Practice management

James Sikich, who retired from his namesake Top 100 Firm at the end of last year, was 70.

Senior partners at many small and midsized CPA firms are unable to make significant strides in their bottom-line distributions to their partners.

Accounting firms are seeing slightly more growth in the amount of income per partner, along with a bigger share of revenue that can be attributed to M&A, according to the latest edition of the annual Rosenberg Survey.

Tax preparers identify the clients they never want to see again.

A recent survey identifies several areas where biz owners could use some professional advice.

I never had legacy staff but did have some legacy clients. This refers to staff and clients that I couldn’t fire or drop.

Low-hanging fruit is great — until it dries up.

For all the challenges, there are a host of reasons why accounting should be more attractive than ever.

Six things accounting firms can do to be more future-ready.

KPMG links up with a marketing execution firm, Mueller Prost launches a women's initiative, and other news from practices across the country.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its procedures to prevent the fraudulent use of third-party authorization forms.

These days, the cost of securing an accounting degree is rather exorbitant. Well over $100,000 at most private colleges. And lots of hard work to boot.

Accountants need to be disrupters -- or they’ll be disrupted, according to the head of the Illinois CPA Society.

Ed Mendlowitz shares why he became an 'expert generalist.'

Emerging leaders in the profession list communication, technology, and succession planning as vital to future success.

Accountants can’t settle for ‘good enough’ anymore -- it's time to 'think different.'

The Institute of Management Accounting has debuted a massive open online course, or MOOC, on sustainability reporting.

Learn to embrace disorder and uncertainty.

ICPAS honors 75th anniversary of first African-American woman CPA; BKD launches new website; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

SEC names chief accountant; Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams promotes two to director; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.