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 Helping general contractors structure their business

When choosing a business entity type, general contractors must think about the legal, financial and tax implications.

April 2

Nellie Akalp

CorpNet.com
AT Think Do you know where your firm’s waterline is?

When you look at what separates the great firms from the average ones today, good decision-making stands out.

April 1

Kyle Walters

L&H CPAs and Advisors
AT Think Four lessons for tomorrow’s partners

Being a partner is a change of mindset. You are no longer just focused on your own career, but also the careers of many others.

April 1

Michelle Jenkins

Anglin Reichmann Armstrong
Accounting standards

FASB offers goodwill alternative for private cos., nonprofits

The board released an ASU that helps the organizations decrease the complexity of performing a goodwill triggering event evaluation.

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

March 30
PCAOB

PCAOB approves new Standards Advisory Group

The new SAG replaces the board's two previous advisory bodies.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

March 29
AT Think Accountants should start with value, not price

Your clients don’t care how much you need to earn to keep your business afloat; they care how much value they’re receiving.

March 25

Marc Howard

Firmlever
SEC

SEC moves to force access to audits of foreign companies

The commission is starting to implement a tough law passed at the end of the Trump administration, aimed largely at Chinese stocks.

By Ben Bain
Reporter

March 25

Resources

The latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

GASB

Accounting

Accounting standards
The changing world of government financial reporting

By Daniel Hood

May 11
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

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.