In a sign of improved business hiring, 73 percent of accountants said their business clients are planning to increase or maintain their number of employees over the next 12 months, while only 5 percent indicated their business clients plan to reduce their number of employees during that period.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education talks in this video about the priorities for Millennials in choosing an attractive workplace for accounting employees.

The gender discrimination class-action lawsuit against KPMG has grown, with five new named plaintiffs accusing the Big Four firm of denying promotions to women and penalizing them for taking maternity leave.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education discusses how to retain Millennial accounting employees in this video.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education discusses in this video the priorities of Millennials in the accounting workplace.

There can be enormous benefits to recognizing and embracing the different nuances of how women communicate and conduct business in an accounting firm.

The most critical issue facing the accounting industry today is the war for talent at all levels.

Sara Mijares is a senior manager at PwC with a personal mission of helping others like her explore the possibilities the accounting profession can offer.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by a disappointing 160,000 jobs in April, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0 percent.

Four approaches to keeping your younger employees on board

Sizing up the job market in the accounting profession

Consolidation in the accounting industry has resulted in more accounting firms juggling multiple locations. Maureen Schwartz, executive director of BKR International, provides a top 10 list of challenges as well as guidance for multiple-office practice management.

Businesses are facing a significant shortage of accounting and finance professionals who have data analytics skills, according to a new report.

Ernst & Young has increased its paid parental leave policy for new parents to 16 weeks, up from 12 weeks, starting in July.

Thomson Reuters has added content to its Checkpoint Catalyst tax research system focusing on the taxation of real estate investment trusts and their shareholders.

Staffing and HR services company Randstad US has released its annual salary guides, including one for the finance and accounting sector.

According to a recent study from the global consulting firm Protiviti and the Economic Crime and Justice Studies Department at Utica College, companies are ill-prepared to prevent corporate fraud or conduct investigations, thereby creating a significant potential liability.

Employment rose by 215,000 in March, including 500 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, although the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Accounting firms come across noncompete agreements in several different contexts: in the valuation of a company when purchased by a client, in divorce litigation and as part of the employment agreement in the accounting firm itself.

Employees at this Ohio firm know exactly where they’re going