Practice Management

Doeren Mayhew acquired Rochester, New York-based advisory firm 1RDG, marking its entrance into the New York market.

The Top 75 Firm named Adam Goode as its next CEO, marking a shift from the firm's co-CEO model.

If you're leading an accounting firm in early 2026, you feel the pressure. Every conference promises AI will transform the profession. Every vendor has a new automation story. Every article warns that firms that do not adapt will be left behind. But most of these conversations overlook that many CPA firms are not AI-ready, and few have a transformation plan in place. You do already have something incredibly valuable: trust. Clients trust your judgment on complex issues. They trust your discretion with sensitive data. They trust you will guide them through regulatory risk. But trust alone won't carry your firm through the next 18 to 36 months.

The Top 25 Firm added Step Up Consulting to its Human Capital Management technology practice, bringing it into the UKG software ecosystem.

Management systems and philosophies are a dime a dozen; it doesn't matter which you follow — as long as you follow one.

Are you looking at the right attributes? The answers may surprise you.

Plus, Melio unveils "Agent Mel" AI; Rillet announces continuous close, Brex integration, auto-booking for journal entries; and other accounting tech news and updates.

UHY appoints 13 new managing directors; Weaver relocates Austin office; and more news from across the profession.

Partnerships between CPAs and RIAs are on the rise, but care must be taken to avoid actual or perceived improprieties when considering compensation.