today's cpa

November-December 2022

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Check Out Our Rising Stars

We know you’ll enjoy reading more about the energetic and happy faces gracing the cover of this issue. These are our 2022 Rising Stars – the future of our profession.

2022 Rising Stars 2022 Rising Stars

Through the Rising Stars Program, TXCPA recognizes CPA members 40 years old and younger who have demonstrated significant leadership qualities and active involvement in TXCPA, the accounting profession and/or their communities.

ESG Continues to be in the Spotlight as Regulators Move to Enforce Transparency ESG Continues to Be in the Spotlight as Regulators Move to Enforce Transparency

Shareholders are increasing their demands regarding insight into the impact business decisions have on climate and the environment, as well as its effects on community structures and equity. In response, an emerging sector of the financial market is developing to allow investors to tailor their portfolios to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities.

Fuzzy Matching What is Fuzzy Matching?

There are many business cases where practitioners spend time over text matching tasks that are intuitively obvious but do not follow a pattern and therefore, must be performed manually. Fortunately, solutions exist, such as fuzzy matching.

Blockchain Blockchain: The Architecture Underlying Crypto Assets

This article is a brief explicative summary of the underlying technology of crypto assets. It is not a technical reference and aims at an audience with a business background.

Accounting Firms: Can Your Existing Talent Solve Your Workforce Shortage? Special Report - Accounting Firms: Can Your Existing Talent Solve Your Workforce Shortage?

How a firm adapts to a more agile way to think about its work and its people could make all the difference in its ability to win against its competitors during this critical crunch for talent.