Practice management

PricewaterhouseCoopers has developed a contact-tracing app as the Big Four firm looks forward to reopening its offices during the coronavirus pandemic and tries to help its clients safely open theirs as more states announce plans to gradually lift their stay-at-home orders.

Some firms may think now is not the time to be reaching out to new clients -- but they can't afford not to keep prospects moving through their pipeline, says business development consultant Art Kuesel.

We just got through a most unusual “tax season,” with taxes pushed aside at the beginning of April to be consumed with the SBA and PPP.

A recent Accounting Today survey reveals how firms are handling the pandemic.

CalCPA announced 2020 Women to Watch; Deloitte and Dean Dorton launch podcasts covering coronavirus issues; and more CPA news.

There is no doubt that we all live and operate in a profoundly changed reality, in which the state of continuous change has become the "new normal."

The cost savings alone are a compelling reason to replace live seminar training with remote delivery.

The rules surrounding the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) are evolving. It is very clear that accountants will play a critical role.

Right now, we’re in the danger zone of having some of these pandemic-era habits becoming permanent.

The ‘End User Era’ means companies need to empower their employees.

LEA Global, an international accounting firm association also known as the Leading Edge Alliance, has appointed Anthony Szczepaniak as its CEO.

You can still reach out to prospects even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Recipients of Social Security benefits, as well as railroad retirement and veterans benefits recipients, will need to act fast.

Prior to this unprecedented time for our community, I had been traveling the country for nearly 10 months, meeting with large accounting firms for one-on-one deep dives into their advisory workflows and client experience.

Wipfli LLP, a Top 20 Firm based in Milwaukee, has added Tidestone Solutions, a technology consulting firm in Portland, Maine, effective April 16.

Firms need to start by identifying which clients matter most to them, and then reaching out to them, according to Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.

In normal times, ideally no one should be let go unless they are just not good. In these times, being practical means some may need to go. How do you decide?

Small and midsized firms need to prepare for a world of reduced liquidity and lower organic growth.

Major changes are required in client services, delivery models, staffing practices and management.

A genuinely transformative undertaking requires a structured approach to an organization's people, processes and technology.