Firm Management July 10, 2026
Avoid Assumptions: Use Career Conversations to Guide Your Firm’s Succession Planning
A succession plan built on assumptions is likely to fall short of expectations when it matters most.
May 1, 2015
Conference Introduces College Students to Accounting Careers
The Illinois CPA Society’s inaugural Jumpstart to Accounting program welcomed more than 100 college students and professors from more than 30 colleges and universities across the state of Illinois on April 24.
April 30, 2015
Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services Customer Care Earns Award as Top 50 Call Center
Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services, a global provider of tax, accounting and trust tax solutions, has been named one of the Top 50 medium-sized call centers in North America as part of the 2015 Top 100 Call Center awards by BenchmarkPortal.
April 28, 2015
Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers
The Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm Deloitte has established a strategic alliance with Accenture Duck Creek to help US property and casualty insurers prepare for the dynamic changes that are reshaping the insurance industry.
April 24, 2015
KPMG U.S. Names Lynne Doughtie as CEO
Lynne Doughtie has been elected to serve as the next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG U.S. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has distinguished herself in numerous leadership positions since launching her career ...
April 24, 2015
Underestimating Operating Model Can Be Barrier to Success for Businesses
The vast majority of U.S. companies are transforming their businesses, yet nearly one-quarter fail to realize the optimal value of their initiatives. Underestimating the significance of the operating model was identified as the greatest barrier to success
Firm Management April 23, 2015
Best Practices for Accounting Firm Profitability
From April 2015: Management and leadership is the first item on the list because it makes everything else possible. Adopt a corporate governance structure that allows most decisions to be made by the MP.
April 23, 2015
Report Looks At Effects of Audit Quality on the CPA Brand
The Illinois CPA Society has published a digital feature exploring the issue of audit quality, its impact on the CPA brand and profession in both the public and private sectors, and potential solutions to this high-profile problem.
April 22, 2015
AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold
AICPA says the de minimis safe harbor threshold amount under the tangible property regulations for small business taxpayers without an applicable financial statement (AFS) be increased from $500 to $2,500.
April 17, 2015
Professionals on the Move – April 19, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
April 17, 2015
The Top Technologies for Accounting Firms
A firm's management programs and client offerings have to match its strategies. During your annual retreat, you should consider the business you are in today, the business you’d like to be in in the future, and who your clients are.
April 17, 2015
10 Real Ways to Make Your Computer Run Faster
It seems as though no matter how hard we try to speed up our computers – more RAM, faster processors and better hard drives – they still take forever to do what we want them to do. Web pages load like sludge. Applications take forever to run.
April 17, 2015
2015 Review of WSG Systems Empire Suite
Empire Suite is ideally suited to larger accounting firms that require a solid, integrated practice management solution that includes Time, CRM, and Resource Management capabilities.