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Jun 02, 2026
Crete Professionals Alliance partner firm Accuity acquired Carbonaro CPAs & Management Group, expanding its presence in Hawaii.
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Jun 02, 2026
New guidance provides transition relief, grandfathering protection and delayed implementation for taxing income of foreign governments investing in U.S. businesses.
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Jun 02, 2026
Ever since the AICPA released new quality management standards, firms have raced to implement them. But like a fitness tracker, the system itself is not the transformation.
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Jun 02, 2026
U.S. officials are continuing with an agreement that bars the government from probing past tax filings from President Donald Trump and his businesses.
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Jun 02, 2026
Vertilocity, an arm of Top 50 Firm Hill, Barth & King, acquired Toledo, Ohio-based technology firm Computol, effective June 1.
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Jun 02, 2026
The Top 20 Firm acquired Isdaner & Company, an accounting and advisory firm in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, effective June 1.
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Jun 02, 2026
The Top 50 Firm is rebranding as Current to reflect the firm's commitment to upgrading local firms with AI to compete with large incumbents.
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Jun 02, 2026
We all agree that AI is changing accounting. But one thing rings clear: the AI revolution in accounting is real, but removing humans from the loop is the fastest way to destroy the profession.
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Jun 01, 2026
Adams Brown Technology Specialists today acquired Parsons, Kansas-based technology provider Higher Calling Technologies.
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Jun 01, 2026
While it might be intimidating to hear about companies who've installed AI everywhere and use it for everything, as time has gone on leaders have learned that, for many everyday uses, a little can go a long way.
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Jun 01, 2026
It's unclear whether the move would affect a provision of the settlement between Trump and the IRS that barred it from pursuing any probes into his tax returns.
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Jun 01, 2026
A presentation by Succession Resource Group shares the key pitfalls to avoid for RIAs seeking to create succession plans and recruit financial advisors.
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Jun 01, 2026
The procedures need fixing after the IRS approved potentially ineligible tax professionals, including some with a criminal history or uncertain citizenship.
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Jun 01, 2026
The IRS is continuing to challenge and audit claims for the Employee Retention Credit, extending the yearslong backlogs on processing the often dubious claims.
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Jun 01, 2026
Most buyers focus on price, but depreciation often matters more in certain asset classes.
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Jun 01, 2026
The state CPA societies of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont merged to form the New England Society of CPAs.
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Jun 01, 2026
The Top 20 Firm acquired Southwest Regional Leader Calvetti Ferguson, expanding its footprint in Texas and in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jun 01, 2026
Due to high interest, Accounting Today will be extending the deadline for its annual VAR 100 survey by one week. OUR NEW AND FINAL DEADLINE IS END-OF-DAY FRIDAY, JUNE 5.
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Jun 01, 2026
Anthony Sciarra, a tax leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, is joining Armanino's tax practice as the San Ramon, California-based firm continues to grow.
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Jun 01, 2026
Accountants don't have to wait for a major catastrophe to act on governance and oversight of AI as the systems become more enmeshed in workflows and decisions.
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Jun 01, 2026
CaronBletzer, a New Hampshire-based CPA firm that specialises in employee benefit plan audits, announced the launch of a new practice management platform called Atlura, which it has used itself for six years.
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Jun 01, 2026
"Will AI automate bookkeeping?" is now settled. Yes, it will. In many firms, it already has. And for the firms that haven't adopted it yet, their clients are starting to. The more useful question is what happens after.
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May 29, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to formally kill rules that would have required public companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and risks.
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May 29, 2026
The Excel-based calculator can help companies working on large, multiyear construction or manufacturing projects compute the interest for the contracts.
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May 29, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service released the inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts for 2027, increasing the limits from 2026.
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May 29, 2026
Plus, Eide Bailly names a slate of managing directors; Baker Tilly principal to head AICPA Tax Executive Committee; PrimeGlobal reports double-digit growth in member revenue; and other news from across the profession.
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May 29, 2026
Sage announces new automation for receivables, AP, purchasing, analytics; Auditoria.AI announces Governed Autonomy operating framework; HubSync rolls out HubSync Halo; and other accounting tech updates.
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May 29, 2026
The fund was created as part of an agreement to resolve the president's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the past leak of his tax information.
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May 29, 2026
AI is a powerful tool for tax professionals, but with a smaller, more automated and less forgiving IRS, firms need to have the right policies in place.
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May 29, 2026
Talking about the importance of one type of tax planning or another is far different from implementing all of those strategies across the industry.
