The beauty of being intentional about everything in your life.

It’s a cultural issue, largely, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

White Nelson Diehl Evans launches new website; American Accounting Association to induct five members into Accounting Hall of Fame; and more CPA news.

MarksNelson names new managing partner; PBMares adds pair of partners to retirement plan services team; and more personnel news.

Diversity isn’t just a buzzword in business; it’s a key to success.

How many clients have told you they can’t wait until they’re retired? Suppose you ask them point blank, “What does retirement look like to you?”

PwC decided to shut down their office for summer and winter holidays to give employees more time to recharge.

Finding quality talent that has the ability to perpetuate a small or midsized CPA firm is a big challenge, especially when firms admit new partners just because of needs as opposed to qualifications.

Massachusetts Society of CPAs, AICPA team up for “Bridging the Gap” diversity and inclusion series; NJCPA opens nominations for Ovation Awards; and more CPA news.

Tax season is the time of year when every other tax professional is focusing on completing returns for their clients, leaving the marketing field open and ready for you to dominate.

Investing in D&I is good for accounting firms’ bottom line.

If you plan to attract and retain the best talent, you’ve got to know what matters to them.

AI is the talk of the town these days, and its application to the tax and accounting profession means automating tasks that we are accustomed to billing for by the hour or form.

Get IT out of the back room and working for your firm.

Rea & Associates merges in WJ Ubbing and Associates; Frank Hirth transitions its U.S. practice to Raich Ende Malter; and REDW adds Human Resources Experience.

MICPA appoints next president and CEO; Grassi rebrands; and more CPA news.

Honkamp Krueger elects executive board; Marcum appoints national advisory practice leader; and more personnel news.

Advanced data analytics, cutting-edge training and well-defined processes help Gineris & Associates thrive without bricks and mortar.

Rebranding is about much more than just new logos.

Your clients’ complex financial lives offer major opportunities.

Take an exponential approach at your firm, not an incremental one.

CliftonLarsonAllen added Weil & Company, and Cherry Bekaert LLP expanded its digital advisory capabilities by buying Icimo LLC.

Eide Bailly, a Top 25 Firm based in Fargo, North Dakota, has added Platinum Consulting Group, a government and nonprofit consulting firm based in Fullerton, California, effective Feb. 3.

Nichols, Cauley & Associates LLC, a firm in Dalton, Georgia, has added the Morehouse Group, a firm based in the same city, expanding Nichols Cauley’s presence in North Georgia.

From blogging and social media to email marketing and prize drawings, preparers share how they lure in new clients.

The Top 100 Firm has expanded its presence in New York by adding three downstate offices from another firm.

The Georgia-based accounting firm is expanding into the technology industry by acquiring an IT services firm in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta.

My tax season checklists have been updated and are ready for you in a Word file so you can use them as you want.

AI can interpret the best path to achieving an answer and learn the routines that get the best result.

BDO USA LLP has united several of its technology consulting practices under a new BDO Digital business.

CTCPA recognizes Distinguished Service and Women to Watch honorees; Mize Houser rebrands; and more CPA news.

Weaver hires first CFO; Marks Paneth and Friedman expand partnership; and more personnel news.

Next time you meet with a client, instead of just making small talk or asking, “How’s the family doing?” take it a step further.

Carr, Riggs & Ingram has merged in Crabtree, Rowe & Berger; and EisnerAmper has added Horvath & Giacin.

PricewaterhouseCoopers showed off some of its new and upcoming technologies it has been developing for its staff and clients, particularly in the auditing field, at an event Tuesday in its offices in New York.

The last several years have seen a “merger frenzy,” with small and midsize CPA firms (with annual revenues between $10 million and $24 million) getting acquired by larger CPA firms that have a strong brand and a track record of average to above average equity partner profitability.

Setting a growth goal is about much more than picking a percentage -- firms need to dive deeper to understand what it will really take to hit that goal, says Bob Lewis of The Visionary Group -- and they need to make sure they have people who can bring in the new business they need.

Accountants should be ‘ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.’

BKD and MBAF each relocate NYC offices; AAM celebrates 30 years with new logo and Facebook Live event; and more CPA news.

Katz, Sapper & Miller appoints first CIO; Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck announces next MP; and more personnel news.

For years, accounting firms have relied on firm partners to use their personal and professional connections, charisma, and contacts to “make it rain” — to bring in new business and revenue that would enable the firm to grow and succeed.

A college student client may not initially provide a lot of income for the firm, but with the right guidance, there could be a big return on investment.

The seven characteristics of a strong firm compensation plan.

Everyone benefits from a well-thought-out plan, including staff and clients.

How about a “Christmas” letter about your practice, describing how you did professionally, what you wish you had done and what you now resolve to do next year?