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Why exfiltration prevention is now a compliance imperative for accounting firms

The next 10 years could be one of the best times in history to build a career in public accounting.

Accountants need to navigate the double-edged sword of artificial intelligence with smart payment platforms.

Teaching accounting to undergrads may be more rewarding — and easier — than you think.

The Internal Revenue Service is taking steps to make sure taxpayers and tax preparers can reflect OBBBA changes in 2025 tax returns.

Employee benefit planners need to be thinking about the OBBBA and other Trump administration initiatives.

Shutdowns and tax obligations; 529 money and the CPA exam; gig questions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Billable hours and staffing aren't a firm's biggest challenge — it's collecting and validating all the necessary information from their clients.

Now is a critical time to determine a powerful shared vision so your firm can be viable for many years to come.

Digital fluency is about being able to navigate, evaluate and lead in a digital-first world. And the numbers show we have work to do.

If you want to make sure that private equity isn't your only option, you need to start planning your practice's future now.

Finance professionals play a central role in transforming strategic technology objectives into effective implementation.

In public accounting, as in many professions, the term 'meritocracy' too often masks advantage and reinforces inequities.

Getting started on our next shutdown; bleeding tax lawyers; who really levies tariffs?; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Artificial intelligence's early effects on employment in accounting suggests a new approach to adoption.

No single solution on its own will elevate a firm; they need to build up an entire arsenal.

It's time to revisit the $10,000 cap considering a new $40,000 limitation under the OBBBA.

Leading AI models continue to get faster and better. But finance teams still cannot — and should not — trust them to close the books.

ERP systems are powerful for core operations. But indirect tax is a different beast. It demands specialized capabilities that most ERP platforms simply can't deliver.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes core elements of international taxation, including the rules for controlled foreign corporations, foreign-derived income, and base erosion taxes.