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.

Technology

Building a technology stack: Jenga or jigsaw?

Turns out, it’s a little bit of both – and much more.

By Ranica Arrowsmith
Technology Editor

July 5
Practice management

Practice Profile: Triple threat

PKF Texas built a new three-leader management structure to propel growth.

By Danielle Lee
Editor-in-Chief

July 5
Non-profits

Case studies: Nonprofit accounting software in 2019

Two users share their experiences with different NFP packages.

By Ranica Arrowsmith
Technology Editor

July 5
Boomer’s Blueprint Leadership, management and administration: What’s the difference?

Accounting firms need to understand what separates these very different jobs.

July 3

L. Gary Boomer

Boomer Consulting Inc.
AT Think Conflict resolution in financial planning

There are two types of issues: ethical and regulatory conflicts, and practice management conflicts.

July 3

John P. Napolitano

Napier Financial
Audit

PCAOB adds implementation pages on new standards

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted two new pages to its website to help implement some of its standards and amendments that have recently been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

July 2
Accounting software

The VAR 100: The tipping point for the cloud has finally arrived

Leading resellers say that adoption has accelerated among their clients, and artificial intelligence is now the new frontier.

By Ranica Arrowsmith
Technology Editor

July 2

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.

Sponsored by Intuit Quickbooks
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.

Sponsored by Canopy

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.