Practice management

When faster, cheaper, and better may not always be the best.

The Allinial Global president and CEO will be succeeding longtime chief Barry Melancon, who is retiring at the end of this year.

While other industries rapidly adopt data-driven solutions like artificial intelligence (AI), many CPA firms still rely on spreadsheets and processes that merely digitize the traditional paper-based approach.

If you don't report, you can't measure what was successful, and — equally as important — what wasn't.

What keeps employees engaged is changing rapidly, and accounting firms can't afford to fall behind, according to ADP's Tina Wang, and Darren Root.

Changes are only accomplished if the firm leaders are committed to improvements.

The Top 25 Firm has acquired the Georgia-based Microsoft reseller, as well as an affiliated software developer.

Allowing for regulatory approvals and other hurdles, the two firms hope to become a single firm by the end of 2025.

Once AI handles all the boring and unpleasant tasks for accountants, what boring and unpleasant tasks will replace them?

Plus, Paystand enhances support for Microsoft Dynamics; and other accounting tech updates.