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On the move: A new chair for FICPA
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (180+ words) Amy Kistka was installed as the new chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs; new leaders at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; a host of scholarships from Sikich, Rubin Brown, and the Illinois CPA Society; and other firm and…...
Trust exercises for accountants
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (231+ words) Accountants are justly proud of their position as the economy's "most trusted advisor," a position you have earned through your integrity and the value you have consistently delivered to your clients and communities. The question is, what are you doing…...
Boomer's Blueprint: Why 150 audit leaders stopped competing and started collaborating
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (527+ words) In March 2025, Jennifer faced a challenge: Her firm wanted to implement artificial intelligence for workpaper population, but nobody on the team had done it before. They could hire a consultant for $50, 000 and hope for the best, or they could figure…...
CLA acquires Perkins & Co.
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (190+ words) Top 20 Firm Clifton Larson Allen acquired Regional Leader Perkins & Co. , effective today. Perkins & Co. is an accounting and advisory firm based in Portland, Oregon, that services privately held businesses and nonprofits across Oregon and Washington. The deal expands CLA's presence…...
The AI conversation the profession isn't having
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (936+ words) Guidance from the IRS on AI captures only part of the picture. The obligations it describes are real and enduring. What it does not fully address is how the frameworks for meeting them were built for a different generation. The…...
Small business added jobs in June as wages remained flat
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (480+ words) The pace of job growth at small businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to payroll provider Paychex, but hourly earnings growth has stayed below 3% for the 20th month in a row. The Paychex…...
How the hybrid finance workforce creates new value
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (617+ words) The accounting talent shortage is now a structural feature of the finance and accounting sector. That means the window for managing workloads through hiring has closed." Senior talent is retiring, and junior talent is choosing careers in technology and data…...
Overcoming AI false confidence: Governing what you can't see
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1006+ words) The most dangerous number in AI adoption is not the error rate. It's the confidence rate. A system that is right 98% of the time is also wrong 2% of the time. It presents both results with the same certainty. In a…...
Carr, Riggs & Ingram expands in Texas
1+ week, 1+ day ago (379+ words) Top 25 Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram acquired Conroe, Texas-based firm Crowl, Cameron & Associates. The deal is the firm's seventh acquisition since taking an investment from Centerbridge Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners in 2024. Crowl Cameron adds 12 employees to the team, and expands…...
CFOs souring on economy, but not their companies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) Chief financial officers are going negative on the economy, but more upbeat about their own businesses' prospects, according to a quarterly survey released Wednesday by Deloitte. On the other hand, company-level optimism is holding up, with nine out of 10 CFOs…...