Staffing August 13, 2026
AI-Written Applications Are Now the #2 Red Flag in Hiring
Nearly 8 in 10 hiring managers (79%) say a positive and enthusiastic attitude makes them more likely to hire.
Mergers and Acquisitions August 13, 2026
Eide Bailly to Add CPA Firm MUN
Top 20 accounting firm Eide Bailly will join forces with MUN, a Roseville, CA-based accounting and advisory firm, effective Aug. 17.
Firm Management August 13, 2026
Private Equity Firms Are Scoring CPA Firms Months Before the First Call. New Book Shows Owners What Buyers Already Know
The book draws on three years of research into PE-CPA transactions, including direct conversations with managing partners preparing firms for sale and with the PE investors evaluating them.
Firm Management August 12, 2026
Koltin Consulting Group Makes 2026 Inc. 5000
Koltin Consulting Group ranked No. 2,117 in the list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, based on revenue growth over the past three years.
Firm Management August 12, 2026
AI Won’t Kill Accounting, But It May Destroy the Business Model
What clients need now, and what AI cannot manufacture, is someone asking the question they didn't know they had.
Firm Management August 11, 2026
Scaling the Micro-Firm: How AI Enables Hyper-Specialization
To transition a practice from general compliance to specialized advisory, firm leaders must first insulate themselves from low-value administrative friction.
Firm Management August 11, 2026
Study Reveals Gap Between the AI Ambitions of Accounting Teams and Their Ability to Execute
According to the report, finance teams remain burdened by manual work, and the pressure to deliver faster, cleaner, and more defensible numbers continues to rise.
Firm Management August 11, 2026
Protecting Privilege in the Age of AI: What Two New Federal Rulings Mean for Tax Professionals
Artificial intelligence tools are now a fixture of daily practice, for tax attorneys, CPAs, and the clients they share.
Firm Management August 11, 2026
Crowe Closes Private Equity Investment From KKR
Chicago-based Crowe completed the sale of a stake in the firm to KKR on Aug. 7, making it one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. to receive a private equity infusion.
Mergers and Acquisitions August 11, 2026
UHY Adds Michigan CFO Associates
Top 30 accounting firm UHY is expanding its CAS capabilities by combining with Michigan CFO Associates, a Clinton Township, MI-based provider of fractional CFO, financial leadership, and strategic advisory services to entrepreneur-led businesses.
Firm Management August 11, 2026
Book: To Exhausted Leaders Everywhere: Stop Pretending and Start Practicing Conviction
“Competence is what you perform; conviction is the earned capability to sustain who you are when every force pulls you back — and you cannot fake it or demand it.”
Firm Management August 10, 2026
Why Root Cause Analysis Deserves a Permanent Place in Your Firm’s Incident Response Plan
Root cause analysis works best when it's treated as a standing part of incident response rather than an occasional deep-dive reserved for major breaches.