Accounting White Papers
Converting Big Data Hype into Big Value With Analytics
Sponsor: IBM
Date: May 8, 2013
Register for this complementary IBM live event “Business Analytics in the Era of Big Data” hosted virtually on June 11. Attend keynotes and sessions to learn how to,
- Drive insights you can only get through analytic capabilities built for Big Data
- Use advanced visualization to support better decisions in every function
- Spend less time organizing data and more time extracting real meaning from it
2012 Top 100 Best Firms to Work For
Date: November 26, 2012
Our fifth annual ranking of the 100 most employee-friendly accounting firms in the U.S.
Tax Season Preview 2013: Preparing for Uncertainty
Date: November 6, 2012
With so many tax issues up in the air in Washington, this filing season looks set to be one of the most challenging ever. Our special report highlights the areas you need to watch out for, and offers some strategies you can help your clients apply now.
The MP Elite 2012
Date: October 9, 2012
Our inaugural Managing Partner Elite report highlights 10 accounting firm leaders who stand out from the crowd.
Corrections: In the report, we misspelled the name of the chairman and CEO of ParenteBeard; his name, correctly spelled, is Robert Ciaruffoli. We also misstated the year he joined the firm; it was 1979, not 1969.
We also missreported the year that Timothy Christen joined Baker Tilly Virchow Krause; it was 1980, not 1970.
In addition, the report misstated the year that Timothy Christen joined Baker Tilly Virchow Krause; it was 1980, not 1970.
Our apologies for the errors.
One Times Gross: Is That the Law?
Sponsor: Accounting Practice Sales
Date: April 1, 2012
CPAs and accountants always want to know about value. Unfortunately, they tend to get their information from the guy down the hall and rely on rumors passed down for years. Is there a formula that fits all circumstances? Does it make sense to conduct one of the biggest transactions of your life based on guesswork? Accounting Practice Sales is the largest marketer of accounting firms in North America and our brokers understand this market because that is what we do all day long. Be smart and be aware: read One Times Gross: Is That the Law?
Reports and Rankings
2013 Accounting Today Top 100 Firms & Regional Leaders
Date: March 11, 2013
Our annual report ranks the biggest firms in the U.S., and in regions across the country.
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The Future of Payroll
Date: October 4, 2012
As payroll gets more automated and more mobile, it opens the door to other services.
Cloud Warriors
Date: August 22, 2012
If you can access all your information, applications and clients while you’re out of the office, what do you need an office for? Cloud-based technologies are helping these accountants get more clients, expand their businesses, and free themselves from their offices.
The Less-Paper Office
Date: June 1, 2012
Our special report on the long, slow, march to a paperless environment: What's slowing things down, and how to speed them up.
Inside the Top 100
Date: May 1, 2012
Our annual report features in-depth profiles of four of the most successful firms from our Top 100 Firms list, to see what makes them tick.
2012 Top 100 Firms
Date: February 29, 2012
Our annual ranking of the largest firms in the country, including our expanded Regional Leaders lists of the largest local firms.
Nonprofit Niches
Date: February 3, 2012
Every not-for-profit sector is different. Which one is right for your firm?
Tax Season Kickoff: 2012
Date: January 3, 2012
Our annual roundup of best practices and strategies from cutting-edge tax firms, and the most critical issues facing tax preparers, from registration to late-breaking legislation.
2011 Top 100 Best Firms to Work For
Date: November 29, 2011
Our fourth annual ranking of the 100 most employee-friendly accounting firms in the U.S.
Tax Season Preview 2012
Date: October 31, 2011
A sneak peak at the new regs, new laws and new technologies that will drive your firm’s filing season.
Cultivating Possibilities: Change from Within to Grow Your Practice
Date: October 7, 2011
It goes without saying that most accounting professionals want to grow their businesses. However, few would probably admit that the biggest obstacles to reaching their goals are self-imposed.
Special Report: The Lure of Payroll
Date: September 28, 2011
For many firms, payroll services are a profit center; for others, they’re a headache. We look at the latest developments in the field, from Congress and payroll providers, to help firms decide.
2011 Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting
Date: September 5, 2011
Our annual list of the thought leaders and change-makers who are shaping the future of the profession
2011 The Cloud Pays off
Date: August 9, 2011
Accounting firms discover new benefits in SaaS
Var 100 Signs of Life
Date: August 9, 2011
Our annual ranking of the top accounting resellers
Wealth Magnets: Top Firms by AUM
Date: June 27, 2011
Our annual ranking of the top CPA financial planning firms by assets under management, including the formulas they’re following for success.
Firm of the Future
Date: June 27, 2011
Knowing what your staff knows — and knowing how to charge for it — is becoming the key to the future for accounting firms. Plus, our panel of experts shares their ideas on the most important firm initiatives for the next decade.
