Accounting firm governance structures, voting and classes of partners in partnership agreements

While the governance structure of an accounting firm has little immediate client-facing impact, a firm must be well-governed to retain its people.


Art of Accounting: Female staff are smarter, redux

My previous column, “Female staff are smarter than male staff,” drew a lot of comments and emails indicating considerable interest in this topic. Hence, this additional column.


Future-proofing the tax pro

Even as the profession as a whole is changing, Grant Thornton national managing partner of tax services Jamie Fowler shares how tax professionals need to prepare themselves to thrive in a new environment.


5 things you may not know about the lease standard

Beyond the headline changes lurk a number of interesting intricacies.


How artificial intelligence will change the way accountants work

Accountants will benefit from this cutting-edge technology that is already being deployed on multiple fronts in the industry, and the number of applications will only increase.


Ransomware attack hits QuickBooks cloud hosting provider Insynq

This is the second cloud hosting provider in the accounting space to experience a security event this year.


Why are communications taxes so complex?

Communications taxes can impact a much broader range of services than many businesses realize.


Mnuchin says ‘no commitment’ on possible capital gains tax break

The Trump administration hasn’t committed yet to index capital gains to inflation, even as White House officials continue to pursue the plan.


Product News: Pixie releases practice management software

SAP Concur and AvidXchange partner, and Mastercard expands relationship with Zoho.


Firms giving back: Protiviti holds U.S. Intern Day of Service

Prager Metis forms its own charitable foundation; and the Rhode Island Society of CPAs holds its annual charity golf tournament.