Blake Oliver

We must consider alternatives to the 150-hour rule to improve the accountant talent pipeline.

As artificial intelligence streamlines many accounting tasks, clinging to hourly billing will become increasingly unsustainable.

More firms are creating alternative paths for employees who want to excel, but who don't want to "sell their soul to the firm" in order to make partner.

The extra year of education is turning away potential CPAs, especially when they can pursue alternative careers with just a four-year degree.

In an interview with Blake Oliver, former Baker Tilly CEO Alan Whitman shares the key elements for positioning your firm for future success.

Once you see how much more value you and your managers can deliver to the firm when you're freed up from doing routine client work, you'll never want to go back to the old way of doing business.

Two recent cases show how a lack of rigorous oversight and real consequences is impacting the profession.

Podcasting is the new blogging. Everyone's doing it, and you should, too, right? Not so fast.

Short-term thinking by auditors may surrender strategic high ground to outside challengers.

The commoditization of audits is contributing to the CPA shortage.