Corporate governance

2020 is testing the profession’s resiliency like nothing has before, and accountants are losing sleep, skipping vacations, and working longer hours to adapt to the challenges COVID-19 has brought.

You can’t have a bunch of B, C, D or even F clients if you want it to be an A+ practice.

Disclosures of nonfinancial information, such as environmental, social and governance issues, aren’t always “clear or useful,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

Audit firms can enhance the reliability of environmental, social and governance reporting, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board voted during an online meeting last week to open a new standard-setting project to address single-use plastics and bio-alternatives in the chemicals and pulp and paper industries.

It is important to develop a specialty, but it needs to be balanced with the needs of the practice and your interests.

Accounting firm leaders need to hold fast to growth principles in changing times.

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping BDO USA from pursuing a constant series of M&A deals in recent years, although the latest one had to be mostly negotiated at a safe distance.

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to lead to long-term consequences for organizations, according to a survey of accountants around the world by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

It may seem counterintuitive to think about growth with the economy declining, but there are evolving opportunities, particularly for firms that can adapt to a changing business model.