Practice and client management

Still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico may be pummeled again by the tax-cut bill in Congress.

About nine years ago one of my clients went to an attorney for an estate plan. I asked to be involved and was told I wasn’t needed so I sat it out.

Here are plans for the next year in accounting, drawn from our annual survey of over 500 firms on their expectations for growth, tech spending, social media, new services and more.

The technologies, talent issues, client developments and other trends that will shape the coming year, according to a panel of thought leaders.

AAFCPAs celebrates Giving Tuesday; SAX establishes nonprofit award; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

The Big Four firm will accept the "Spirit of the Founders" award for its philanthropic efforts.

As the tax debate hits its latest crescendo in Washington, TV ads trying to influence the biggest rewrite of the code in three decades have increasingly targeted states with wavering Republicans, including Wisconsin and Maine.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice providing more time for partnerships, real estate mortgage investment conduits and some other types of businesses to file their returns.

Today, at many smaller firms, client service partners generate, on average, about 1,500 to 1,600 billable hours per annum.

The firm sponsored the Lake Luzerne, New York organization that holds programs for children with life-threatening illnesses

Online sales across Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2017 blew away previous years’ revenues for the same period. That’s good news for American businesses, and an important wakeup call for accountants and other professional service firms.

I had a meeting recently with an accountant and was led into his office while he was on the phone. I overheard him telling a client that he wouldn’t be able to get his work done as promised because his humongous client needed something done right away, and “you know how that is!”

The Top 100 Firm donated meals and approximately $2,500 to the Save the Family Foundation of Arizona.

Whether you call it value billing or advanced pricing, the way accountants charge for their services is going to change in the near future, and consultant Michelle Golden dives into how.

Building a wealth management practice among the midsized mass-affluent

Experts from the CPACA say giving employees control of where and when they work is a must.

The Massachusetts firm will match staff donations and add "leaves" to a Giving Tree throughout the fundraising process.

The Top 5 Firm contributed to the Davis Love Foundation via their eighth annual charity golf tournament.

The N.J. firm will look to provide $15K to a local nonprofit that best demonstrates sustainability.