Financial Reporting August 11, 2026
The Difference Between Compliance and Defensibility
Firms that handle exams well treat the reasoning behind a decision as part of the decision itself.
Technology August 11, 2026
TaxPlanIQ Named No. 644 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List
A tax planning and advisory platform serving accounting firms across the U.S., TaxPlanIQ posted 562% three-year revenue growth to earn its place among this year’s honorees.
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.
CAS August 10, 2026
Spotting R&D Tax Credit Opportunities in Clients’ Custom AI Projects
Most AI adoption will never qualify for the research credit. The exceptions are turning up in ordinary business clients, and the evidence is hardest to assemble once the year has closed.
Firm Management August 7, 2026
What Should Not Become Part of the Client Archive
The mistake is assuming that every piece of information used to reach that outcome must follow the same path.
Payroll August 6, 2026
Top Tech Entry Jobs are Data Analysts and Software Engineers
The finding adds role-level detail to a broader debate about whether the tech labor market is improving for early-career workers.
Payroll August 6, 2026
I Put a Chatbot’s Financial Advice to the Test
AI tools can help with financial planning, but they have their limits.
Technology August 5, 2026
Aprio and Fieldguide Co-Build the Future of Audit with Agentic AI
The partnership traces back to a three-month Payment Card Industry (PCI) pilot launched in March 2023, which converted to a full platform agreement by May of that year.
Taxes August 4, 2026
IRS Warns of 5 Types of Tax Data Phishing Scams
Common Threats: Scammers use phishing, targeted spear phishing, cloned emails, high-level whaling, and fake new-client emails to deliver malware and steal credentials.
Firm Management August 3, 2026
Your MFA Might Not Be the Safety Net You Think It Is
A newer phishing technique is bypassing multi-factor authentication without cracking a single password — and accounting firms are a natural target.
Technology July 31, 2026
What to Track When Using Managed Cloud Hosting
Here are several key factors accounting firms should consider more closely when looking at performance.
Technology July 31, 2026
LinkedIn is Cracking Down on ‘AI Slop’ with New Reporting Tool
The Microsoft-owned platform on Thursday unveiled a “seems like AI slop” button so users can report posts that appear to be low-quality posts written by AI.