Accounting

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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.

Technology

FASB releases 2022 GAAP taxonomy

The GRT, SRT and DQCRT are available for review, but still await final SEC approval.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

December 22
Career moves

The 2021 Top 100 People: Career crossroads

Accounting's most influential identify the most impactful moments in their professional lives.

December 22
Audit

PCAOB updates guidance on Form AP

The updates are mostly technical, but some cover remote-work arrangements for some seconded employees during the pandemic.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

December 21
Tax

Tax planning is worth 5 times tax prep

A survey from Intuit Accountants indicates that tax-related planning and advisory services bring in much more than compliance services.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

December 21
Accounting standards

FASB looks for disclosures on supplier finance programs

A proposed accounting standards update would require buyers to share key details, which currently aren't required to be disclosed at all.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

December 20
Accounting

FloQast opens studio, teases accountant comedy series

The studio released the trailer for its first big project, “PBC,” a six-episode web series in the faux documentary style of “The Office."

By Danielle Lee
Editor-in-Chief

December 17
3 Steps to Improving Your Accounting Data Analytics Results

Information overload can be a problem when conducting accounting data analytics. Learn the questions to ask to determine which of your accounting data is relevant to the analysis.

Partner Insights from Wolters Kluwer

Resources

The latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

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.

Partner Insights from Datamatics Business Solutions Ltd.

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.