Here are five key areas sellers should proactively address to set themselves and their future partners up for long‑term success.

How firms are working to solve the latest iteration of the pipeline problem

A documented compensation study protects a growing C corporation's biggest deduction from being recast as a dividend.

The pay margin between associates and seniors in accounting in North America is plateauing, increasing only 3% in some markets, according to data from Distinct.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is leading 13 senators in investigating whether IRS CEO Frank Bisignano misled Congress about his agency's staffing after the Trump administration gutted the IRS workforce.

An arbitrator ordered the IRS to allow its unionized employees to work remotely after President Trump ordered federal agencies to require in-person work.

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AI is changing the way tax practitioners work in significant ways, but none of them involve massive job losses or shrinking demand for accountants and auditors.

As the July 4 launch date nears when clients can start contributing to Trump accounts, advisors discussed pros and cons of this method to save for children.

Service-providing businesses added 96,000 jobs, including 2,000 in professional and business services such as accounting and tax preparation, ADP reported.

Clients can maximize profits by paying the tax bill outside of the conversion — and more reminders for advisors before they guide clients through Roth conversions.

The Internal Revenue Service consistently falls short of its longstanding 14% goal of hiring veterans, with annual hiring typically ranging from 7% to 11%.

The pace of job growth at businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to Paychex.

AI will change the first few years of an accounting career but doesn't reduce the need for people who understand the numbers. In many ways, it raises the bar.

The accounting talent shortage is now a structural feature of the finance and accounting sector.

Accounting firms that switch to transparent interviewing are improving hiring outcomes, reducing recruitment costs and creating a better candidate experience.

Tax amnesty programs; protecting your practice; unidentified tax payments; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Nineteen states and three major cities now have them. Cheap and easy usually isn't best.

Firms are sourcing new solutions from field staff to expand their tools and upskill their professionals. But they aren't just throwing together programs and calling it a day.