Daniel Hood

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.

The profession's skillset can be applied to much more than just financial statements, according to Julie Bell Lindsay of the Center for Audit Quality.

The AICPA's Dynamic Audit Solution is on track to transform the field; Sue Coffey of the American Institute of CPAs and Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com offer an update on this ambitious project.

The initiative is meant to help understand why the accounting profession struggles with DE&I.

Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching return to look at external issues that the coronavirus pandemic has raised for accounting firms in terms of dealing with clients, revamping services offerings and more.

The ninth edition of Accounting Today's annual report highlights 10 outstanding accounting firm leaders.

Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching dive into the major issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has raised for accounting and tax firms — staff, technology, operations and more.

It’s time to start building the profession’s year around different time scales.

The group wrote to legislators supporting ‘The Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act.’

EY and BF Borgers made good showings for the quarter.

In a letter to leading legislators, the group also urged them to make businesses expenses paid with PPP money deductible.

The coronavirus pandemic has opened up a number of specific areas with potential for the profession, according to leaders at the AICPA.

The annual list recognizes the 100 top workplaces in the profession.

The speed and scale of the Paycheck Protection Program made it particularly susceptible to fraud, explains Juliette Gust, a forensic accountant and founder of Ethics Suite -- and that means businesses need to take steps to protect themselves.

The 1,500-person event will be held in a venue for 10,000, to accommodate social distancing, and a remote-attendance option will be available.

MACPA CEO Tom Hood shares insights on how firms can safely bring staff back to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic -- and how the profession is going to be changed forever after the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the AICPA is working to come up with a uniform approach for the applications.

A new study also found that accountants are, by and large, very pleased with how their firms have responded to the pandemic.

Every accountant and financial planner will make mistakes, says John Napolitano of U.S. Wealth Management -- the question is how you handle them.