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.

Non-profits

Software survey: Nonprofit accounting in 2018

Vendors discuss the latest developments, and the future of the field.

By Ted Needleman
Contributing editor

November 30
Pathways to Growth Should you care about product management?

After all, you’re not selling soap. Or are you?

November 30

Gale Crosley

Crosley+Company
Boomer's Blueprint What is your IT strategy?

Do you have a written plan? Does it integrate with your firm's strategic plan?

November 30

L. Gary Boomer

Boomer Consulting Inc.
Tax Strategy Proposed regulations help ‘green light’ QOZs

As tax pros look more and more at the details of Qualified Opportunity Zones, they're getting more and more interested.

November 29

Mark A. Luscombe

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
Risk management

Big Four firms leverage growth in risk services market

The accounting giants are among the consulting firms enjoying growth in the global risk services market, which is set to surpass $80 billion by 2020, according to a new report.

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

November 29
CPAs

AICPA and NASBA consider changes in CPA licensure

The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have set up a working group to explore possible changes in how CPAs are licensed and the kinds of skills needed for the license.

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

November 29
Tax season

Like ‘1986 on steroids’

Tax preparers are bracing for a once-in-a-generation filing season.

By Roger Russell
Senior Editor

November 29

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.

Sponsored by BILL
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.