Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
March 10, 2022
Shoemaker Syndrome: It’s Time for Firms to Automate Payments
Accounting firms that delay offering e-payment options to their clients are well behind the times, while firms that are not using proprietary, in-system payment tools are sacrificing efficiency.
March 8, 2022
AICPA News – April 2022
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the Association.
March 3, 2022
The 6 Most Important Questions to Ask When Building a CAS Practice
Although client accounting services (CAS) has existed for years, it is now one of the fastest-growing and most profitable practice areas within the accounting profession. CAS practitioners reported a median growth rate of 20% in 2021...
March 2, 2022
Unions – Struggling to Remain Relevant
The Department of Labor (DOL) reported that in 2021, 10.3% of the nation’s workforce, about 14 million workers, was unionized. This number drops to 6.1% for 2021. These are the lowest percentages since the passage of the National Labor ...
February 25, 2022
Your Firm and Your Needs
Many of us have used our skills and expertise to keep clients in compliance with tax and audit regulations. Others have expanded by reducing clients’ workload handling transactional accounting through Client Accounting Service offerings.
February 24, 2022
How to Manage Your Firm, Your Staff, and Colleagues Effectively
Unless you’re working in a silo, it requires a true team effort to effectively manage your accounting firm. One of the keys to a smooth-running CPA firm, like any business, depends largely on the people you invite into your firm.
February 24, 2022
CPA Tales From the Front: Outsourcing and Workflow Technology
How one accounting firm made it through a crippling staff shortage.The heralding of yet another new year sends a jolt of anxiety back into the accounting business, as our “busy season” is just around the corner again. It’s time to confront the ...
February 23, 2022
Accounting’s Technology Horizon
Accounting is perhaps the most essential part of any company. If you can’t record your transactions or produce financial reports, you don't have a business. While every department from sales to HR are getting great, new tools, the accounting team has ...
February 23, 2022
Preventing Staff Burnout in Firms
It’s no surprise that four months of stressing out and working crazy hours can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Add to that a pandemic that caused what felt like a two-year busy season, and many public accountants are over it.
February 22, 2022
10 Best Practices to Bring Your “A” Game to the M&A Table
When accounting firms start on the path toward merger and acquisition (M&A), they don’t know if they will be successful. However, one outcome is clear: If either of the two practices doesn't have their act together, the likelihood for success is ...
February 21, 2022
Tax Pros Aren’t Slow To Change, They Are Methodical Decision Makers
Claiming tax professionals are slow to change doesn’t capture the essence of the industry. They aren’t slow or behind, they are methodical and thoughtful about the changes they make because of the huge potential impact a specific change can have on ...
February 9, 2022
Keeping Firm and Client Data Safe
There are a variety of tools on the market such as antivirus software and malware that can help protect your system from intrusion. But there are many other things you can do to ensure that your system remains secure and out of the hands of criminals.