Practice management

Accountants should be ‘ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.’

BKD and MBAF each relocate NYC offices; AAM celebrates 30 years with new logo and Facebook Live event; and more CPA news.

Katz, Sapper & Miller appoints first CIO; Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck announces next MP; and more personnel news.

Illinois firm Scheffel Boyle also donated 34 care packages to active U.S. service members.

For years, accounting firms have relied on firm partners to use their personal and professional connections, charisma, and contacts to “make it rain” — to bring in new business and revenue that would enable the firm to grow and succeed.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released a set of revisions to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, making some changes in the independence standards for assurance engagements, other than audit and review engagements.

Get working on it now, before the filing season rush begins.

The Internal Revenue Service’s announcement last month delaying a requirement for reporting partners’ share of partnership capital offers some extra time to busy tax practitioners, but the issue still isn’t going away and may lead to some other problems.

The Avantax Wealth Management parent views HK Financial as another way of working with CPAs and tax professionals branching into the field.

The clients and markets of the future will require firms and accountants to think more clearly about the investments and effort they want to put into developing new capabilities, according to consultant Gale Crosley.

Start 2020 by firing yourself as the boss, CEO or managing partner. Then rehire yourself. As the new, CEO what would you do to justify the confidence you had in you?

Armanino and its Armanino Foundation also announced $50K in donations to various nonprofits to mark the firm's 50th anniversary.

Somerset CPAs also transitions leadership; Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz announces several promotions and new hires; and more CPA news.

BPM’s consumer products group is scaling success in the growing food-tech space.

A college student client may not initially provide a lot of income for the firm, but with the right guidance, there could be a big return on investment.

Teach clients to avoid the end-of-the-year rush to make the most of their donations.

The seven characteristics of a strong firm compensation plan.

A starter pack of 12 tasks to help accounting firm leaders work on their businesses, instead of just in them.

Leaders in the accounting profession share some of the challenges they’ve met and overcome in their careers.