today’s top trending topics
what tax & accounting professionals are reading today
advisory
- build a seven-figure firm in four hours a week
- bridge the advice gap for better financial futures
- help clients manage and embrace investment risk
- advisory financial statements just got a little easier
- rethinking audits: shift to advisory
- new attitudes spell new opportunities in estate planning
- what struggling small businesses need
client opportunities
- survey: which client industries will grow this year
- ed kless: accounting must innovate beyond technology | accounting influencers
- tom wheelwright: if it’s not fun, rethink client service | accounting influencers
- john higgins: leveraging chatgpt for advisory | gear up for growth
- mitch reno: client experience advantage goes to small firms | gear up for growth
- don’t let clients outgrow you
- survey shows big opportunities in small business
busy season
- art werner: what business owners need most | quick tax tip
- what other tax pros want to know about you
- busy season barometer stats: who’s responding and how they’re doing
- your colleagues give their best advice for clients
- art werner: economic optimism? | quick tax tip
- pro services, tech and mining sectors most likely to thrive
- expert panel: the year of the advisor is here | accounting influencers
marketing & sales
- bissett bullet: just listen
- ten marketing ideas for accountants | listicle
- marketers to ceos: the expanding role of growth leaders in accounting | gear up for growth
- bissett bullet: don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk
- clients need you for growth
- wade clark: stop selling; start catalyzing | gear up for growth
- dump the ‘selling’ stigma
outlook & analysis
- the profession’s future amid talent gaps, tech disruption, and evolving business models | accounting influencers
- gen z surges into accounting for all the reasons your mother told you
- is practice management having its moment?
- what other tax pros want to know about you
- okorie ramsey: diversity’s about building bigger tables | accounting influencers
- busy season barometer stats: who’s responding and how they’re doing
- your colleagues give their best advice for clients
staffing & recruiting
- gen z surges into accounting for all the reasons your mother told you
- tricia bencich: how mental load undermines career progress | move like this
- boost retention by reducing repetition
- ashley kostos: secret weapon = skills testing? | move like this
- kimberly ellison-taylor: the future of inclusion in accounting | move like this
- the accounting comeback: why the profession is bouncing back stronger
- amy vetter: strategies for transforming workplace culture | gear up for growth
growth strategies
- matt criss: forget the grind; grow intentionally | gear up for growth
- five questions about your prospects
- clients need you for growth
- heidi henderson: impactful tax plans | the concierge cpa
- wade clark: stop selling; start catalyzing | gear up for growth
- debbie kilsheimer: stop thinking small | the disruptors
- chris farrell: id your hidden bottleneck | the concierge cpa
pay & compensation
- dominic piscopo: clear pay=bargaining power | the disruptors
- accounting profession sees some job losses
- kristen rampe: accountability and simplicity in partner comp drive success | gear up for growth
- show us the money! accountants are making more
- battling the staffing crisis: is a little-known, but controversial, visa program the answer for 2025 hiring?
- twelve years and out: seasoned accountants join the exodus.
- salary guides for accountants vary widely: whom do you believe?
surveys & research
- gen z surges into accounting for all the reasons your mother told you
- tricia bencich: how mental load undermines career progress | move like this
- hannah munro: why 70% of transformation projects fail | accounting influencers
- ashley kostos: secret weapon = skills testing? | move like this
- tax season faceplant: accountants overrun by late chaos
- accountants turn negative amid tariffs, trade, uncertainty
- quantifying the value of an advisor
client accounting services
- use what-why-what to structure cas insights
- breslin & greathead: be a client advocate | the disruptors
- help businesses grow with weekly cas reports
- heidi henderson: impactful tax plans | the concierge cpa
- chris farrell: id your hidden bottleneck | the concierge cpa
- six differences with cas processes
- firm differentiation depends upon client service | accounting arc
innovation & change management
- the profession’s future amid talent gaps, tech disruption, and evolving business models | accounting influencers
- resilience, real talk, and the road to mental wellness | arc
- van carlson: 831(b) risk strategies gain ground | the concierge cpa
- okorie ramsey: diversity’s about building bigger tables | accounting influencers
- heidi henderson: impactful tax plans | the concierge cpa
- expert panel: the year of the advisor is here | accounting influencers
- what gen z wants from business | arc
mergers & acquisitions
- ira rosenbloom: m&a money’s easy – culture fit’s hard | the disruptors
- how private equity is impacting accounting
- deals 2024: over 100 cpa firm mergers and acquisitions
- want to merge? here are 23 things to request
- richard kopelman: inside aprio’s bold makeover | accounting influencers | part 1 of 2
- allan koltin: how small firms can thrive against pe-powered competitors | gear up for growth
- rosenbloom: don’t merge for the money
pricing, fees & billing rates
- six accounting disruptors heading your way
- kill the billable hour to earn what you deserve
- boost retention by reducing repetition
- debbie kilsheimer: stop thinking small | the disruptors
- price advisory work by value delivered, not time spent
- radically change your pricing model: a q&a
- seven musts for a client-centric firm
staffing & recruiting
- gen z surges into accounting for all the reasons your mother told you
- tricia bencich: how mental load undermines career progress | move like this
- boost retention by reducing repetition
- ashley kostos: secret weapon = skills testing? | move like this
- kimberly ellison-taylor: the future of inclusion in accounting | move like this
- the accounting comeback: why the profession is bouncing back stronger
- amy vetter: strategies for transforming workplace culture | gear up for growth
succession & retirement
- you need capable successors for a seamless transition
- ira rosenbloom: m&a money’s easy – culture fit’s hard | the disruptors
- what to do when a partner becomes disabled
- eleven questions about kids, wealth and the family business
- how accounting firms are dealing with retirement
- i’m 76. should i slow down? how?
- brannon poe: grow your business by preparing to let it go
talent & career development
- gen z surges into accounting for all the reasons your mother told you
- marketers to ceos: the expanding role of growth leaders in accounting | gear up for growth
- tricia bencich: how mental load undermines career progress | move like this
- ashley kostos: secret weapon = skills testing? | move like this
- what millennial managing partners face
- define your worth, then tell the world
- you need capable successors for a seamless transition
tax resolution
- tax rep training found in new partnership
- the irs tidal wave is here
- four ways to handle federal tax liens
- the irs is coming! get your clients into compliance
- tax chat: eric green reveals the tax rep guide to tax season
- help business clients lower property tax assessments
- offers in compromise aren’t for everyone
the virtual cfo
- you, a virtual cfo? why not?
- steve rosvold: what makes the best cfos? | accounting influencers
- jody grunden: be different. make more money
- jody grunden: subscription pricing is a game changer
- accounting arc: forecasting finance & the 2034 accounting landscape
- james graham: drop the billable hour and you’ll bill more
- accountants are perfect for virtual cfo roles
wealth managemnt
- build a seven-figure firm in four hours a week
- annuities and insurance growing more attractive
- bridge the advice gap for better financial futures
- help clients manage and embrace investment risk
- quantifying the value of an advisor
- subscriptions beat aum and hourly fees for wealth management
- tax advisory: new pathway to financial freedom