Leaders in the profession share their success (or lack thereof) in attaining work-life balance

Salaries for accountants are expected to increase next year by an average of 2.4 percent, according to a 2016 Salary Guide released Tuesday by the recruiting firm Accounting Principals.

Another 173,000 jobs were added by employers in August, including 3,100 in accounting and bookkeeping services, sending the unemployment rate down two-tenths of a point to 5.1 percent.

Chris Rush of ADP discusses how firms should fill the open positions on their staff, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Andrea Parness of A Parness Company CPA explains how her practice turned into a women-only firm staffed exclusively by females, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Average starting salaries in accounting and finance are expected to rise 4.7 percent next year, according to a new salary guide from the staffing company Robert Half.

We did a survey to find out how accounting firms are reaching this critical demographic.

Compensation and revenue at small businesses increased this summer, along with the number of hours worked, Intuit reported Tuesday, although employment fell last month.

Payroll giant Paychex detected a slight slowdown in small business employment growth last month.

Nobody knows bookkeeping anymore.

Andrea Parness, a CPA who operates her own firm in New York, discusses some of the main challenges facing practitioners, including regulatory and staffing issues, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The strategic plan: foundation for retention and attraction

Only 10 percent of accounting and finance professionals believe there is someone internally who could easily step in to fill their role if they quit, according to a new survey.

4 tips to better hiring practices

Sixty-two percent of finance and accounting workers said they are confident about their ability to find a new job, while 78 percent believe it is unlikely they will lose their jobs over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

Young accountants don't just need a professional guide -- they need two, or three or a dozen ...

Congressional stalling on tax reform, currency fluctuations and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve on an interest-rate hike are making strategic planning difficult for CFOs, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

An open letter about dismissing fraud

Accountingfly, the online career community for accounting professionals, announced the acquisition of GoingConcern.com.

Public accounting firms hired the largest number of accounting graduates ever last year, according to the American Institute of CPAs.