CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 1:00pm ET Sponsor: Avalara Duration: 1 Hour Register Now We’ll demonstrate how automation integrates with popular accounting platforms to save time, reduce risk, and enhance efficiency. We live and breathe sales tax and license compliance. Plus, earn free CPE credit!

Tax

Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2025

Business Insider wrote up a PCAOB report that discusses culture at the top six firms: Accounting firms have been making more errors, but bosses are split on whether remote work is to blame 64% of respondents said that improving work-life balance for firm personnel improves audit quality. Remember this?

Account

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Top 200 accounting firm LGA has merged with Abbott & Co., a Lexington, MA-based accounting firm led by Mellinda Abbott. Mellinda prides herself in fostering personal relationships with her clients,” the firm’s website states. Abbott & Co. Personal relationships of any kind were unacceptable.

audit

Going Concern

JULY 11, 2025

Public Accounting Trends Data Reveals The CPA License Is Losing Ground [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] The CPA credential remains a cornerstone of the profession, but new data indicate its prominence is steadily declining. Talent Attention, firms! percent to 48.4 s receiver is suing Ernst & Young LLP for C$1.4

cpa firm

Going Concern

JANUARY 3, 2025

Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down [ TechCrunch ] Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after it suddenly shut down last week, will be acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed price in a last-minute deal, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

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CPA Practice

JULY 14, 2025

Mary Girsch-Bock Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring, promotion and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. The firm also announces the addition of one new partner to its affiliate, Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP. He graduated with a B.S.B.A

West Virginia

CPA Practice

JUNE 30, 2025

The awards highlight the most useful technology for firms and clients. From tax prep to asset management, invoicing and portals, and auditing to remote CFO functions, the services the accounting and tax pros provide are dependent on the technologies they use.

Technology

Accounting Today

JUNE 23, 2025

I had worked my butt off for a year and I got an $800 raise, which if you do the math after taxes, its like $50 a week. Public accounting is a team sport. Public accounting is clearly a baseball team. And I said, this kind of environment is not for me. (02:49):

accounting firms

CPA Practice

JULY 7, 2025

Property and Fiscal Office on accounting programs, financial systems, and operational business processes. In parallel with his public service, he is in the early stages of co-founding an estate planning and estate tax firm alongside his wife, who is also a licensed CPA.

cpas

CPA Practice

JULY 16, 2025

Jason Bramwell Top 20 accounting firm Armanino has expanded its managed service offerings by joining forces with Strategic Accounting Outsourced Solutions, a specialized outsourced accounting firm. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Founded in 2012 and recognized on the Inc.

Technology

ThomsonReuters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This law addresses the pressing need to combat illicit activities like tax fraud and money laundering, often facilitated by anonymous shell companies. Let’s explore frequently asked questions, the key aspects of the CTA, its impact, and the benefits it offers to firms. Why was the Corporate Transparency Act introduced?

Tax

Going Concern

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Firm Watch Accountancy firm BDO fined €1.3 million for work with Russian-held football club Vitesse [ NL Times ] The fine is regarding the work that BDO did as an accountant for football club Vitesse, and a holding company of the former owner of the club, Russian businessman Valeri Oyf, sources told FD.

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CPA Practice

JULY 7, 2025

Grant Thornton Appoints Rick Surrett as CFO, Succeeding Longtime Leader Muhammad Bhayat Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, recently named Rick Surett as its new chief financial officer (CFO).

North Carolina

Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2024

“We have a talent shortage in accounting that affects business as a whole, and many of the pipeline initiatives the profession is putting in place will help the public sector as well,” said Susan Coffey, CPA, CGMA, the AICPA’s CEO of public accounting. Al Pacino has put out a memoir. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

accountant

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

They said : A task force of the American Institute of CPAs Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) will seek public comment on its preliminary conclusions about revisions to independence rules related to alternative practice structures, changes driven by the increasing prevalence of private equity investment in accounting firms.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Top 60 accounting firm Blue & Co. has expanded into the Detroit market after combining with Mellen, Smith, and Pivoz (MS&P), a full-service accounting and advisory firm based in Bingham Farms, MI, effective Nov. Carmel, IN-based Blue & Co. Founded in 1970, Blue & Co. Blue & Co.’s

Michigan

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

CohnReznick’s McCafferty selected to MACPA’s 2024 Women to Watch CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, announced that Molly McCafferty, Partner, Assurance, has been selected as one of four 2024 Women to Watch by the Maryland Association of CPA’s (MACPA) Foundation.

