Firm Management September 9, 2026
Financial Engineer or Operator? How to Choose the Right Buyer
Almost half of the top 30 U.S. CPA firms had some form of private-equity investment or alternative practice structure.
November 18, 2015
CPA Associates International Names Michael Parness President
CPA Associates International is a leading association of independent CPA and Chartered Accounting firms that provide clients with professional accounting, audit, tax and a variety of consulting services. Their market exclusive organization includes ...
November 18, 2015
Interactive Website Gives Students Real Life Experiences of a CPA
The redesigned Start Here, Go Places. website includes more than 100 profiles of real-life CPAs in public practice, industry, government, and academia. Students are able to enter information to create a ‘Future Me’ profile to help them envision a ...
November 17, 2015
AICPA Honors CPAs for Volunteer Work in Forensic Accounting and Valuation
The Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Section of the AICPA represents CPAs who provide financial forensic accounting and business valuation services, and offers the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) ...
November 17, 2015
IRS Wants More Info On PEOs – Professional Employer Organizations
Under legislation enacted last December, the IRS must establish a voluntary certification program for professional employer organizations (PEOs). The law requires them to meet a number of requirements, including certain bond and independent financial ...
November 17, 2015
Tenenz Releases New System for Accounting Firms
My FirmFiles helps accountants by making it easy to serve clients effectively. “Being able to securely and instantly transfer or store files allows accountants to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time handling billable work, ” said Bob ...
November 17, 2015
Accounting Firm Porte Brown Merges with Alliant Advisors
Both firms are in the process of contacting clients to inform them of the change and answer questions they may have about the transition.
November 17, 2015
Ohio Accounting Firms Get Creative to Attract New Professionals
Dotting the ‘i’ for script Ohio in The Ohio State University marching band was a longtime dream for Neil Steffens. That dream came true this past September in part because Steffen’s employer, Clark Schaefer Hackett, a regional CPA firm, was open to ...
Technology November 16, 2015
How Accounting and Tax Firms Can Use the ACA to Increase Revenue Opportunity
From Nov. 2015 - The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought major change to the accounting profession as individuals and companies are increasingly turning to accountants and tax preparers for help in complying with new mandates and insurance decisions.
November 16, 2015
AICPA Partners With Lebanese Association of CPAs
The agreements between the AICPA and LACPA were signed in a ceremony earlier this month in Beirut attended by the Lebanese Minister of Finance and a representative of the World Bank.
November 16, 2015
Women Reach Partner in 43% of Small Accounting Firms
The highest ratio of female partners (43 percent) falls within the firm category of 2-10 CPAs, while the lowest (20 percent) is associated with the largest firms of 100-plus CPAs, the AICPA CPA Firm Gender Survey found.
November 16, 2015
Are Non-Equity Accounting Firm Partners Really Partners?
Prior to 2015, as corroborated by the AICPA staff, the Code of Conduct was not clear on this issue, even though firms by the thousands had adopted the non-equity position.
November 15, 2015
WSG Adds New Features to Accounting Firm Workflow Software
WORKFLOW 2.0 features new optimization and automated rescheduling capability to routinely update schedules nightly based upon priority and due date, as well as more precisely identify the “best fit” employee to complete tasks.