Practice management

The consulting arms of U.S. accounting firms grew by 10.2 percent to $21.5 billion in 2016, compared to growth of 7.1 percent to $58.7 billion in in the overall consulting market, according to a new report.

There are two types of accountants—those who do their work with blinders and those with wide-open eyes. Both can do competent jobs for their clients, but the ones with the wide-open eyes grow and can do far better work for their clients.

If firms aren’t proactive, it’s all too easy to drive away clients and lose business (text version).

Twenty-five recipients will receive financial aid to go towards CPA Exam preparation.

MACPA partners with IBM to equip CPAs with tech skills; BlumShapiro volunteers teach students financial literacy; and more news from CPA offices.

If firms aren’t proactive, it’s all too easy to drive away clients and lose business.

Grant Thornton International taps CEO-elect; Mazars USA and Marks Paneth add partners; and other personnel news from firms across the country.

Accountants should start building programs to make the most of the 80/20 rule

The new dashboard in QuickBooks Online Accountant is mobile-enabled, and is scalable for practices of any size.

Your firm was knocking the cover off the ball pre-financial crisis (circa 2007 and 2008) with a strategy of getting bigger with quality growth, stronger with quality talent, and more profitable, but it is increasingly obvious that it has become difficult competing in today’s mid-market space.

Summer plans; evaluating clients; succession planning; e-wills; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Top 100 firm will take part in Junior Achievement's 'JA in a Day' program for an eighth straight year.

This program will be a wild ride on everything you need to consider.

As clients age, accountants and advisors need to be ready to help them and their families handle the issues surrounding their eventual decline. U.S. Wealth Management’s John Napolitano discusses how, and why it’s more important than ever.

The window for participating in Accounting Today and Best Companies Group's annual ranking closes on Monday, May 15.

When CPA firm leaders are in discussions to merge with another firm, the conversation at some point turns to the importance of staff retention and engagement over the short and long term.

CohnReznick establishes Netherlands-based European subsidiary; Armanino continues annual Nonprofit Symposium; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

Cherry Bekaert appoints chief HR officer; Lumsden & McCormick promotes a marketing specialist; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

The firm will combine its GRC expertise with the company’s cybersecurity offerings.

How a firm gets its first dollar will be very different from how it gets its first million.