Corporate governance

When I hear a partner at a midsized CPA firm say, “my client” or “my book of business,” the hair on the back of my neck stands up.

A handful of lessons for the accounting profession from the disruption of 2020.

Small and midsized CPA firms that are striving to stay independent need to avoid the potential “sand traps” that can stump their growth and eventually threaten their independence.

In the current economic environment, it could be advantageous for you or your clients to consider a strategic acquisition.

A KPMG analysis identifies the big issues facing both audit committees and corporate boards in the year ahead.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?”

Five organizations released prototypes Friday of climate-related financial disclosure standards to illustrate how they could work within their various approaches.

Carrie Steffen of the Whetstone Group talks about why accountants need to get comfortable with forgetting what they know and learning new things on a regular basis.

Once CPAs adapt a truly innovative mindset, their whole approach to business and client relationships change.

Researching new business prospects before picking up the phone or sending an email will help you determine whether they are a good fit for your accounting firm’s services.

The practice is helping clients deal with streamlining operations, reducing unnecessary expenditures and improving their profitability and cash flow.

Now is the time to start preparing your firm for the changes on the way.

The Big Four firm's 11th sustainability report, 'The Time Has Come,' also found that the Americas lead the world in sustainability reporting.

Highlights of the findings from Accounting Today's annual survey of accounting firms' plans for the next 12 months.

Firms need to adapt their business development efforts to the reality of the pandemic.

The combined organization will be called the Value Reporting Foundation.

The future will look more like life during the pandemic than life before the pandemic.

New staff guidance says their disclosures may be incomplete or misleading.

Employees working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic claimed some outlandish expenses this year, including pricey exercise bikes, facelifts and private jets.

Between the pandemic, aging CPA firm owners and staffing tensions, many in the accounting profession anticipate a huge uptick in firm mergers and acquisitions over the next 24 months.