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 Pooling accounting resources to achieve mainstream ESG integration

Accounting-as-usual needs to change if we are to change business-as-usual.

October 23

Ian Mackintosh

Corporate Reporting Dialogue
CECL

FASB to hold CECL implementation workshops

The board aims to help community banks and credit unions with the new standard.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

October 22
AT Think Boomer's Blueprint: From perception to reaction to results

Accounting firms must start investing in their own futures

October 22

L. Gary Boomer

Boomer Consulting Inc.
CAS

How satisfying is CAS?

A new CPA Trendlines study finds firms aren’t achieving all they hoped for with the service.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

October 22
Succession planning

Next up: Preparers discuss their succession plans

Tax practitioners share what they’ve done to prepare for transitioning their practices.

By Jeff Stimpson
Freelance writer

October 22
Artificial intelligence

Using AI to get ahead of the IRS

Tax practitioner Bill Nemeth gets ahead of CP2000 letters with artificial intelligence.

By Roger Russell
Senior Editor

October 22
Tax preparers

Listen up: Veterans offer their best advice for new tax pros

From education and pricing to memberships to marketing, experienced practitioners share what they’ve learned about starting out in the profession.

By Jeff Stimpson
Freelance writer

October 21

Resources

The latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

Predicting the next 15 years in accounting

Take a look at what the accountant and the accounting firm of the future will look like with AICPA chief Mark Koziel.

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The changing world of government financial reporting

The serious new pressures facing governments of all sizes are changing their financial reporting, says GASB Chair Joel Black.

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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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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.