Practice management

UHY acquired Adamson & Company in Corpus Christi, Texas, continuing its streak of dealmaking activity.

Paystand announced the general availability of its agentic finance suite, which brings AI agents into accounts receivable, spend management and reporting on its B2B payment network.

Hall CPA, a firm focused on serving real estate investors, acquired Tooth & Coin, marking its first acquisition and expansion into the dental practice industry.

Many M&A deals dwindle, bleeding clients and revenue for a lack of strong leadership on the practice level.

The Top 25 Firm acquired GreerWalker in Charlotte, North Carolina, effective as of Sept. 1.

What gets measured gets improved. Here are five key people metrics.

A reporting systems with more options may lead to the market becoming less standardized.

When a client starts sending fake invoices to vendors and customers, the instinct is to reset the password and turn on multifactor authentication. That's not enough.

A growing share of prospects now ask AI questions like "who is the best CPA firm for a small business near me" and act on the three or four names the model gives them.

Plus, LogicGate 2026 release include GRC agents, lifecycle management solution; Deel launches retirement solution; and other accounting tech news.

Plus, Bonadio names a new CHRO; Rea appoints its first-ever chief growth officer; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Confronted by a chronic talent shortage, fee compression and ever-increasing workloads, more U.S. accounting firms are turning to offshore talent.

Australia's top corporate cop is grappling with cleaning up a sector mired in scandal in recent years.

Piece by piece, parliamentary hearings into KPMG Australia laid bare the tensions at the heart of the nation's audit industry.

The core issue is not that small firms are fundamentally worth less; it's that they lack access to buyer competition.

The common assumption is that closing the AI skills gap means teaching accountants new technical skills. But the real gap is structural: whether a firm has redesigned its governance, roles, and workflows around AI.

Charleston, West Virginia-based Gray Griffith & Mays acquired Lambright & Gutta, effective as of Sept. 2.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Trout CPA acquired Schiff & Associates, expanding the firm's dental advisory practice.

The deal expands the Top 25 Firm's assurance and consulting practice, and strengthens its industry and service capabilities.