Firm Management December 11, 2025
Client Experience as a Growth Strategy: Moving Beyond Compliance
Today, compliance isn’t enough to differentiate your firm. If you want to stay competitive, you need to focus on CX.
April 15, 2014
Accounting Firm’s Investment in Staff Pays Off
When it comes to investing in employees, CohnReznick LLP knows a thing or two. The accounting, tax and advisory firm was recently named one of the Best Places to Work for Career Development by Crain’s Chicago Business. CohnReznick’s Chicago office was ranked third among the honorees in the career development category.
April 14, 2014
AICPA President Commends Senate Action on Government Spending
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced its support for the bill, and the group's president and CEO, Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, issued a response commending them.
April 8, 2014
5 Ways to Measure Your Firm’s Social Media Efforts
Professionals who participate in social media, and certainly most accountants I know, want to measure what they’re doing, in order to know if they should increase or decrease the time they spend on non-billable activities. Seldom do I find anyone who tweets or networks with colleagues on LinkedIn just because it takes up valuable time…
April 8, 2014
Decosimo Announces New Principal
David Cranford, CPA, a 25-year veteran in health care finances, has become a principal in the Decosimo accounting firm specializing in health care.
April 4, 2014
Illinios CPA Society Honors New CPAs
The Illinois CPA Society recently awarded several individuals with its Excel Awards, which honor outstanding achievement on the 2013 CPA Exam. The Excel Award, established in 1984 by the Society's Board of Directors, is presented to new CPAs for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Examination.
April 3, 2014
Small Businesses Hopeful on Growth, But Only 22% Expect to Hire
Following an unusually severe winter that stagnated much economic activity, small and mid-sized business owners in the U.S. are now forecasting sunnier days ahead, at least for the next six months.
April 2, 2014
AICPA Offers Mentoring Program for Forensic Accounting
For those who love accounting and also have a bit of sleuth inside, a new mentorship program offered by the American Institute of CPAs might be a perfect fit. The Certified in Financial Forensics Mentor Program is designed for AICPA members interested in developing their skills and business practices in forensic accounting through the help…
April 2, 2014
Los Angeles Ranks Among Worst Job Markets
The starkly negative report on the economic health of the nation's largest county, with a population of 10 million, contrasted Los Angeles with nearby suburban counties and with other, more dynamic cities across the nation.
April 2, 2014
New Rule Makes SBA Loan Programs More Accessible for Small Businesses
U.S. small businesses will gain improved access to two major government-guaranteed loan programs once a final rule to that effect issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration becomes effective April 21, 2014.
April 1, 2014
ThisWayToCPA 2013 Accounting Competition
They came. They (financially) planned. They conquered. The 2013 AICPA Accounting Competition gave students a shot at advising James, a bass-playing computer science grad who wanted to get a grip on his finances, pursue his dream of building a music-based mobile app. Teams with the most impressive personal financial plans presented them in Washington, D.C.,…
April 1, 2014
NASBA Releases Stats on 2013 CPA Exam Results
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has released the 2013 Uniform CPA Examination School Performance Book. The publication serves as a companion to NASBA’s Candidate Performance Book and features comprehensive statistical data from all (4) testing windows of the 2013 Uniform CPA Examination.
April 1, 2014
Have Last-Minute Tax Questions? CPAs Can Help
Have questions about your income taxes? With April 15 only two weeks away and new tax laws like Obamacare, many Americans do, the American Institute of CPAs has some answers.