Accounting

Accounting News & Professional Insight

Accounting Today delivers news, rankings, thought leadership, and analysis for accounting professionals so they can navigate change in standards, firm strategy, technology adoption, talent, and the overall business environment.

Accounting professionals are facing rapid transformation, including shifting professional standards, demographic change, technology disruption, practice consolidation, and changing expectations for advisory services. Our coverage surfaces these strategic dynamics and provides insights and analysis for firms, leaders, and the accounting profession.

Practice management

Marketer of the Year nominations open

The Association for Accounting Marketing is accepting nominations for its 2026 Marketer of the Year Award until Feb. 4.

By Paige Hagy
Reporter

January 16
AT Think The hidden risk in accounting's PE boom: culture

An increase in private equity acquisitions has made odd bedfellows of once-disparate, competing accounting firms.

January 16

Alice Grey Harrison

AGH Consulting Group
Economy

Accountants' confidence remains low for 2026

Accountants' confidence in the global economy remains weak entering 2026, citing economic pressures, cyber threats, and geopolitical and regulatory instability.

By Paige Hagy
Reporter

January 15
Practice management

Baker Tilly Int'l grows revenue 21.3% to $6.8B

Baker Tilly International saw its global network of accounting firms score a record amount of total revenue for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025.

By Michael Cohn
Editor-in-chief, AccountingToday.com

January 14
Audit

PCAOB bars Zwick CPA, owner and manager

The PCAOB sanctioned audit firm Zwick CPA, its owner Jack Zwick and audit manager Jeffrey Hoskow for violations related to an audit of Genie Energy.

By Paige Hagy
Reporter

January 13
CPAs

NJ governor signs CPA licensure changes into law

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that adds a pathway to CPA licensure, effective Feb. 11.

By Paige Hagy
Reporter

January 13
Accounting education

ICPAS names 39 internship prep program scholars

The Illinois CPA Society named 39 students to the Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program Scholars.

By Paige Hagy
Reporter

January 13

Resources

The latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

Accounting firm services

Work from home

Workplace safety and security

Coronavirus

Employee retention
Accountants and the 'next normal'

By Daniel Hood

July 14
Report Tools for profitable bookkeeping

Tools for profitable bookkeeping

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IFAC

Practice management

Coronavirus

International accounting
The global accounting profession faces COVID-19

By Michael Cohn

June 5

Accounting: Key Questions & Analysis

What are the key trends and strategies emerging from accounting industry leaders?

Top leaders are focused on structural challenges facing firms, including succession planning, evolving service mix, and long-term sustainability of traditional models.

How are accounting firms positioning themselves for the profession’s next phase?

Firm leaders are redefining and evaluating their strategy for growth. This includes investing in people and systems as well as rethinking how firms deliver value to address changing client needs and competition.

What role does professional identity play as accounting continues to change?

Debate continues over how accounting defines itself. This is due to accounting expanding into advisory, consulting, and technology-enabled services. These changes can raise questions about standards, training, and long-term credibility.

How are accounting firms managing leadership and succession risk?

Demographic shifts are accelerating in accounting. This means more firms are confronting leadership transitions and ownership succession which can create critical strategic risks that influence growth, culture, and valuation.