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The persistent presence of behavioral biases distort our decisions, including in the accounting field.

Public accounting is a vibrant and strong profession and also a business, as shown in data from the latest rankings on firm revenues, partners and staff size.

Just like hotels and restaurants, when you move up the price ladder, you move up the expectations ladder.

The taboo around discussing and comparing accounting salaries is slowly fading.

Judgments that are overly optimistic, unsupported, or poorly documented can tip into the territory of errors or fraud, leading to restatements and enforcement.

Tax Court judges; like-kind slip-ups; estate planning and digital assets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Forward-leaning firms are increasingly turning to gamification to make accounting more attractive to young professionals.

Staff recruitment, training, retention and work conditions are neglected, but should be top areas of concern.

Asset tokenization, the creation of digital ownership representations for diverse assets on blockchain and DLT platforms, is a transformative force in finance.

Audit has always been a profession steeped in precision and consistency, but when it comes to how we manage knowledge, the tools haven't always kept up.