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 Rebooting for a new normal post-coronavirus

Small and midsized firms need to prepare for a world of reduced liquidity and lower organic growth.

April 20

Dom Esposito

Esposito CEO2CEO, LLC
AT Think Setting your firm’s priorities amid the coronavirus crisis

Major changes are required in client services, delivery models, staffing practices and management.

April 16

Tamera Loerzel

ConvergenceCoaching LLC
GASB

GASB suggests postponing all effective dates due to coronavirus

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is proposing to delay the effective dates of provisions for all Statements and Implementation Guides by one year.

By Sean McCabe
Senior Editor

April 16
Coronavirus

Botkeeper adds Intellistack to address firm needs during pandemic

The company joins the Botkeeper ecosystem to address firm needs around keeping doors open during the CVID-19 pandemic, while balancing the cost to do so.

By Ranica Arrowsmith
Technology Editor

April 15
Small business

Small businesses face quandary in choosing coronavirus relief programs

Small businesses are dealing with frustrating delays and changing guidance in applying for and receiving help from the Small Business Administration in its new Paycheck Protection Program.

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

April 14
AT Think Better Every Day: Take the reins and lead

Here are four things your firm should be doing right now to move forward during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 14

Darren Root

Rightworks
AT Think Now is the time to be your clients' problem-solver

The guys in the brown uniforms became United Problem Solvers; why are you still pushing tax returns?

April 14

Kyle Walters

L&H CPAs and Advisors

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.