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After a decade at the helm of the Illinois CPA Society and as a major voice shaping the profession, Todd Shapiro shares valuable insights into the current and future state of the accounting profession on the verge of his retirement.

Amy Bridges of CPA.com dives into what it takes to build a successful client advisory services practice, based on the results of the latest CAS Benchmarking Survey. 

The chief economist of RSM US, Joe Brusuelas examines the prospects for recession, and what accountants should be paying attention to on behalf of their clients. 

Our annual selection of a dozen tasks you can take on over the next 12 months to advance your firm.

Ty Beasley, the new chief talent officer at RSM US, describes the approach modern accounting firms need to take to recruiting and retention, starting with the "talent experience."

Sarah Acton, CMO of Bill — which recently rebranded from Bill.com — talks about how accountants need to think about their brand in the 21st century, and why it may be time for a change.

Withum's Ed Mendlowitz offers a host of tips and strategies you can implement now for a better busy season.

Allinial Global's Mark Koziel looks at the pros and cons of engaging with private equity firms, what firms can expect if they do – and how they can stand independent, if they want to.

Darren Root, chief strategist at Right Networks, offers a new framework for executing on your firm's business model — if you have one.

Graham Stanton and Edgar Thomas — the founders of Avise, a provider of cloud-based accounting and finance software aimed at startups — look at how the information business leaders need from their accountants changes as a business grows — and why accountants and management aren't always speaking the same language. 

Bill Smith, national director of tax technical services at the National Tax Office of Top 10 Firm CBIZ MHM, discusses what the new funding for the Internal Revenue Service in the Inflation Reduction Act means in terms of enforcement and greater audit activity, as well as how it will impact tax professionals.

Crystal Cooke, the director of diversity and inclusion at the AICPA and CIMA, discusses what the profession needs to do to move the dial on diversity in accounting.

Drawing on the best practices of Accounting Today's 2022 Best Firms to Work For list, here's a double-handful of the most effective, innovative ways to boost employee engagement and lower turnover.

ConvergenceCoaching has declared Oct. 21 "National Fire Some Clients Day," and partners Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson make the case for culling your client roster both strategically -- and ruthlessly.

Looking for profitability? First you need to define what it means for you and your partners, and then you need to get past some all-too-common misconceptions, say Marc Rosenberg and Kristen Rampe, co-managing partners of CPA firm consultants Rosenberg Associates and co-authors of the new book "What Really Makes CPA Firms Profitable."  

Ernst & Young Americas vice chair of assurance John King discusses the impact and history of one of the most influential pieces of financial legislation of the past 50 years. 

Scott Hanson, director of public policy and regulation at IFAC talks about accountants' role in fighting economic crime worldwide, and the federation's new anti-corruption action plan.  

The incoming CEO of RSM, Brian Becker, shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the accounting profession, and where he's taking his firm in particular.

Leaders from the Top 20 Firm talk about how its entrepreneurial, innovative culture drove it from humble beginnings to its current position as one of the most highly regarded in the profession. Current and past CEOs Matt Armanino and Andy Armanino, and the executive director emeritus of the Armanino Foundation, Mary Tressel share some of the elements of the firm's "secret sauce," as detailed in their recent book, "Empowered."

Rhonda Clark, executive director of the Association for Accounting Marketing, and Christine Nelson, lead communications consultant of Ingenuity Marketing, lay out how firms should be structuring their marketing functions throughout their life cycle.