Paperless: A Work in Progress
Date: June 7, 2011
Going paperless is more about processes and best practices than software packages.
Inside the Top 100
Date: April 27, 2011
We take a look under the hood to see what powers four of the fastest-growing firms in the country.
2011 Top 100 Firms
Date: March 7, 2011
Our annual ranking of the largest firms in the country offers a wealth of data on how they’re weathering the tough economy, as well as our newly expanded Regional Leaders lists of the largest local firms.
Untangling Nonprofits
Date: February 8, 2011
Cutting through the red tape surrounding NFP organizations offers all kinds of rewards.
Tax Season Kickoff
Date: January 4, 2011
With 2011 shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and complex tax seasons in recent memory, we offer best practices and strategies from cutting-edge tax firms, and a round-up of the most critical issues facing tax preparers.
Top 100 Best Firms
Date: November 30, 2010
Our third annual ranking of the 100 most employee-friendly accounting firms in the U.S.
Special Report Cloud Computing
Date: November 30, 2010
Our roundtable of technology experts and tech-savvy CPAs explores the issues surrounding the cloud — and the best ways accountants can take advantage of it.
The Changing Face Of Payroll
Date: November 9, 2010
This special report takes an in-depth look at the flood of legislative changes from 2010 that affect payroll reporting, and also convenes a roundtable of CPAs to highlight the perils, pitfalls, profits and best practices of providing payroll services to clients.
Tax Practice Essentials
Date: October 14, 2010
Our special report on everything a growing tax practice needs to know, from workflow processes to the latest technology — and what niches to tackle next.
CPA Wealth Provider
Date: September 29, 2010
This special edition of CPA Wealth Provider looks at the perils and promise of managing clients’ investments, and some of the best-of-breed tools available to help financial planners do it.
CPA Review 2010
Sponsor: Kaplan
Date: September 20, 2010
The CPA Exam is one of the great milestones of an accountant’s career, and we offer a comprehensive guide to it — from the upcoming changes to the test, to the study and exam-taking strategies that recent candidates have used, to what firms can do to help their staff pass.
Paperless Special Report 2010
Sponsor: CCH, CPA2Biz and Office Tools Professionals
Date: September 20, 2010
Paperless and Beyond Even as more and more firms realize that “paperless” really means “less paper,” they’re discovering a wealth of other benefits in digital workflows and document management. This report looks at the past, present and future of the paperless revolution, as well as the best of the current tools and solutions, and takes an in-depth look at a CPA firm that’s been a paperless pioneer, WithumSmith+Brown.
2010 Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential People
Sponsor: SurePrep and CPA2Biz
Date: September 9, 2010
2010 Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting Every year, Accounting Today compiles a roster of the thought-leaders and change makers in the profession. This insightful, often-controversial list is a must-read guide to the people who are rewriting the rules of accounting.
Top 100 VARs
Sponsor: CCH
Date: August 23, 2010
VAR 100: Still standing New this year to Accounting Today, this comprehensive feature ranks the top resellers of accounting software in terms of revenue. See which companies have forged a presence in the VAR marketplace and the product lines they carry. A must-read for any tech-centric CPA firm.
Inside the Top 100 Firms: How They Got There
Sponsor: Digital Editions
Date: May 20, 2010
As a follow-up to our industry-leading Top 100 Firms ranking, we present “Inside the Top 100 Firms: How They Got There,” which will include in-depth profiles of the most successful firms from the Top 100. Offering unique insight and actionable intelligence, it aims to give firms the best practices and proven practice strategies they need to become the best themselves.
Top 100 Firms 2010 digital edition
Sponsor: Digital Editions
Date: March 12, 2010
Filled with valuable benchmarking data and analysis, the Top 100 Firms 2010 report is referred to throughout the year by accounting firms and industry observers. Starting this year, it will also include the well-regarded Practical Accountant Regional Leaders survey of the pre-eminent firms in major regional markets.
Top 100 People 2009 digital edition
Sponsor: Digital Editions
Date: September 24, 2009
This popular report lists the biggest movers and shakers in the accounting profession. Some names may be familiar. However, this year there are a number of new inductees, and while some of the choices may even be considered controversial, we prefer to call them 'cutting edge.'
Inside the Top 100 Firms 2009: Why the Best Are the Best
Sponsor: Digital Editions
Date: August 27, 2009
Accounting Today's most highly anticipated - and best read - report of the year ranks the largest U.S. Accounting firms by revenue.
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Women in Accounting: Where are the Leading Ladies?
May 17, 2013
Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
Breaking out of Molds to Get Ahead
May 6, 2013
ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
SLIDE SHOW
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
