Boosting income per partner

Firms are taking a multi-pronged approach to growth, according to Charles Hylan of the Growth Partnership.


Expensify and FinancialForce expand software integration

The solutions now communicate bidirectionally.


Art of Accounting: Getting started—how to determine what to charge

Almost every job has a value to the client. Try to uncover this and price the job, considering that value.


Partner performance management and compensation plans vs. strategy

If a CPA firm has a partner performance management and compensation plan (and many don’t), rarely is it used as a means of driving strategy and running the firm.


PCAOB targets management bias with new auditing proposals

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s recently proposed rules on auditing accounting estimates and using the work of specialists indicate the PCAOB wants auditors to view management bias more skeptically.


When is it OK to throw out old tax documents?

After every tax season, it’s tempting to do some spring cleaning, which often includes a massive dump of recently filed tax data.


Hatch asks for input on Senate Republicans' tax reform plan

Senate Finance Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is asking for ideas, proposals and feedback on tax reform as efforts in Congress heat up on overhauling the federal tax code.


IFAC calls on G-20 to improve governance

Ahead of next month’s Group of 20 summit in Germany, the International Federation of Accountants is urging world leaders to take steps to rebuild public trust by improving governance practices through all sectors of the economy.


Booz Allen investigated by U.S. over charging practices

A unit of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. is the focus of criminal and civil probes by the Justice Department related to how it billed the government for contracting work, the company disclosed in a filing.


Firms on the move: Armanino hosts record-setting Great Give day

AAM awards several practices for marketing excellence; McDermott & Miller changes name; and more news from CPA offices across the country.