Firm Management April 24, 2026
Professionals on the Move – April 2026
Professionals on the Move is a periodic round-up of recent promotions, leadership changes, awards, and other staffing announcements from aroundt he accounting space.
June 13, 2014
KPMG Named Best Company for Asian-Pacific Workers
Big 4 accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP has been named the "Best Company for Asian Pacific Americans to Develop Workforce Skills" by the Asia Society for the second consecutive year.
June 12, 2014
Some Handy Little Browser Tricks
These have nothing to do with accounting, they’re just great little things I learned about a few weeks ago and make working online so much easier!
June 11, 2014
Accounting Firm Kennedy and Coe to Merge with Matson and Isom
Two prominent accounting firms announced on Wednesday that they are planning to merge. Kennedy and Coe, LLC will merge with Matson and Isom effective January 1, 2015, pending final approvals of negotiations.
June 11, 2014
Xero Introduces New Practice Manager System for Accounting Firms
Cloud accounting provider Xero is rolling out a new practice management solution that offers job costing, time tracking and invoice management functions. Xero Practice Manager is designed for accountants and bookkeepers who provide services to a variety of business and individual clients.
June 11, 2014
How Self-Delusion Can be a Trap for Leaders
Sherlock Holmes is fond of saying, “You see but you do not observe.” Poirot states: “It is the why of human behavior that interests me.”
June 10, 2014
Ohio-Based Accounting Firm Joins TIAG
The Cleveland, Ohio-based accounting firm of Cohen & Company has joined The International Accounting Group (TIAG) as its newest independent member firm. This addition continues a significant growth trend TIAG is experiencing as a result of its recent North American expansion strategy.
June 10, 2014
5 Marketing and PR Tactics for Small Accounting Firms
While larger firms may seem to have an advantage over their smaller counterparts because they allocate more money toward marketing and public relations, there’s no reason why smaller firms can’t do what they can to market their practices.
June 10, 2014
Free CPE Webcast: Game Changing Strategies for Leveraging Your Firm’s Data
Successful firms are actively engaged in finding and eliminating inefficiencies while growing the most lucrative parts of the practice. However, the flood of raw data available can be overwhelming. If you aren't getting the most out of your firm's data, you're missing an opportunity to strengthen your business.
June 10, 2014
What’s the Difference Between a Low-Equity and a Non-Equity Partner?
Non-equity partners don’t usually have the same “rights” that equity partners have: a vote, capital buy-in, goodwill-based retirement benefits, obligation to pay retirement benefits to others, legal liability and a share in the profits.
June 10, 2014
How to Prepare Your Firm for Partner Succession
Thousands of firms are working through the succession and retirement of senior partners and deciding along the way whether or not they can pull it off internally and stay independent. The single most important factor for success is what we see when we look over our shoulder – is the bench of people there to…
June 9, 2014
Joining the Accounting Profession
I'm a constant believer in fate. Things happen for a reason; there is a path we move along in life that is waiting for us to discover. I'm also a believer in taking control of your life and helping yourself move along that path, looking out for yourself, and making sure obstacles don't deter you…
June 6, 2014
Is Your Firm Playing Above the Line?
There is a lot of interest, discussion and action taking place around client accounting and advisory services these days. Firms are recognizing the opportunities offered by advances in technology and cloud accounting systems. However, it’s not the technology platform driving this movement, rather firms’ desire to transition from a trusted technical advisor to a trusted…