Corporate governance

The accountancy profession, and the role of audit, have responded to an increasing pace of change in our society, economy and capital markets.

How many times does your target audience need to be exposed to a message before it triggers a response?

I was once asked, “Why is growth important?” My short answer was it comes down to perspective. Do you want your firm to be relevant and be a disruptor, or do you want your firm to be irrelevant and be disrupted? Without growth, your firm will certainly be the latter.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision to sell his remaining equity holdings could save him from future run-ins with the government’s top ethics watchdog. But it could also set him up with a sizable tax bill.

The former is taking a multi-brand approach to the time and expense management solutions landscape.

Many colleagues and clients get tangled in the daily merry-go-round that consumes much of their time while pushing aside creative, innovative and big picture thinking about their business, how they got there and where they are going.

Consultant Kacee Johnson – who recently joined CPA.com as a strategic advisor – explains how firms can boost their practices with “blue ocean” thinking.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board held its first board meeting under its new leadership this week to discuss progress on its provisional standards, with an eye to releasing them in the fall.

When you start marketing your firm using a variety of marketing tactics at once, you will soon realize that all leads are not to be treated equally.

The Internal Revenue Service postponed tax filings and payments for more than 68 million taxpayers affected by the killer storms.

It’s one thing to take the time and effort to create a well-conceived marketing program designed to grow your accounting firm and it can be quite another to get critical stakeholder buy-in.

Peter Weitsen and I started our practice, MendlowitzWeitsen LLP, on July 1, 1988. My life has been enriched every moment of our partnership, which continues even now as part of WithumSmith+Brown, PC.

Accountants are being called to change — before change is forced on them.

Volkswagen AG’s Porsche sports car unit is under investigation by the Stuttgart tax office over the way it accounted for marketing and catering expenses during the past 8 years, according to people familiar with the matter.

Eight ways accountants can start embracing the future right now.

Art Kuesel on how proper allocation can help a business grow early and often.

Bridging the gap between IT and data, these professionals can bring extra value to accounting firms.

Simple steps for stopping one of the common forms of business theft.

Jody Padar recaps her trip to AICPA Engage 2018 and the thought leaders she got to interview.