Diversity and equality

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What would you like your professional legacy to be?"

The current limits for a deduction tied to state and local duties and the debate on the extension of the TCJA provides a lens to examine gender-based disparities.

Bequests returning territorial assets to indigenous nations pose thorny questions for financial advisors and their clients, two experts tell FP.

What small accounting firms can do to move the needle on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Accounting leaders say the profession is largely vigilant amid the broader corporate backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion.

A new study shows how the estate planning work of financial advisors carries a direct connection to reducing disparities over time.

As the conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion evolves, firms find themselves in a complex dance where the music occasionally skips a beat.

The increasing amount of investment from private equity firms in the accounting profession is transforming the ways accountants pursue their careers, according to a new report.

Our annual ranking of the most female-friendly workplaces in accounting.

The top workplaces in accounting for women know that their female talent need options

The Internal Revenue Service is more diverse than many workplaces, but more can be done, especially in the upper echelons, according to a new report.

Twenty-five percent of accountants want to increase their roles in implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, a new study says.

Intuit and nonprofit Education at Work announced a pilot program to employ college students at TurboTax, helping them gain experience while earning tuition money.

Orumé Hays, founder of Hays CPA, wanted to make sure her future was never in someone else's hands.

Keila Hill-Trawick founded her firm, Little Fish Accounting, in 2018 after she started helping her friends with their taxes as a side hustle.

Strategies, tactics and best practices from Accounting Today's Firm Growth Forum.

"If we don't diversify, we're not going to have enough CPAs," said INCPAS president and CEO Courtney Kincaid.

The deadline for nominations is Aug. 1, and winners will be announced at the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance's annual Women Who Count conference.

In "The Black Tax," professor and historian Andrew W. Kahrl explores how the racial wealth gap in America has roots in unfair tax practices.

Experts from the Fed, Intuit and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center explored ideas for more effective ways to advance the goals of the mortgage interest deduction.