Real Estate

Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

EDT 7 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email I am optimistic about the "trusted advisor" destination that the accounting profession has marked as its territory, but skeptical of the partnership model as a means of transportation to that promised land. credentialed CPAs in America) and demand (i.e.,

accountant

Going Concern

JULY 10, 2025

Struggling to Find Remote Accounting Talent? If your firm or internal team is having a tough time sourcing qualified remote tax and accounting professionals, you’re not alone—and you’re not out of options. We’ve Got You Covered.

Real Estate

CPA Practice

JULY 25, 2025

Mary Girsch-Bock Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring, promotion and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. The firm also announces the addition of one new partner to its affiliate, Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP. He graduated with a B.S.B.A

West Virginia

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

PKF O’Connor Davies is getting an infusion of capital from Bahrain-based private equity group Investcorp and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, the Harrison, NY-based top 30 accounting firm said on Nov. The accounting firm brought in $377.5

Real Estate

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Are you having trouble finding remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, you can access a pool of top remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can assist you!

Real Estate

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Audit Large Accounting Firms Will Have to Submit Financial Statements to U.S. Regulator [ Wall Street Journal ] Large accounting firms will have to submit financial statements annually to the U.S. million from customers and failed to report the income on tax returns. The two men received over $1.5

auditor

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

.” Australian federal police officers have commenced a search for documents at the headquarters of PwC Australia in response to the damaging tax leaks scandal. Treasury referred the matter – which relates to the sharing of confidential multinational tax proposals within the firm – to police in May last year.

Account

CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2025

Financial Services Regulatory Center The new center showcases the firm’s U.S. regulatory expertise and complements the firm’s longstanding Global Financial Services Regulatory Centre. The new center showcases the firm’s U.S. regulatory expertise and complements the firm’s longstanding Global Financial Services Regulatory Center.

Technology

Going Concern

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Firm Watch Whistleblower says big accounting firm hid evidence that a Saudi co-defendant helped finance 9/11 [ Florida Bulldog ] So this is…a lot. For the second year in a row, New York-based accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies took the #1 spot on Vault’s Best Overall Internships list.

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Withum

MARCH 18, 2025

A Licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of California, Anni received her bachelors degree in management and accounting from Renmin University of China (RUC). Chen completed her Master of Science in Accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

CPA

Going Concern

OCTOBER 10, 2024

High Demand and Job Security In today’s competitive job market, few professions offer the level of stability and demand as accounting. Every business, regardless of size or industry, requires skilled professionals to manage finances, prepare taxes, and provide strategic guidance. Alright, we’ll give them this one.

accounting careers

Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2025

Blick Rothenberg said ‘Making Tax Digital’, which requires taxpayers to report quarterly rather than annually, would not lead to any additional revenue for HMRC. Fiona Fernie, a partner at Blick Rothenberg says: ‘This will not change their actual tax liabilities or the payment dates on which income tax has to be paid.

CPA

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The firm, MeritServus, was on the verge of being sanctioned by British authorities for helping hide assets tied to a key billionaire close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since 2005, MeritServus has not been part of, or affiliated with, Deloitte Cyprus or any other Deloitte firm,” the accounting firm told The Guardian.

Delaware

ThomsonReuters

JULY 10, 2025

Use the new quality management standards as an opportunity The world of professional accounting and auditing continues to evolve as the profession seeks greater transparency, accountability, and quality. These standards will reshape how firms approach engagement quality by implementing a more risk-based, system-focused (vs.

audit

Going Concern

JULY 24, 2025

Struggling to Find Remote Accounting Talent? If your firm or internal team is having a tough time sourcing qualified remote tax and accounting professionals, you’re not alone—and you’re not out of options. We’ve Got You Covered.

Real Estate

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 2, 2024

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. AICPA Recognizes Tax Experts with Arthur J. He is a Senior Director in the Tax Quality and Risk Management group in RSM’s National Office of Risk Management in Chicago. Dixon Memorial Award. The Arthur J.

CPA

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Kemberley Washington Bankrate.com (TNS) Taxes may not be the first thing on your mind following the presidential election, but there’s no doubt that tax policy will play a key role in the year ahead, given that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2025.

tax planning

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As a tax industry veteran, Amanda is a favorite speaker and trainer known for making tax topics accessible and relevant. Moderated by: Gail Perry is the editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars.

Indiana

Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

In addition to the new audit format, OMB is launching a four-part agenda to improve the effectiveness of federal audits: Auditing the auditors : OMB will review the roles and value of auditors — including public accountants, inspectors general and agency CFOs — to ensure audits align with risk and mission outcomes.

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CPA Practice

JULY 24, 2025

They were scrambling to meet the latest tax deadline. Taxes July 24, 2025  IRS Slot Machine Jackpot Threshold is Going Up, Experts Say The slot reporting threshold is governed by an IRS regulation, so the change will not go into effect until the agency updates its rules. She looked up, surprised. Then, after a beat, she exhaled.

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