Daniel Hood

Editor-in-chief

Daniel Hood has been editor-in-chief of Accounting Today and Tax Pro Today since 2011; he joined Accounting Today as managing editor in 1998. A graduate of Georgetown University, he has also served as a business editor for the New York Daily News, and as a production editor for The Wall Street Journal Europe. He is the author of five novels and a guidebook to New York City.

Strategic planning

Time for a new firm vision

The massive changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic make this a great time for accounting firms to revisit their core mission statement, according to Carrie Steffen of The Whetstone Group.

By Daniel Hood

September 28
Election 2020

Accountants favor Trump in election by large margin

Regardless of their voting intentions, they overwhelmingly expect things to improve after Nov. 3.

By Daniel Hood

September 27
Tax season

The tax season that never ends

It's been a most unusual year for tax pros, and National Conference of CPA Practitioners president Neil Fishman dives into the major issues — and what's to come.

By Daniel Hood

September 14
Employee retention

Meet the 2020 Best Midsized and Large Firms to Work For

An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.

By Daniel Hood

September 10
Employee retention

Meet the 2020 Best Small Firms to Work For

An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.

By Daniel Hood

September 10
Coronavirus

Shedding light on payroll tax deferral

ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral -- and what we don't.

By Daniel Hood

September 8
Accountants' confidence levels off for September

After taking a step back in August, the Accountants Confidence Index held mostly steady.

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Diversity and equality

Time to start again on diversity

The accounting profession’s efforts to date haven’t yielded as much as many hoped, but that doesn’t mean accountants can give up.

By Daniel Hood

September 3
AICPA

AICPA opens up applications for .cpa domains

In the first stage, licensed firms have 60 days to apply.

By Daniel Hood

September 1
Accounting standards

Accounting in space

As humanity explores the stars and starts to do business there, it will require significant innovations in accounting, according to Dr. Hank Alewine, associate professor of accounting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

By Daniel Hood

August 31