Journal of Accountancy Podcast

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The Journal of Accountancy podcast discusses the key issues facing the accounting profession.

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'A big tax year': What practitioners need to know now

Jan 30 2025 16 mins

It’s not even five weeks into 2025, and already there’s a bevy of news affecting tax practitioners. Melanie Lauridsen, the AICPA's vice president–Tax Policy & Advocacy, joined the Journal of Accountancy podcast amid all the tumult to update listeners on several fronts. Lauridsen discussed the latest on beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting and the Supreme Court, ho

The CFO who ran her own race but didn’t run (or swim or bike) alone

Jan 23 2025 13 mins

On LinkedIn, the congratulatory messages poured in for Janice Stucke, CPA, after she completed an Ironman triathlon in October. Those messages all had named authors — her LinkedIn contacts. One message, from a still unknown author, attached to her bike on race day, continues to resonate with Stucke, the CFO of CREW Network. In an earlier podcast episode, Stucke detailed her nontr

Risk resolutions for 2025: Remember to put your No. 1 client first

Jan 16 2025 15 mins

Risk management, in the words of Sarah Ference, CPA, doesn’t have to be overly complicated or time consuming. “It’s really a mindset,” said Ference, an author of the JofA’s Professional Liability Spotlight column and the guest on this week’s episode of the JofA podcast. Ference shares several risk management maxims that have resonated with her – ones that are the fo

Hiring best practices: How to succeed in a competitive labor market

Jan 09 2025 16 mins

What’s the future of fully in-office work? What’s the hiring outlook for finance and accounting roles in 2025? Steve Saah, the executive director of the finance and accounting permanent placement practice at Robert Half, tackles those and other questions in this episode of the Journal of Accountancy podcast, recorded in December in San Diego. Saah discusses how companies have

Seeing the future: 4 CPA leaders look ahead to 2025

Dec 19 2024 29 mins

Last week in San Diego, a group of 165 finance leaders convened for the fourth Future of Finance Summit. This JofA podcast episode is a compilation of takeaways from the event and a look at key areas of focus for leaders in 2025. It is the first of several Future of Finance recordings. The speakers for this episode are: n Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, AICPA & CIMA's executive vice pr

Farewell Q&A as CEO: Melancon talks retirement, passion for profession

Dec 12 2024 14 mins

It’s no secret anymore: Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, is retiring as CEO of AICPA & CIMA. He was first named CEO of the AICPA nearly 30 years ago, and he leaves the now global organization with a legacy of change. His last official day is Dec. 31, and Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, is his successor. In this episode of the JofA podcast, recorded earlier this week at Digital CPA in Denver, M

A change in optimism about the US economy

Dec 05 2024 7 mins

The potential for less regulation is one factor driving optimism among CPA decision-makers in a quarterly survey, according to Ken Witt, CPA, CGMA, AICPA & CIMA associate director–Management Accounting Research and Development. Witt joined the JofA podcast to discuss fourth-quarter results of the Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey — statistics that were dramatically

2025 tax preview: Perspective from an AICPA tax policy advocate

Nov 21 2024 18 mins

Melanie Lauridsen, vice president–Tax Policy & Advocacy for the AICPA, reflected on how election results might inform future tax legislation and why any change in administration and tax policy can make it more difficult for practitioners seeking clarity. Lauridsen also discussed advocacy related to beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting and what might change related to

Future leaders, be advised: ‘What got you here … won’t get you there’

Nov 14 2024 17 mins

Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, executive vice president–Business Growth and Engagement at AICPA & CIMA, understands why accounting skills are often ranked outside the top five of key skills in informal polling of finance audiences. “It’s not because they're less important, but because the other skills are more important,” Hood said. The core requirements remain, but the abili

Driving better savings discipline and loving the work you do

Nov 07 2024 15 mins

Stig Nybo is not afraid to admit that he’s made mistakes. He’s also happy to have been part of a movement that improved the thinking around retirement savings. Nybo, a keynote speaker at the Employee Benefit Plans Accounting, Auditing, and Regulatory Update, a Dec. 4-5 virtual event, co-wrote the book Transform Tomorrow: Awakening The Super Saver in Pursuit of Retirement Read