As professional accountants, it’s important to be kept up breast
on the latest news and information about what’s new in the industry. Getting a
different view and reading about thought-provoking insights on topics ranging
from auditing, fraud, tax accounting and regulations will keep you on your toes
and help you make informed decisions in the workplace.
Here’s
a list of 10 must-read blogs by experts, associations, former college
professors, and members of professional networks that are geared specifically to
provide accountants and auditors fresh insights and updated news and
regulations on all matters accounting-related.
1. Accounting Coach
If
you need straightforward, no-nonsense guide on all your accounting questions,
the Accounting Coach is an excellent resource. It houses info that
dates back
to 2003, and has a wide readership of over 80,000 newsletter subscribers and
14,000 Facebook fans.2. Accountant By Day
Kellen,
the woman behind this popular blog, writes musings about accounting, personal
finance, and everyday life of an auditor and tax accountant. Her blog used to
be called AccountingElf.com, where she wrote about her experiences as an
accounting student.
3. Accounting Principals
An
overview of all accounting career-related topics, including helpful tips on how
accountants can leverage social media to boost their careers, job reports,
updated news, among others.
4. The Accounting Onion
The
tagline succinctly sums what the blog is all about: “peeling away financial
reporting issues one layer at a time”. Tom Selling holds a PhD and CPA license
and is a former Accounting professor with a solid academic background and
author of numerous books. He finds blogging the perfect platform to educate and
inform.
5. Bloomberg BNA Accounting Blog
Comprehensive
coverage of topics ranging from accounting, taxes, business and auditing.
6. AccountingWEB blogs
If
you don’t have time to sift through the internet for accounting blogs, this is
a great selection of useful blogs and websites that focus on accounting-related
topics, all compiled in one page.
7. Accounting Tomorrow
This
blog covers news and articles about the accounting profession and is a useful
resource for current and aspiring CPAs of all levels. There’s something to be
offered for various accountants here, regardless of experience or lack thereof.
8. Grumpy Old Accountants
Dr.
Katanach of Villanova University is currently the only “grumpy accountant”
blogging on this site that was set up in April 2011. Voted as the top 30
business blogs of 2012 and a top accounting blog, the content provides
insightful analysis into financial reporting issue, auditing and contemporary
accounting topics from premier publications.
9. The Barefoot Accountant
William
Brighenti writes an “irreverent, tongue-in-cheek, straight-up blog” filled with
useful insights on everything you need to know about accounting. Brighenti has
been a public accountant since 1979, and has also taught in numerous colleges,
universities, and forums about the same topic.
10. Big 4
Who
are the “Big 4”? That’d be Accenture, Andersen, Bearing Point, Capgemini,
Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, arguably the
biggest and most influential auditing firms in the world. The Big Four Firms
Network is a social network for alumni and professionals from those companies.
If you want to have a first-hand glimpse at the opinions and analysis about
recent news, key developments and regulations that span a worldwide network,
read this blog.
