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.

Diversity and equality

AWFA releases public directory of finance pro members

The Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance released a public directory of accounting and finance professionals.

By Danielle Lee
Editor-in-Chief

August 3
Accounting software

New Products: Souped-up QBO

Improvements to QuickBooks Online, a new marketing blog, new certificate programs, and more new tools for accountants.

By Daniel Hood
Editor-in-chief

August 2
Accounting software

Building up your technology stack

Leveraging a curated selection of apps can boost your practice.

By Antoinette Alexander

August 2
Tax preparers

Filling the time between April 18 and January

Changes to the rhythms of tax season have more and more practitioners looking for new kinds of work to stay busy.

By Roger Russell
Senior Editor

August 2
Tax prep software

Re-evaluating your tax software

Accounting Today's 2017 comparison guide lays out the prep packages side by side.

By Ted Needleman
Contributing editor

August 2
AT Think Boomer’s Blueprint: Change versus transformational growth

The key to today's rapidly changing accounting environment is doing something utterly and radically different.

August 2

L. Gary Boomer

Boomer Consulting Inc.
Employee classifications

Properly classifying workers remains a major problem

Misclassification is a perennial issue for the IRS and state taxing authorities.

By Roger Russell
Senior Editor

August 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.

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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.