Accounting Today

JULY 9, 2025

By Chris Gaetano July 9 Practice management Franklin Alliance acquires second firm The PE-alternative Franklin Alliance acquired Robert Morris & Company in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, as it aims to create a platform of local CPA firms. All rights reserved.

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Accounting Today

JULY 16, 2025

The merger is the third since Armanino received a minority investment from private equity firm Further Global Management last October, helping fuel its aggressive M&A strategy, which has seen the firm finalize over 20 combinations since 2019. All rights reserved.

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Accounting Today

JULY 17, 2025

EDT 3 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Sax, a Top 75 Firm based in Parsippany, New Jersey, has received a minority investment from Cobepa, a private equity firm with offices in Brussels and New York, the latest firm to receive a PE investment. All rights reserved. billion fund. "I

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Accounting Today

JULY 24, 2025

If an online shipping company can inject that much personality into something as mundane as postage, whats stopping CPA firms from doing the same? Too often, accounting firms hide behind a veil of professionalism that borders on sterile. Here are five ways CPA firms can embrace that idea: 1.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

To start, ownership in a CPA firm is more expensive today than it ever has been. There is more than $15 billion of private capital (more than 1x revenue for the remaining, independent G400) that has decided an ownership stake is worth more than what your firms partnership agreement says it is. All rights reserved.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Financial reporting data has become extremely structured and repeatable across all enterprises because it’s guided by the standards set out through generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which are governed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Everybody measures the same things, in the same way.

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Analytix Finance & Accounting

JUNE 24, 2025

Ready to streamline your CPA firm’s operations and boost growth? Download our free whitepaper , “How to Enhance Operational Efficiency in CPA Firms” and start transforming your processes today.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

Koziel added some valuable advice for firm leaders from his time working at a Buffalo-based CPA firm in the 1990s: "When I was in charge of recruiting, Id ask our partners, Is this firm the right place for your kids? audit clients are ready to change firms within the next three years, according to an Inflo report.

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Accounting Today

JULY 25, 2025

CONNECTICUT FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut Courtesy of GASB The Financial Accounting Foundation board of trustees announced it is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for an initial one-year term beginning Jan.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 23, 2025

Theres vision for you as an individual and then theres vision for your firm. You or at what point did you know you wanted to be managing partner of a CPA firm? All rights reserved. But lets talk a little bit about the vision for yourself. Well, first of all, I think the visions are one and the same.

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

By Michael Cohn 6h ago Practice management Ascend adds two East Coast firms Ascend added two more CPA firms: BGW in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tronconi Segarra & Associates in Williamsville, New York, effective July 1. All rights reserved. By Paige Hagy 8h ago Like what you see?

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

Accounting Accounting standards Corporate ethics International accounting MORE FROM ACCOUNTING TODAY Practice management M&A roundup: LMC, Sorren and Alpine Mar expand LMC merges in Stephen A. All rights reserved. By Paige Hagy 8h ago Like what you see?

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

On Tuesday, Ascend added two other firms : BGW in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tronconi Segarra & Associates in Williamsville, New York, effective July 1. LLP, an independently owned and licensed CPA firm, will provide attest services, and LMC Advisors LLC will provide tax and business advisory services.

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Going Concern

APRIL 4, 2025

Orlando pet supply store, accounting firm file for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection [ Orlando Business Journal ] The Accounting Lab Group which has offices in Lake Mary and other East Coast cities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy March 25.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

By Danielle Lee 8h ago Practice management Accountants expect firms to shrink headcount by 20% Fifty-two percent of accountants expect their firms to shrink in headcount by 20% in the next five years, according to a report by the Indiana CPA Society. All rights reserved.

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

By Michael Cohn 6h ago Practice management Ascend adds two East Coast firms Ascend added two more CPA firms: BGW in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tronconi Segarra & Associates in Williamsville, New York, effective July 1. All rights reserved. By Paige Hagy 8h ago Like what you see?

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

By Michael Cohn 6h ago Practice management Ascend adds two East Coast firms Ascend added two more CPA firms: BGW in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tronconi Segarra & Associates in Williamsville, New York, effective July 1. All rights reserved. By Paige Hagy 8h ago Like what you see?

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Accounting Today

JULY 1, 2025

By Michael Cohn 6h ago Practice management Ascend adds two East Coast firms Ascend added two more CPA firms: BGW in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tronconi Segarra & Associates in Williamsville, New York, effective July 1. All rights reserved. By Paige Hagy 8h ago Like what you see?