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May 29, 2026
Governor Ron DeSantis floated a plan that could eventually eliminate property taxes for more than 90% of Florida residents who own their homes.
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May 29, 2026
The House-passed Taiwan tax bill, which has bipartisan support but languished in the Senate, could be a legislative priority where both parties could coalesce.
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May 29, 2026
Between the current state of cybersecurity challenges and a growing number of AI threats, accounting firms are transitioning to SOC as a Service.
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May 28, 2026
Tax automation solutions provider Avalara announced Hugo Sarrazin as its new CEO, replacing Scott McFarlane, who will become an advisor to the company.
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May 28, 2026
Tax automation solutions provider Avalara announced Hugo Sarrazin as its new CEO, replacing Scott McFarlane, Avalara's co-founder and original CEO, who will become an advisor to the company.
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May 28, 2026
Flat-out invented; 500 months; diverted income; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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May 28, 2026
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is forming a new advisory body called the Inspections Modernization Council — and it is looking for experts to apply.
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May 28, 2026
The Treasury Department introduced a mobile app enabling families to access Trump accounts, the new tax-deferred accounts for children born after Jan. 1, 2025.
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May 28, 2026
Postponing tax integration leads to misaligned systems, expensive retrofitting projects, and a failure to optimize cash flow and reduce enterprise risk.
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May 28, 2026
The so-called pied-Ã -terre tax is expected to take effect July 1 this year and would affect roughly 10,000 single family homes, coops and condominiums citywide.
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May 28, 2026
California's proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity may change the careers of Massachusetts-educated tech leaders.
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May 28, 2026
A judge closed the president's case after his personal attorneys withdrew his lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax information.
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May 28, 2026
Top 25 Firm Ascend has acquired Ohio-based Regional Leader William Vaughan Company.
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May 27, 2026
Most accountants came out of tax season measurably damaged, according to a new index.
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May 27, 2026
Black Ore hosted a series of panel discussions where experts discussed the growing role of AI in making tax preparation and planning more efficient.
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May 27, 2026
CFOs are pushing aggressively to digitize finance, but finding talent shortages and skill deficits — not technology — are now the biggest barriers to progress.
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May 27, 2026
While leaders express confidence in their own data to fuel their AI initiatives, they have also experienced material financial losses due to poor data governance, but this has not blunted efforts to implement AI.
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May 27, 2026
The governor proposed to lift the exemption on homesteaded properties to $250,000, which would fully eliminate property taxes for 60% of Floridians.
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May 27, 2026
Accountants and financial professionals are interested in engaging in environmental and social issues, according to a new ACCA survey.
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May 27, 2026
The new agent-based AI-based tax platform focuses on automating business tax workflow and debuts after about half a year in early access.
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May 27, 2026
The International Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard for businesses subject to rate regulation, such as electricity, water and gas utilities.
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May 26, 2026
Dangerous procedural traps; justification for change; unexpected tax exposure; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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May 26, 2026
Even if they must refer wealth families to a tax professional for a generation-skipping or dynasty trust, financial advisors can play a valuable role.
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May 26, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service received approximately $3.2 billion in unidentified payments from fiscal years 2022 through 2024.
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May 26, 2026
Centri Business Consulting plans to use a $20 million credit facility from Citizens Financial Group for acquisitions and talent.
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May 26, 2026
Centri Business Consulting, a Regional Leader based in Philadelphia, has secured a $20 million credit facility from Citizens Financial Group, which it plans to use for acquisitions and talent.
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May 26, 2026
New reporting changes represent meaningful progress, but inaccurate institutional attribution will distort university-level CPA exam outcomes in the 2025 data.
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May 26, 2026
Trump said Democratic policies on crime and taxes were leading to an exodus of businesses and taxpayers from New York, as he touted his tax cuts.
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May 26, 2026
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee called on chairman Mike Crapo to launch a bipartisan probe into the Justice Department's new weaponization fund.
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May 25, 2026
AI governance is waiting its Ferdinand Pecora, counsel to the Senate Banking Committee in the 1930s, who built the evidentiary foundation for every protector system that followed.
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May 22, 2026
Jim Bourke of Withum lays out why CAS is a crucial foundation for highly profitable advisory services.
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May 22, 2026
The last day to sign up to participate in the 2026 Best Firms to Work For is Friday, May 29.
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May 22, 2026
As the only publicly traded firm with a meaningful operating history, the CBIZ story merits honest assessment.
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May 22, 2026
Plus, Paychex announces WISE AI Platform; KPMG creates chief product officer role; and other accounting tech updates.
