Practice and client management

PricewaterhouseCoopers has recruited two prestigious outside board members in what appears to be a first for a Big Four firm: former Commerce Secretary and Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez, and former U.S. Navy Admiral Carol Pottenger.

Darren Root lays out a vision for staying ahead of the future.

I have long advocated hiring entry-level people rather than those with two or three years’ experience.

The firm's summer "Connect" program saw prospective CPAs donate their time across the country.

David Isaacs on the literal and figurative consequences of sleeping on the job.

The Institute of Management Accountants has updated its Statement of Ethical Professional Practice to guide the conduct expected of IMA members.

Several state CPA societies and AAM elect executive committees; Anders unifies its technology practice; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

The New York firm helped assemble and donate 11 bikes for military families as part of their community outreach program.

Two generations offer their takes on philanthropy in the workplace.

The Waltham, Mass. firm donated $2500 in support of the Mass. Society of CPAs.

Automation and other advances are making handling T&E less of a pain.

Accounting firms are spending more of their marketing dollars on sponsorships than on advertising, despite getting negative returns from sponsorships, according to a new study.

How firms are spending their budgets is shifting, according to the 2017 Hinge/Association for Accounting Marketing survey. AAM executive director Lauren Clemmer draws valuable lessons from the poll results.

I have always tried to run my practice as the business that it was. As such, I used certain numbers or metrics to evaluate how I was doing. I did this when I started out and every step along the way as my practice grew.

Marketing an accounting firm to prospective clients can be a challenge.

Bennett Thrasher relaunches website; AICPA introduces “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” financial literacy game; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

Sikich names new nonprofit partner-in-charge; Baker Tilly appoints M&D tax partner; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

At the 2017 AAM Summit, experts made it clear that new ways of developing business will be critical for today's accounting firms.

A group of more than 100 business leaders and companies are backing the recommendations of a task force on providing a voluntary framework for disclosing climate-related information in financial filings.