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.
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 20, 2022
Deloitte Report Reveals Substantial Impact of Legal Entity Management on M&A Deal Terms
A company's performance on the underappreciated task of legal entity management — managing the books and records of its subsidiaries – can have a dramatic impact on the terms of M&A deals in which it is involved, according to research from Deloitte's ...
February 20, 2022
How to Attract and Retain Talent for Your Accounting Firm in 2022
Hiring and retaining talent in 2022 is more than just about salary. While money certainly matters, employees want to know their efforts are important and want to feel valued, appreciated, and respected.
February 17, 2022
BKD, DHG Accounting Firms Merge to Create Top-10 National Professional Services Firm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The leading accounting firms of BKD and DHG today jointly announced they will merge to create a new, Top-10, national professional services firm with $1.4 billion in revenue, setting the stage for a national growth strategy. With complementary operations, geographies and nearly two centuries of legacy service between them, the two firms together will operate under...…
February 15, 2022
Just Over 50 Percent of Americans Have Emergency Savings
This figure is down from 54% last year but notably improved from 44% in 2019 and 49% in 2020. The percentage of households with more credit card debt than emergency savings, 22%, was down from 27% last year and is the lowest since 2018 (21%).
February 10, 2022
Is AI Still Too Expensive for Most Firms?
If you Google the meaning of AI, I strongly recommend you don’t click on some of the videos that appear if you’re on a company laptop, it’s really not something you’d want in your history. So, let’s park one definition here; if you wish for further ...
February 10, 2022
Use of Checks Drops by Businesses
Treasury and other financial professionals can now compare their costs of making and receiving seven types of payments--check, ACH credits and debits; wires; credit and debit cards; real time payments, and virtual cards--against benchmarks for ...
February 10, 2022
FICPA MEGA Conference Offers Innovative Learning for Today’s Accounting and Finance Professional
The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) MEGA Conference will be held online and on site at the Disney Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista Florida, June 7-11, 2022.
February 9, 2022
How Firms Can Survive the Great Resignation
This has been a trying time for firms and in the workforce as a whole for a number of reasons, but the “Great Resignation” has forced every industry, including tax and accounting professionals and business owners, to
February 9, 2022
Aliaswire Launches New Bank Account Validation Solution
The regulation was first announced by Nacha in March 2021 with a one-year grace period for compliance. As of March 19, 2022, ACH originators must use account validation as a “commercially reasonable fraudulent transaction detection system” to screen ...
February 8, 2022
Developing Executive Presence Starts Earlier Than You May Think
Executive presence is what a leader projects when they excel in soft skills like communication, empathy and calmness under pressure. Think of it as something similar to the “it” factor we often associate with Hollywood celebrities.
February 7, 2022
Most U.S. Businesses Plan to Maintain or Increase Charitable Giving in 2022
Despite the economic headwinds in the first year of the pandemic, over 60 percent of companies donated more in 2020 than they had budgeted.