John Karaffa had the right stats to found ProSport CPA five years ago, an accounting firm that serves professional athletes, as both an athlete and one that played abroad, like many of his clients.

Highlights of the previous month in audit and attest

IT resources and systems aligned with the finance department's needs lead to higher return on capital

Seeking New Year's resolutions -- yours and ours

What trends should CPA firms be watching in 2013?

The rich are different -- and Daszkal Bolton makes the most of it

A look at 2013, without the Apocalypse

Responses from our readers

Our panel of experts explains the future of firm combinations in 2013

Firm mergers and acquisitions from the previous month

There are several moving parts and material contingencies that one may encounter on the journey of making sure your clients' wealth lasts for as long as they need it to. For some, having resources last for their own life expectancy is the goal, while for others making assets last for generations is the objective.

Gale Crosley on getting partners to work as teams

A roundup of a major events in tax and accounting from the previous month

A case study in internship program innovation

For those looking to protect their clients -- or themselves -- from fraud, Randy Wilson has a sobering warning.

Firms continue wooing skilled prospects with steady salary bumps

Firms beef up security as the mobile workforce takes off

All puns aside, the cloud is finally living up to its promise

Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Leslie Seidman and International Accounting Standards Board chairman Hans Hoogervorst appeared side by side at an American Institute of CPAs conference in early December to discuss what went awry in U.S. support for International Financial Reporting Standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report in early December in which it identified widespread problems at eight major firms with their audits of internal control over financial reporting.