Practice management

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the recent wildfires in California have affected millions of people and led to an outpouring of charitable gifts and donations, including contributions from businesses with employees in the path of the disasters.

Time to exhale, sit back and think ahead to what you want 2018 to look like at your accounting firm.

Accountants too often shoot themselves in the foot when it comes to talking to clients about fees, and Inovautus Consulting’s Sarah Johnson Dobek encourages them not to be afraid to stand up for themselves and their value to make these conversations less awkward.

Thanks to technology, we see clients less, but speak and interact with them more, maintaining and strengthening the relationship.

The Big Four firm’s CEO is keeping an eye on how technology is reshaping work, how demographics are reshaping the workforce, and how clients’ demands are shifting.

CPAs know it is imperative to refer clients to third party consultants for various issues that require deep specialization in an area of tax. In many ways, these specialty tax firms act as an extension of your team and require coordination to deliver results that often have a material impact on a tax return.

House Republicans say they’re determined to simplify the U.S. tax code. A long-awaited provision in the massive tax bill they unveiled Thursday, a special rate for “pass-through” businesses, could do exactly the opposite.

Baker Tilly International names new chair; EisnerAmper admits nine partners; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

Rea & Associates raises money for Humane Society in wake of hurricanes; Elliott Davis bestows internal Impact Awards; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

Who would the changes help — and hurt? Baird’s director of advanced planning weighs in.

The Big Four firm helped recognize three American organizations focused on veteran employment.

The new venture aims to help accountants move away from the billable hour.

It’s not overhead anymore — it’s part of your product.

For the most part, managing partners at a large number of the best run Top 100 firms below the Giant Four do an excellent job in splitting up their compensation pies.

The Top 100 firm and Walthall CPAs' "Paws-to-Paws" campaign was a response to 2017 hurricanes.

The scholarship will honor the late founder of Weiss and Company and help public accounting students pursue their careers.

The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it was able to transition most of its e-Services user applications to a new platform over the weekend, although it reiterated its warning Friday of delays in moving to new authentication technology.

A few months ago I suggested that becoming an expert generalist as a niche was a possible career track for someone in a larger firm. I received a lot of feedback that caused me to rethink the column, and I have.

Or do you just want to carp about the one that got away?

Is a financial planning practice right for you?