Practice and client management

As technology, regulation and client expectations evolve in 2026, accounting, tax and wealth management firms will transform into modern, relationship-based practices.

Turkey hired Ernst & Young LLP to lead a multibillion-dollar privatization of two landmark Istanbul bridges and a string of highways.

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.

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

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

Knowing exactly who you serve — and why — is becoming one of the most powerful competitive advantages a small firm can develop.

PwC executives have asked teams to resume pitching for work with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund after a one-year ban expired.

Whitman Transition Advisors and C-Suite Impact announced a merger to create a consulting firm under the name Whitman Advisory.

The National Association of Tax Professionals unveiled two new credentials focusing on representation, due diligence and ethical practice.

Organizations with mature agentic AI governance frameworks are in the distinct minority, but this hasn't stopped leaders from rushing to implement the technology this coming year in a wide variety of applications.

Here are four things your business clients should be doing today.

Pumping up energy credits; rental prop problems; the OBBBA and financial aid; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The best firms don't build walls to keep clients in — they build wells clients never want to leave. Here are three keys.

The Association for Accounting Marketing is accepting nominations for its 2026 Marketer of the Year Award until Feb. 4.

An increase in private equity acquisitions has made odd bedfellows of once-disparate, competing accounting firms.

These five trends will influence accounting marketing in 2026 and distinguish firms that grow organically from those that fall behind.

The Top 100 Firm based in Dallas acquired an Indianapolis firm that specializes in fractional CFO and financial advisory services.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants outlined its views of eight fundamental elements of an ethical culture and governance framework.