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Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Firms
1+ week, 6+ day ago (214+ words) Just as success has many fathers, it has many secrets, too — and what's important for one organization may not matter as much to another. But in polling the leaders of this year's Fastest-Growing Accounting Firms, while they had a wide…...
What successful M&A looks like
2+ week, 6+ day 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…...
What offshoring vendors don't want you to know
1+ week, 2+ day ago (266+ words) Confronted by a chronic talent shortage, fee compression and ever-increasing workloads, more U.S. accounting firms are turning to offshore talent. In earlier columns I've talked about the payoff from offshoring when it's done patiently and correctly. But there are some things…...
M&A roundup: Hot start to September
1+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) CRI added Morrison & Smith; Ascend acquired GreerWalker; Nichols Cauley added LaRocco; Accuity acquired KKDLY; Grimes added Stevens and Ciccone; BGM acquired John T. Chipman; and WPWealth added Optimus Capital Advisors. Acquisitions by Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Ascend, Nichols Cauley and more. Employees…...
Salary first, and then everything else
2+ week, 5+ day ago (371+ words) When the millennials first started entering the accounting profession at the very beginning of the century, hiring managers and firm partners were astonished to discover in salary negotiations and annual reviews that this new generation often brought up other priorities…...
Meet the 2026 Best Small Firms to Work For
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (135+ words) You can see the full 2026 report and our Midsized and Large Firm lists on AccountingToday.com. An introduction to the midsized and large members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession. A federal appeals court…...
Meet the 2026 Best Midsized and Large Firms to Work For
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (133+ words) You can see the full 2026 report and our Small Firm lists on AccountingToday.com. An introduction to the midsized and large members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession. A federal appeals court upheld a…...
Hiring for small firms
4+ week, 14+ min ago (615+ words) A firm's first full-time employee is a major milestone — one that requires more thought and planning that you might expect, according to Rebecca Himango, the founder of illuminHR, who walks firms through building up the infrastructure they need to support…...
The 2026 Salary Survey: Inching upward
2+ week, 6+ day 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…...
Paystand agents now generally available
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (163+ words) Digital payments solutions provider Paystand announced the general availability of its agentic finance suite, which brings AI agents into accounts receivable, spend management and reporting on its B2B payment network. "Agentic finance does not mean giving software unlimited authority," Almond said....