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A Better Way to Gauge Profitability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced” version of the DuPont model remedies the original model’s failure to cleanly separate the effects of operating and financing...

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March 1, 2021

Data thieves strike at any weak point

Cyberattackers remain unrelenting in adapting tactics to exploit human and technological vulnerabilities.

November 1, 2020

Check your exposure on the dark web

A look at applications, gadgets, and other technology that can improve a CPA’s job and life.

October 27, 2020

Cybersecurity provides opportunities for auditors to serve

Practitioners can provide services to clients related to cybersecurity beyond their financial statement auditing role, according to a newly published report from the Center for Audit Quality.

October 1, 2020

Tax consequences of data breaches and identity theft

Losses are not likely deductible by individuals through 2025, but the receipt of free identity protection services may be nontaxable.

September 18, 2020

Corporate governance in COVID-19: Cybersecurity and technology considerations

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a realignment of company strategies to enable success during these disruptive times. Some of these decisions — such as the sudden shift to remote work due to stay-at-home orders — have created additional risk corporate boards must consider.

September 1, 2020

Ask the expert: Cybersecurity

Accounting professionals know that data security is a more urgent concern than ever. Dustin Hall, a cybersecurity expert and director of CPACharge, recommends the following security tips to CPAs.

September 1, 2020

Stymie hackers with these 6 steps

Here is a list of the steps your business should be doing at the absolute minimum when it comes to cybersecurity.

August 4, 2020

TIGTA critiques IRS’s protection of taxpayer data

The IRS continues to have challenges protecting taxpayer data, and especially ensuring that its various applications provide complete and accurate audit trails, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

July 7, 2020

A 6-point security checkup for working from everywhere

Quarantines prompted by the coronavirus pandemic have forced many organizations to deploy and configure technology to support 100% remote work and/or a mix of working remotely on certain days.

June 1, 2020

A world without passwords?

Some new technologies are starting to chip away at replacing the password. Let’s look at a few.

May 15, 2020

Data security tips to help weather a pandemic

Finance professionals should keep their guard up against cybercriminals exploiting coronavirus concerns.

March 16, 2020

Top cyberthreats targeting accounting firms

An expert outlines three of the top external cyberthreats accounting firms face and provides pointers on how to reduce a firm’s risk of becoming a victim.

February 24, 2020

More businesses using AI as tools emerge

New tools offer the promise of making automated machine learning available to organizations that don’t have AI or data analytics experts readily available.

February 3, 2020

3 ways to defeat ransomware: Plan, prevent, not pay

This article discusses ways to prepare for this kind of cyberthreat.

January 1, 2020

Practitioners need a written information security plan

The IRS places fresh emphasis on tax preparers’ responsibilities under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act safeguards rule.

November 26, 2019

California proposes guidance for privacy law

The California attorney general’s office is seeking feedback on proposed regulations on the California Consumer Privacy Act, which will become the nation’s toughest data privacy law when it goes into effect Jan. 1.

November 1, 2019

New laws bring much tougher data protections

Businesses with customers in California or the European Union must shore up their data collection practices or face significant fines.

October 28, 2019

What CPAs should know about facial-recognition technology

An uptick in adoption of facial-recognition systems in retail, banking, travel, and other sectors calls on CPAs and other business leaders to assess the benefits of the technology against the risks.

October 1, 2019