BUSINESS

Why PwC Is Planning a Global Overhaul Now

A partner once joked during a cross-border project, “Same firm, different planet.” Everyone laughed, then quietly went back to fixing mismatched deliverables from three countri...

BLOGS

What Firm Leaders Need to Know About the Shifts Reshaping the Equity Table

Typically, CPA and accounting firms have always run on the promise of the partnership track: grind long enough, bring in enough business, outlast enough colleagues, and one day you...

BLOGS

What 2025 Is Revealing About M&A and PE in the Accounting Industry

For much of its history, the accounting profession has remained one of the most fragmented and independently operated sectors in professional services. Growth was largely organic, ...

EXPERT INSIGHTS

The Shift Accounting Firms Cannot Afford to Ignore

For Audit, Tax and Advisory firms, improving efficiency of delivery used to be the gold standard. Now, it is just the cost of entry. For the past decade, audit, tax, and advisory f...

SERVICES UPDATES

Armanino Partners with DataSnipper to Enhance AI in Audit

Armanino, a leading accounting firm, has announced a strategic partnership with DataSnipper, an automation platform designed for audit and finance teams. This collaboration aims to...

CPA STATE BOARD UPDATES

Maryland Opens a New Door to CPA Licensure

For years, becoming a CPA felt like running a marathon where the last mile was… more college credits. Now, Maryland just hit pause on that grind and said, “What if rea...

ACCOUNTING & TAXES

8 Invincible Tips to Avoid the W2 + 1099 Tax Trap

There was a time when taxes felt like autopilot. You earned a paycheck, your employer handled the deductions, and April was more routine than risky. Then came the side hustle era. ...

EXPERT INSIGHTS

The Accounting Firm Owner’s Guide to a Successful Exit

Accounting firm owners are in one of the most active M&A markets in decades. Private equity-backed roll-ups are accelerating consolidation, firms are scaling aggressively, and ...

SEC UPDATES

SEC Follows the Money After a $1.7M Advisory Breakdown

A client wires money on a quiet Tuesday morning. No alarms. No red flags. Just trust doing its job. Years later, that same transfer shows up in a federal complaint. That’s the un...