Develop your firm’s homegrown future leaders

When it’s time to make decisions about new partner admissions, senior leadership at many small and midsized CPA firms often hears about how a particular employee might leave the firm unless they’re made partners.


Your Firm in the Cloud

Accounting firms have finally begun to embrace the new technology, and this special report looks at the benefits – and the best way to maximize them.


The 2017 Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting

The thought leaders, visionaries, regulators, and others who are shaping the profession.


IRS Computer Security Incident Response Center needs improvement

The Internal Revenue Service’s Computer Security Incident Response Center is preventing some cybersecurity violations, but could use some improvements, according to a new report.


Robert Half releases 2018 salary guide for accountants

The staffing firm Robert Half has published its 2018 salary guides for different industries, including accounting and finance.


Revenue recognition standard could contribute to health care fraud

The revenue recognition standard that takes effect next year could help health care providers and regulators identify instances of Medicare and Medicaid fraud by subjecting their financial statements to new scrutiny, although in some ways the new rules could also spur some forms of fraud.


Moving from services to products

The future lies in becoming a product-management firm.


Tax Fraud Blotter: Scam demolished

Out of the pool; two-timer crook; pizza plea for preparer; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


IRS reportedly working with Mueller on Trump probe

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit has reportedly been tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to help investigate financial ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia.


AICPA proposes attestation procedure standard and revenue recognition guidance

The American Institute of CPAs’ Accounting and Review Services Committee has published an exposure draft of a proposed standard on procedures for attestation engagements, while its Financial Reporting Executive Committee has issued working drafts of some of its industry-specific guidance for various industries.