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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.
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board posted new documents to help jurisdictions implement its recent standard on sustainability assurance.
August 14 -
Why are students turning away from accounting? The reasons are multifaceted, but several themes emerge.
August 14
Lindenwood University -
Canadian CPAs with three or more years of experience reported a national median salary of $154,000 in 2024, up from $143,000 the prior year, according to a Leger study.
August 12 -
An accountant was charged for embezzling more than $1.9 million from film productions and used the funds to stay at Las Vegas hotels and pay various young women.
August 11 -
The alleged accounting fraud overstated revenue of the data-insight company Near Intelligence before it was acquired in 2022 by about $25 million.
August 7 -
Forward-thinking companies are aligning accounting teams with the businesses' compensation committees.
August 7
Donnelley Financial Solutions -
Advisory Amplified, organized by Fearless Foundry, is a series of small conferences across six cities from September 23 to October 9, 2025.
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