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SMBAccountant

JANUARY 4, 2023

Sources: Lease Query: Five Tips for Small Business Lease Accounting CPA Hall Talk: How to Understand the New Lease Accounting Standard HWA Alliance of CPA Firms, Inc.:

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

I asked ChatGPT what forms it recommended for a CPA firm. Here is the answer I got (since ChatGPT is nondeterministic, you won’t get the exact same answer I got.): For a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) firm, creating and utilizing various forms and templates can significantly streamline practice management tasks.

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Analytix Finance & Accounting

JULY 18, 2023

CPA firms play a critical role in today’s complex financial landscape. However, operating a successful CPA firm comes with its fair share of challenges. From constantly changing regulatory requirements to fierce competition, CPA firms often face obstacles that can hinder their growth and profitability.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As we move toward 2025, the importance for CPA firms to leverage technology for streamlined operations and enhanced productivity has never been more critical. What should CPA firms be doing right now in this ever-changing landscape?

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 10, 2024

LeaseCrunch optimizes lease accounting processes for CPA firms by automating calculations and the required deliverables. The solution allows firms to streamline operations, save time, reduce errors, lower costs and simplify compliance with the new lease accounting standards.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2024

An insightful takeaway from 2023 is that for CPA firms and entities handling the intricate world of ongoing lease accounting this becomes even more critical. Until recently, spreadsheets held their ground as the go-to tool for accountants.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2023

LeaseCrunch LLC , a maker of lease accounting technologies, has nearly doubled its team as the company achieves record growth. LeaseCrunch now supports over 500 CPA firms (including 43% of the top 400 CPA firms as ranked by Inside Public Accounting ) and 15,000 companies across the nation on its lease accounting software.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We understand that year-end accounting can be stressful, especially with the complexities of the lease accounting standards, says Jess Vento, senior director of solution engineering, education and support at LeaseCrunch. Our goal is to empower CPA firms and accounting teams with the tools and solutions they need to succeed.

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Cherry Bekaert

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Carbon accounting is a quantitative, compliance-heavy reporting exercise that requires detailed recordkeeping that must be verifiable. Cherry Bekaert is a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) CPA firm that can help your company comply with carbon accounting and reporting requirements.

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Analytix Finance & Accounting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How Industry Intelligence Assists CPA Firms Better When it comes to offering higher-level CFO consulting services to clients, CPA firms are often limited by bandwidth. They can also help ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax regulations, and other legal requirements.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 30, 2024

“They offer a valuable platform to connect with CPA firms and industry peers to share insights on lease accounting. Through presentations, networking events and discussions at our booth, we aim to empower attendees with the knowledge and confidence to navigate ongoing compliance with the lease accounting standards.”

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CPA Practice

APRIL 11, 2023

He most recently held a technical accounting role at a Fortune 500 financial services company where he helped lead complex implementations of accounting standard updates issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Credit and debit cards, along with eChecks, are the most common ways businesses pay their accountants, Hall noted, though businesses’ payment preferences don’t always match an accounting firm’s. CPA firms typically prefer to use the payment method that incurs the lowest total fee.”.

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CPA Practice

JULY 27, 2023

As an example of the ChatGPT response to “What are the most time-consuming items in a CPA Firm,” ChatGPT suggested the following (completely unedited): Accounting or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms often have to manage numerous tasks, some of which can be quite time-consuming.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

The decision will likely set up another showdown with Australian politicians who have strongly criticised the firm for not sharing the report, and frustrate government departments that have believe it should be shared. Movers and Shakers Jackson M. Day to the role of director of technical activities.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Even before the pandemic, I saw young accountants make a common mistake: assuming they are burned out with public accounting as a profession, when the truth is their current firm just isn’t the right fit. What is important to remember is that all public accounting firms are not the same.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 19, 2023

At the same time, the big national CPA firms are increasingly disinclined to vie for lower-profit governmental audit engagements. So there is a skills shortage as well as an economic disincentive. As with most supply chain problems, the solution is more complicated than just turning on a switch.

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CPA Practice

JULY 8, 2024

Staffing, IRS Service Problems and Leadership Development are Top Issues for CPA Firms, AICPA Survey Finds Finding qualified staff is the top issue for all categories of accounting firms except sole practitioners, according to a biennial survey by the American Institute of CPAs’ firm practice management section.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 24, 2023

ITA is the highly-regarded international not-for-profit association of leading Consulting firms and VARs, CPA firms, and technology product/service providers. LeaseQuery provides a software platform built by accountants to enable accounting teams to move complex accounting out of spreadsheets and into the secure cloud.

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