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.

Practice management

Practice management systems go head to head

Accounting Today's comparison guide to the leading PM packages for accountants.

By Ted Needleman
Contributing editor

February 5
Accounting software

The 2018 Top New Products

Accounting Today’s editors pick the best new and most improved tools and resources for accountants from the past year.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

February 5
M&A

The shape of M&A in 2018

The mania goes on, even as the types of deals change

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

February 5
AT Think Generational Viewpoints: A vision across the generations

Building a plan that brings age groups together from throughout a firm.

February 5
Accounting standards

GASB develops guidance on revenue and expense recognition

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is asking for help as it develops a comprehensive model for revenue and expense recognition for state and local governments.

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

February 2
AT Think Farewell to "The Spirit of Accounting"

Professors Paul Miller and Paul Bahnson bid farewell to their column after 20 years.

February 2

Daniel Hood

Accounting Today
AT Think Client investments: Planning, overseeing or managing?

Your firm needs to decide how far it wants to go with its financial services.

February 2

John P. Napolitano

Napier Financial

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.