Partnerships

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Going from a financial professional working for someone else to a business owner running your own firm requires shifting your way of thinking.

Less than 5% of people in accounting will ever become partners; why is it touted as one of the profession's key rewards?

Accountants at firms that have taken private equity backing are divided on the results, a new study shows.

At the IPO price, Andersen would have a market value of around $1.7 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its filings.

Partners at firms that have chosen to remain independent are now asking whether a firm's internal buyout multiple should be adjusted.

Andersen Group, the U.S. arm of the firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen, is seeking an initial public offering.

Five hidden traits may be holding you back.

The firm, which now has more than 500 partners, said its deals practice shrank 4% and its audit unit was down 3.7%, while its tax business grew 3.4%.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to the Multistate Tax Commission recommending changes in a proposed approach to sourcing of partnership income.

Accounting and financial reporting solutions provider SoftLedger announced a revamped partnership program with reduced pricing for certain participating firms.

Experts at a recent conference laid out the pressures on accountants — and why firms can't afford to be passive about them.

The broader consulting services industry is battling a slowdown in demand for its traditional services, with many of them cutting jobs to tide over the slump.

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Today's accounting firms are emerging from a period of severely restricted options.

Firm leaders experience frustration when their partners and managers resist strategic initiatives, but they will be able to work through it by understanding what resistance means,

When you protect your staff from problematic clients through higher pricing or firing clients who can't work well with the firm, you send a strong message.

Outside investment has disrupted a century of how things have always been done in accounting, and it might not sit well with the stated direction of many firms.

Ownership in a CPA firm is more expensive today than it ever has been. Is it worth it?