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.

AT Think Valuing startups' complex equity structures

Stock compensation opens up new challenges from a GAAP perspective.

September 19

Anthony Venette

Withum
Accounting fraud

FTX sues Bankman-Fried's parents to claw back funds

The managers of the bankrupt crypto exchange sued the parents of its co-founder and former CEO to "recover ... fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds."

By Bloomberg News

September 19
AT Think Pathways to Growth: Growing CAS? Avoid these mistakes!

To start, many firms fail to recognize the difference between driving demand and fulfilling demand.

September 18

Gale Crosley

Crosley+Company
Technology

Accountants on new FASB crypto standard: 'About time'

Software vendors also lauded the board's new cryptocurrency standard as a worthy first step.

By Chris Gaetano
Technology Editor

September 15
Practice management

Are accountants losing the ESG market?

Reporting and assurance around sustainability disclosures are a natural fit for the profession — but it's attracting other players, too.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

September 15
AT Think The wild classes CPAs take for their 150 hours

From Alabama dinosaurs to pickleball, accountants have studied some unusual things to fulfill their education requirement.

September 14

Blake Oliver

Earmark CPE
AICPA

AICPA offers help with disaster preparedness and ESG

The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with other groups to help accountants cope with natural disasters, as well as learn more about the environmental, social and governance area.

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

September 13

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Special Report Technology and CAS

Handling the compliance work that is the foundation of modern CAS while also creating time and insights for the advisory overlay that really drives its value to clients requires the careful deployment of a suite of technology tools — and that suite is constantly evolving, meaning accountants need a strategy to keep up.

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Practice management

Accounting

Workforce management

Employee retention

Recruiting
The future of the accounting workforce

By Daniel Hood

April 27
eBook Bookkeeping onboarding in 2026: The strategic playbook for CPA firms

CPA firm owners & partners: Cut onboarding rework by 30–50%. Download the 2026 Bookkeeping Onboarding Playbook. Free.

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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.