in an alliance with CCH.Advertisement

On March 27, 2006, accounting firms can look to one platform for their research, guidance and workflow needs as PPC’s complete line of Accounting & Auditing guidance and e-Practice Aids become available on RIA’s Checkpoint ®. More than 90 PPC titles, including Guide to Public Company Audits, Guide to Audits of Small Businesses, Guide to Compilations and Review Engagements and the 1040 Deskbook will be integrated and linked with primary source material.“Customers tell us that the PPC engagement guidance and tools have become a critical part of their workflow.

Women face special challenges when it comes to managing their money. Stereotypes abound that perpetuate the myth that women aren’t any better at financial management than they are at operating motor vehicles. Janice Kimball, a CPA in Corpus Christi, TX, has worked with clients who have fallen into that clichéd trap. “I still have clients where the woman in the relationship still does not have a clue about any of their finances,” Kimball said.

The results of A Decade of Changes in the Accounting Profession: Workforce trends and Human Capital Practices, released in February, indicate that women are increasingly attaining leadership positions in public accounting firms and that both men and women are taking advantage of the alternative career paths offered by an increasing number of firms.