Practice management

The Top 50 firm acquired Burke & Associates CPAs under the new name Shoreline Advisors, expanding its presence in Massachusetts.

PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte have cut support staff in the last 12 months or so, along with Grant Thornton and law firms Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance.

Early next year, Intuit's ProAdvisor Program will be replaced with a new Intuit ProPartner Accountants program, integrated with Intuit Accountant Suite.

The Top 10 Firm will acquire a consulting and technology firm that helps manufacturing and distribution companies modernize operations with digital solutions.

Audit solutions provider Caseware launched an intelligence and orchestration layer operating across the engagement lifecycle.

The Institute of Management Accountants announced the availability of its new AI in Finance Micro-credential as part of a larger rollout of similar credentials for specialized finance and accounting competencies.

The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act helps families avoid forced property sales in at least 24 states, according to a study sponsored by JPMorgan Chase.

The AAM is rebranding itself as the Association for Accounting Growth, reflecting the profession's evolution and association members' expanding responsibilities.

The Top 100 Firm acquired GBC Advisory, marking its expansion into the Oklahoma City area.

As affordable accounting services become the new standard, the key to thriving will be brand affinity, loyalty and admiration, starting with client experience.

Windsor Path, a family office-backed platform for accounting firms, acquired ASO Advisors, the non-attest business of Agresta, Storms & O'Leary in Indianapolis.

The Top 25 Firm is deepening its investment in an AI-driven accounting workflow platform, which includes a multiyear relationship to build AI audit solutions.

The discourse surrounding the future of accounting has largely centered on automation, AI and digital transformation. Yet many firms face a more immediate issue.

Lewis Group CPAs acquired specialty-trades accounting firm Atlas Accounting Group in April, expanding its presence in the Pacific Northwest

Will the profession wait for the AI equivalent of 1929 before applying what it already knows? The answer begins with examining what the current AI assurance landscape provides and what it does not.

Regional Leader Abbott, Stringham & Lynch acquired San Jose, California-based ArightCo.

Most firm owners focus on the revenue lever they have pulled their whole career, but they may never have touched the other lever.

Plus, Xero announces XeroForce custom AI agent builder; Emburse releases new AI purchasing agent; and other news and updates from the accounting tech world.

Plus, WICPA elects new chair; RSM announces a big slate of leadership appointments; Weaver names a new head of its India ops; and more firm and personnel news.