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What successful M&A looks like
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (1162+ words) Acquiring another accounting firm may seem like a quick and easy way to boost growth — particularly when compared to the slow slog of building up business organically — but it's really neither quick nor easy. For many of this year's Fastest-Growing…...
Will AI replace accounting firms in the small biz market?
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (944+ words) Because of artificial intelligence, small-business owners today have choices that they never had before. Financial reporting is just one of the areas where AI can reduce costs the most, especially for companies with $10 million to $70 million in revenue. Today, many…...
The 2026 Salary Survey: Inching upward
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (447+ words) Accounting base salaries inched up again over the past year, while bonuses for lower-level employees decreased. Accounting Today and its parent company Arizent conducted our third annual salary survey, collecting responses from accountants from firms of all sizes regarding their…...
Using Excel’s REGEX functions to clean accounting data faster
3+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) Excel for Microsoft 365 includes REGEX functions that can dramatically simplify many common accounting data-cleaning tasks....
Sax Wealth Advisors adds Florida wealth manager
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (288+ words) Sax Wealth Advisors, the wealth management arm of Top 100 Firm Sax Advisory Group, has acquired Florida-based wealth management firm Lighthouse Financial. The deal, which closed at the end of June, gives Sax Wealth Advisors a second Florida office, and adds…...
Samsung plans up to $80 billion in shareholder returns after SK Hynix buyback
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (246+ words) Samsung Electronics has announced a shareholder return package, marking a blockbuster week for shareholder returns among South Korea's chip giants following SK Hynix's share buyback. The company announced Friday that it expects shareholder returns to total between 90 trillion won and…...
IRS extends safe harbor for carbon capture tax credit
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (282+ words) Notice 2026-50, which the IRS and the Treasury issued last week, provides interim guidance, pending the issuance of regulations, relating to the credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code to reflect the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed…...
Right-sizing risk management
3+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) Review practical tips for small firms and sole practitioners to right-size the building blocks of risk management: acceptance, billing, communication, documentation, and engagement letters — to help avoid disputes and malpractice claims....
Northeast firms merge as BST Gallagher Flynn
5+ day, 18+ min ago (159+ words) The combined firm will launch under the name BST Gallagher Flynn, a regional accounting and advisory firm serving clients across the Northeast. The firm brings together over 230 employees across offices in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and India. Latham, New…...
Your clients' data belongs to your clients
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (573+ words) Every accountant knows the first principle of the profession, even if it's rarely stated out loud: We work in service of the business owner. The financials we prepare and the insights we deliver exist to help someone else's business succeed....