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.
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H&R Block is out to wrest back market share from its online tax-prep rivals with such aggressive measures as free services and interest-free advances on refunds—oh, and plunking a supercomputing Jeopardy star down on the desks of its 70,000 tax preparers.
February 27 -
In no department is it more important to set an example than in accounting and finance.
February 24
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A new study questions the usefulness of proxy advisory services in helping corporate boards of directors and investors decide whether to keep or change auditing firms.
February 24 -
One thing that all successful companies have in common, no matter the industry, is strong leadership, and that’s also true of accounting firms.
February 24
Halogen Software -
The International Federation of Accountants has released a new study on how accountants can play a big role in reducing corruption around the world.
February 23 -
Financial Executives International has started a Leadership Master Class for CFOs and other aspiring finance execs.
February 23 -
Implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss standard is well underway at major banks, according to a survey by Deloitte, though the new standard could show how risky many of the loans really are.
February 23




