Practice management

Honkamp Krueger debuts “The Accountants: The Sequel;” Brettholtz & Co. and NYSSCPA host seminars; and more firm news from across the country.

Haefele Flanagan acquires Ratner and Associates; Olsson & Company, CPAs joins RRBB Accountants and Advisors; and Smith Elliott Kearns & Company merges in Klingler & Associates.

A roundup of recent hires and promotions from firms across the country, including seven new supervisors at Smith Elliott Kearns & Co. and an AAA Lifetime achievement award recipient.

Blue Benefits Consulting Inc., an affiliate of Top 100 accounting firm Blue & Co., has merged in Indiana Benefits Inc., effective Jan. 2, 2017, expanding the firm’s benefits consulting business.

Accountants understand the importance of good cybersecurity practices in their own offices, given recent reports of attacks by identity thieves targeting client names and IDs.

The Atlanta-based Top 100 Firm has chosen a new name based on root words for "head" and "heart."

New York Giants running back Paul Perkins will also sign autographs at the Jan. 29 event.

Company movement and location decisions have filled the news a lot in the past year. From Carrier leaving Indiana for Mexico, to reversing course after the election and staying in Indiana, 2016 has seen just about everything in terms of company movement.

Top 100 firm in New York adds a Princeton office, expanding its presence in New Jersey and expertise in servicing real estate clients.

Altus Group Ltd. plans to double its revenue in the next five years as the Canadian real estate data provider expands further into property-tax consulting with acquisitions in the U.S. and U.K.

The hire is response to firm's growth strategy of responding to high priority issues for clients.

The implications of delaying ACA repeal, getting media exposure during filing season, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Getting accountants to adapt to new situations is one of the major challenges facing firms, but while it can sometimes seem like herding cats, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. In this conversation, ConvergenceCoaching co-founder and consultant Jennifer Wilson offers valuable advice and strategies on driving change acceptance.

This summer a couple of my columns dealt with developing a specialization, and I had a ton of feedback. One person I spoke to is a young accountant who is trying to figure out a career path with a specialization. She has about five years of experience and feels she needs to choose a specialization to be able to start the next phase of her career.

Only 23 percent of family companies have a robust succession plan in place, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, with 46 percent saying they are reluctant to pass the business to the next generation.

Acquiring high-quality clients can prove difficult -- which may help explain why so many firms are willing to serve clients that don't provide much value.

The New York firm expands to Westchester County in its latest M&A deal with a partner that focuses on the automotive industry.

Getty Marcus makes a Manhattan move; Baker Tilly International adds a Seychelles firm; and more firm news from across the country.

A roundup of recent hires and promotions from firms across the country, including a pair of new partners at both SingerLewak and Berdon.

Accounting students have the arduous task of learning how to prepare and analyze financial reports. Like other users of financial data, they may wonder if the numbers alone are enough to evaluate a firm.