A new study has found that women of color are encountering obstacles at many accounting firms and that efforts at encouraging diversity often do not work.

The future of your firm shouldn’t be left up to fate. Being armed with a practical plan can prepare you and your firm with how next to succeed. This webinar will explain why you need a strategy in place and what the essentials are to getting there.

The future of your firm shouldn’t be left up to fate. Being armed with a practical plan can prepare you and your firm with how next to succeed. This webinar will explain why you need a strategy in place and what the essentials are to getting there.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a draft proposal outlining new content and skill specifications it wants to include in the Uniform CPA Examination, including a greater focus on ethics.

More than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in the 2006-2007 school year, the largest number of accounting graduates in at least 36 years, according to a report by the American Institute of CPAs.

“The problem is variously termed as silo thinking, silo vision, silo mentality, or the silo effect. This is evident when directors, departments, managers, teams or staff may be high performers individually, but fail to choreograph their activities to create peak performance for the organization.”

Lynn A. Chiavaro coached one of the first college girls' basketball teams three decades ago and was inducted into the Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in the sport.

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing to discuss tax incentives for post-secondary education.

Private sector employment rose by 10,000 in April, according to a report by payroll giant ADP.

Fed Cuts Rate to 2 Percent

How often do you visit other accounting firms? Many firm associations, when holding a meeting in a city where a firm member is located, often arrange for the attendees to visit that firm’s office in a guided presentation. The Practical Accountant editorial staff also periodically visits accounting firms, and the payoff for us, and also ultimately for our readers, is astounding. The last firm that we visited was Weiser in New York City, and the result was the same.

SurePayroll has upgraded its online payroll service for accountants with same-day enrollment, Saturday customer support hours, and free human resources and compliance tools.

KPMG has established an IFRS Institute to address the needs of companies, investors and academics affected by the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards.

CPA firm Marcum & Kliegman has expanded into the executive search industry, launching M&K Executive Search.

A survey of accounting and finance professionals shows a decreasing level of confidence in the economy and the job market.

Private businesses across the U.S. and around the world are paying significantly more for staff than they did a year ago, according to a report by Grant Thornton.

New York — The American Institute of CPAs has ramped up its mobility efforts to allow CPAs to practice in other states, with mobility bills enacted now in 12 states and legislation pending in 22 other states.

The Senate has confirmed Douglas H. Shulman as the new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Shulman, formerly vice chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, was nominated in November to replace Acting Commissioner Linda Stiff.“For the majority of Americans who pay their taxes willingly and on time, there must be clear guidance, accessible education and outstanding service,” Shulman said in a statement. “Our aim should be to make it as easy as possible for citizens to pay the correct amount of taxes in the most efficient and least burdensome manner possible. For taxpayers who intentionally evade paying taxes, there must be rigorous enforcement programs.”

There’s encouraging news for firms interested in pursuing strategies to retain and promote women: You don’t have to re-invent the wheel.In fact, the timing couldn’t be better, as dozens of top programs are under way at firms across the country. We talked with leaders at three of those firms who were eager to share what they’ve learned.

A team of accounting students from Brigham Young University has captured first place honors as winners of the Deloitte National Student Case Study Competition.