In Black & White

Answers to the 5 Big XBRL Questions

Jamie Black
25 March, 2019
Automating Financial Reporting

In Florida & California, XBRL is becoming a requirement for annual filing. If you are a finance officer in government, XBRL may be new to you. In this article we answer What is XBRL, Where is it used, Why it's useful, How do you apply it to your CAFR and When should you start tagging and testing.

Why a CAFR is better than OCBOA statements for school districts

Jamie Black
18 March, 2019
Automating Financial Reporting

In many states, lots of school districts issue OCBOA statements, not CAFRs. In our article, you will learn why OCBOA statements are so popular, four reasons a CAFR is better, & how to produce a CAFR with less work than OCBOA statements.

An Interview with Washington County: Budget Book Automation

Jamie Black
14 March, 2019
Success Stories

Washington County automated their budget book with the help of F.H.Black & Company Incorporated by utilizing the Questica Budget Book powered by CaseWare solution. Not only did they eliminate 2 FTEs involvement, they streamlined processes while producing a more reliable report.

What is your Bitcoin strategy? Accept / Invest / Avoid

Waldo Nell
14 November, 2018
Tech for Execs

12 months ago, Bitcoin was all over the news with meteoric valuation gains. The last year has seen the value drop considerably. What should your finance department do in 2019 with Bitcoin? We answer the two biggest questions.

Important Notice: CaseWare Financials Template (GASB)

James Goligher
28 September, 2018
What's New

We have learned of a bug affecting the 2016 version of CaseWare's GASB Financials Template.

CAFR Automation Success - An Interview with the State of Maine

Jamie Black
09 July, 2018
Success Stories

The State of Maine automated their CAFR with CaseWare and are thrilled with the results. We interviewed them to find out more about what they did before, the implementation process, where they are now and the advice they would give to other finance departments tackling CAFR automation.

Has Artificial Intelligence improved your finance department yet?

Jamie Black
15 February, 2018
Finance Evolved

AI is coming and it will dramatically improve your finance department's efficiency. It is already starting and many of us don't know it yet.

Windows Security Basics for the Finance Professional

Waldo Nell
17 January, 2018
Tech for Execs

Have you been denied access by Windows to a file you need? Here are the Windows Security basics to aid finance in fixing the issue or communicating with IT.