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May 22, 2026
Plus, GASB looks for a new board member; CohnReznick launches a public finance and sustainability practice; Tommye Barie gets the AICPA Gold Medal Award of Distinction; and other firm and personnel news.
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May 21, 2026
IRS impersonation; Lootland; conduit scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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May 21, 2026
The Top 50 firm acquired Burke & Associates CPAs under the new name Shoreline Advisors, expanding its presence in Massachusetts.
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May 21, 2026
A tax partner at BMSS Advisors is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.
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May 21, 2026
The lawsuit follows the announcement of the nearly $1.8 billion fund as part of an agreement to end Trump's unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
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May 21, 2026
Many organizations are trying to scale automation on top of processes that were never designed for consistency or repeatability.
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May 21, 2026
PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte have cut support staff in the last 12 months or so, along with Grant Thornton and law firms Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance.
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May 21, 2026
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon criticized plans by New York's left-leaning mayor Zohran Mamdani to slap more taxes on the rich, arguing the move risks doing further damage to the city's status as a business hub.
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May 21, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service characterizes the 2026 tax filing season as a success. What do you think?
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May 20, 2026
The alliance with Anthropic will embed Claude Cowork into KPMG's global client delivery platform, beginning with tax and legal clients.
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May 20, 2026
Intuit will lay off 17% of its workforce. Intuit Chairman and CEO Sasan Goodarzi announced the layoffs today in a company-wide message.
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May 20, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for a semiannual reporting option has quickly provoked debate.
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May 20, 2026
Early next year, Intuit's ProAdvisor Program will be replaced with a new Intuit ProPartner Accountants program, integrated with Intuit Accountant Suite.
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May 20, 2026
Attorneys general from 25 states and D.C. are suing the administration over rules limiting loans for graduate students in accounting and other professions.
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May 20, 2026
The Top 10 Firm will acquire a consulting and technology firm that helps manufacturing and distribution companies modernize operations with digital solutions.
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May 20, 2026
Audit solutions provider Caseware launched an intelligence and orchestration layer operating across the engagement lifecycle.
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May 20, 2026
The quick-witted Democratic congressman who found himself on the front lines of the government's rescue of the American financial system has died.
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May 20, 2026
Sales and use tax once sat at the back of the small business tax conversation. It now has taken a seat in the front row.
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May 20, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wouldn't rule out the possibility that rioters who attacked police could receive payments from a $1.8 billion taxpayer fund.
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May 20, 2026
The judge who oversaw the president's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS questioned whether the government was being transparent about a settlement.
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May 20, 2026
Representative Mike Lawler, a key negotiator behind the temporary increase to the cap on state and local tax deductions, pushed back on efforts to expand it.
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May 19, 2026
Critical cautionary tale; reactive to proactive; consumption taxes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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May 19, 2026
The House approved legislation to make IRS collection proceedings taxpayer friendly, safeguard tax refunds and provide judicial review of tax liability claims.
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May 19, 2026
The American Institute of CPAs expressed support for legislation limiting the reporting of U.S. businesses' beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.
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May 19, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service agreed not to continue any legal claims or investigations of the president's past tax returns, adding to a controversial settlement.
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May 19, 2026
The Institute of Management Accountants announced the availability of its new AI in Finance Micro-credential as part of a larger rollout of similar credentials for specialized finance and accounting competencies.
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May 19, 2026
The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act helps families avoid forced property sales in at least 24 states, according to a study sponsored by JPMorgan Chase.
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May 19, 2026
The AAM is rebranding itself as the Association for Accounting Growth, reflecting the profession's evolution and association members' expanding responsibilities.
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May 19, 2026
The accounting standards update aims to improve financial accounting and disclosures about activities related to environmental credits and obligations.
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May 19, 2026
The Top 100 Firm acquired GBC Advisory, marking its expansion into the Oklahoma City area.
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May 19, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission aims to increase IPOs with changes to accelerated and non-accelerated filers and exemptions from internal control audits.
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May 19, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission aims to increase IPOs with changes to accelerated and non-accelerated filers and exemptions from internal control audits.
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May 19, 2026
As affordable accounting services become the new standard, the key to thriving will be brand affinity, loyalty and admiration, starting with client experience.
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May 19, 2026
The New York City mayor held individual meetings with Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, amid flurry of recent tax proposals.
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May 19, 2026
Windsor Path, a family office-backed platform for accounting firms, acquired ASO Advisors, the non-attest business of Agresta, Storms & O'Leary in Indianapolis.
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May 19, 2026
The Top 25 firm is deepening its investment in an AI-driven accounting workflow platform, which includes a multiyear relationship to build AI audit solutions.
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