Journal of Accountancy Podcasts

Jennifer H. Elder, CPA/CFF, CGMA, co-author of the book "Faster Disaster Recovery: The Business Owner’s Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan," discusses how to prepare so that an organization’s finances and reputation will be protected if a disaster occurs.

Troy Ashby, CPA, founder of Dallas-Fort Worth-area recruiting firm Benchmark Search Group, outlines steps you can take to improve onboarding and increase new employees’ sense of belonging.

Byron Hebert, CPA, explains why he has inverted the words on a common workplace phrase, and how a 2011 invitation changed his approach to work and life.

Having a poor relationship with your manager can be detrimental to both your work and your quality of life. Maureen Hoersten, COO of staffing and recruiting group LaSalle Network, recommends ways to uncover the root cause of a bad working relationship and strategies for repairing it.

As Gallup’s decades of research have shown, managers are key to an organization’s success. In this podcast, Nate Dvorak, a workplace researcher and client adviser at Gallup, reveals what Gallup’s studies say about the qualities needed for effective management and how employers can choose the right people to promote to manager.

IRS Form 990 is a complex, comprehensive form that can be a big challenge for a not-for-profit organization to prepare. Brian Yacker, CPA, managing director of YH Advisors, describes best practices for a stress-free and compliant preparation of Form 990.

To succeed in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), CPAs must be taught new ways to learn and must learn why machine learning means they should be patient with AI. Find out more in Part 2 of our annual Accounting Technology Roundtable podcast.

The unrelated business income tax (UBIT) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code have long been a source of confusion for not-for-profits. Dave Moja, CPA, a tax partner at CapinCrouse LLP, discusses some of the activities not-for-profits should be aware of that produce unrelated business income.

The Paul Reveres of accounting have been on their horses for the past couple of years, crying out that technologies such as AI and blockchain are set to invade the profession. “The robots are coming! The robots are coming!” Very well, but what should CPAs be doing about it? Find out in Part 1 of our annual Accounting Technology Roundtable podcast.

With tax season underway for calendar-year taxpayers, Betsy Krisher, CPA, president of the Pennsylvania-based firm Maher Duessel, explains four key provisions in the new tax law that have a significant effect on not-for-profits.

To live up to her full professional potential, Geni Whitehouse, CPA, CGMA, became the “Countess of Communication.” It wasn’t easy to become a speaker people listen to, but the result is rewarding on multiple levels. Find out how Geni did it.

Sentiment is positive overall among U.S. finance decision-makers. Hear more about the issues causing them concern, both at home and abroad.

What can FP&A professionals learn from a famous Super Bowl play? And what’s the role of storytelling in FP&A? Learn more in this podcast episode.

Having clients fail to take your advice can be frustrating. But by changing the way you offer that advice, you can increase the chances that clients will comply.

Fraud prevention doesn’t need to be complex. In fact, a few simple steps can help organizations of any size be better at fighting fraud.

Practitioners still have a lot of questions about tax reform — including everything from dealing with binding and nonbinding Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) guidance to individual planning considerations.

Kevin Gienger, CPA, shares ways CPAs can better manage their time and become more productive without losing sight of what’s most important to them.

One of the areas that accountants are most interested in regarding tax reform is Sec. 199A guidance — and, more specifically, how the deduction for qualified business income relates to a specified service trade or business. In this episode, Tony Nitti, CPA, addresses some popular questions on that topic.

If poor communication is leading to inefficiency — or worse — at your firm, this podcast episode with AICPA board member Melody Feniks will provide strategies that can help.

Each quarter, the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants surveys finance decision-makers in the United States about their outlook for the coming 12 months. The fourth-quarter results show that sentiment has dipped regarding the domestic and global economies. The decline is in part due to subsiding euphoria of the first quarter and tax law changes, though the overall outlook remains strong. Ken Witt, CPA, CGMA, the Association’s lead technical manager for management accounting, delves further into the results, focusing on hiring plans and the top challenges facing businesses.