Practice and client management

Investors are increasingly relying on nonfinancial performance information, including disclosures by companies about their environmental, social and governance practices, to make their investing decisions, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would offer toll-free telephone service for taxpayers on the last two Saturdays of tax season.

Ask your business clients how they know whether their business is successful, and many of them are likely to answer, “I check my bank balance.”

The company exhibited added features for QuickBooks Online and collaborations with G Suite side by side with smart mirrors and augmented reality landscapes.

When I started my practice I tried to extend as many clients as I could. I figured this would ease tax season and spread the work out throughout the year.

There are five capabilities firms must have to remain successful and future-ready, but too often they think they've already done or tried that.

Preparers are divided on the value of promoting themselves during their busiest time.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office questions the usefulness of services such as identity monitoring, credit monitoring and identity theft insurance, particularly when it comes to safeguarding against tax refund fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service has seen a proliferation in the past 24 hours of a phishing email seeking to steal tax practitioners’ usernames and passwords for the IRS's online services.

For CPA firms, the goal of “running with the big dogs” usually means a firm aspires to stay independent and wants to perpetuate itself for the next generation.

The look will create a unified look-and-feel for the institute, CIMA, and their global joint venture.

More than a third of CFOs’ time is being spent as strategic advisors as they move beyond the traditional financial management role, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

Some suggestions of ways to relieve pressure as you rush toward the last-minute crunch deadline.

The Internal Revenue Service failed to deactivate its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number program after a data breach in May 2015 for nearly a year, despite repeated recommendations from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, according to a new report.

Accounting firms can learn a lot from how PwC handled the Oscars

Accounting firms in North America are taking the risk of losing business by making their customers wait on hold for more than 25 seconds, according to new research.

What you know isn’t as important as who you know – your clients

BST acquires CFO for Hire; Restivo Monacelli opens new Florida office; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

The ability to innovate will be critical for future firms