Financial reporting

Research shows what drove accounting firms to start offering financial planning services

New kinds of technology and new standards are changing the face of this core service

How five firms are changing the internship model for the mid-tier

Accountants are very careful with other people's secrets, but willing to share their own at the drop of a hat.

No one can deny that over the last several years, there have been more mergers and acquisitions in the accounting profession than ever before. The real questions, however, are whether these transactions are really delivering the promised marketing and competitive results.

Tax identity theft has grown exponentially over the past several years. Identity theft has topped the Internal Revenue Service's "Dirty Dozen" annual list of tax scams for both 2012 and 2013, and also appeared on the list in 2011. According to the National Taxpayer Advocate Service, identity theft grew by more than 650 percent between fiscal years 2008 and 2012.

Letters to the editor

A roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions from the previous month

Software, hardware, books and services for accountants

It is time that all governments started keeping their books using the same accounting system that for-profit businesses use.

If you're serious about developing a plan for becoming a better CPA, consider the following elements.

You want to be the head coach of your clients' advisors

This Kentucky firm leads the way in serving the horse business

Partners may leave, but business shouldn't

A roundup of major developments in accounting from the previous month

In the first part of a two-part series, we look at the value of joining an international firm network or association

The Taxpayer Advocate says the problem isn't what you think

A roundup of technology news from the previous month

New tools mean standardization, efficiency -- and profitability

International Business Machines Corp., facing a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into how it reports revenue from offsite cloud services, said it stands by its accounting methods.