What makes a visionary? The question was broached obliquely several times throughout the American Institute of CPAs' 2nd annual E.D.G.E. Conference, held in mid-August in Orlando, Fla.

Half a dozen accounting firms have been selected to help oversee compliance by the five banks that agreed to a mammoth national mortgage settlement.

With our annual Top 100 Most Influential People list as its centerpiece, the September issue of Accounting Today is always a celebration of the individual in accounting.

A reader responds to an earlier letter about columnists Miller & Bahnson

A roundup of merger & acquisition activity among accounting firms

The July 16, 2012, homepage for Yahoo! had an article called "Six Careers for People Who Don't Like People." As I read the article, my worst fear was realized: Heading the list was "Accountants."

What do you think when you hear the word "coach?"

Partners are the culture in a professional service firm -- what they believe, what they reward, what they do, and how they do it determines what and how things get done.

Boy, did President Obama create a furor in a Roanoke, Va., speech in July, where he said, "If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

Denver-based Top 100 firm Hein & Associates didn't want to be anyone's secret -- even a good one, as managing partner Brian Mandell-Rice had become accustomed to hearing from clients.

A roundup of news from the previous month

Most people think of accounting as a solitary profession, but those in practice know just how off-center this perception really is.

As we acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we are once again in a period of re-examination of the role, relevance and reliability of financial audits in protecting investors and the public interest. This seems to be, in part, a reaction to the financial crisis of the past few years.

Highlights of the previous month in audit and attest

First round of Dodd-Frank-mandated inspections suggests deficiences may be widespread

Joe Adams, the head of Top 5 firm McGladrey, on the major challenges facing accounting firms, and how his firm is dealing with them.

Recent hires, promotions and more from accounting firms across the country

Recent news from accounting firms across the country

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has made available its proposed 2013 U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy in XBRL format for public review and comment.