Practice Management

Top 50 Firm Ascend announced the acquisition of Sweeney Conrad in Kirkland, Washington, expanding its presence in the region.

Plus, Anders names a new partner class; Blue names new industry and service line leaders; and more firm and personnel news.

Plus, AvidXChange touts "Accounts Payable as a Service"; BillingPlatform announces features for insights, visualizations, API; and other accounting tech news.

The profession's most influential share how they would describe the typical accountant.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "How would you describe the typical accountant?"

Sorren, based in Meridian, Idaho, has added Casey Neilon, an accounting consultancy in Nevada, to its national network.

Independent research firm Morningstar's latest study of the value of financial advice examines tax-efficient IRA asset location during the decumulation phase.

Zoho has bolstered its spend control and billing capacities with the release of two new products, in addition to new AI features.

The U.S. arm of the professional services firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen rallied 47% in its trading debut.

Wolters Kluwer announced plans to launch a new platform specifically for accounting firms transitioning from compliance-based work to an advisory-first model.