Practice Management
Nov 9, 2026
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Gallup counts 3.2 million fewer engaged workers in one quarter, with remote and hybrid teams taking the biggest hit.
Nov 5, 2026
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Nearly every 2026 Best Firm to Work For offers some remote option, turning flexibility from a pandemic fix into a recruiting system.
Nov 3, 2026
Paychex's October payroll data shows a nearly flat jobs index, a longer workweek, and hourly pay growth still below 3%.
Oct 29, 2026
Conventus combines monthly learning, peer roundtables, quarterly benchmarking, 90-day clinics, and an annual summit for independent firms.
The audit found a 4.5-hour cruise, a theme-park dinner with drinks, $125-per-person lunches, and missing records behind ordinary purchases.
Oct 28, 2026
A proposed update would replace legal-form differences with one significant-influence threshold and clarify accounting for complicated profit allocations.
Oct 27, 2026
The 35-year Deloitte veteran will lead the public-company audit group's work with regulators, investors, and audit committees.
The former board member spent a decade pushing audit oversight toward investors, transparency, and accountability.
Oct 25, 2026
KPMG leads the count as Australia’s corporate regulator says parts of the problem still sit outside its reach.
Oct 24, 2026
Big Four inspections improved sharply, but the regulator says the newest results are still estimates.
Oct 22, 2026
The agency brought far fewer cases in fiscal 2026, while insider trading and criminal cases took a bigger share of the docket.
A Topic 606 proposal targets incentives and payments made outside the direct sales chain.
A board report describes delayed expenses, resisted impairments and a ÂĄ27.6 billion cleanup bill.
A global survey found stronger U.S. sentiment and investment signals, even as inflation, energy prices and interest rates kept firms cautious.
Oct 16, 2026
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Refundable credits, due diligence and client-data protection lead the agenda, including an October 21 webinar.
A profession-wide council is organizing participation in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, with opportunities for firms beyond New York.
The latest firm moves include new EY regional leaders, an intellectual property alliance and a client accounting leader taking on the COO role.
Oct 13, 2026
Learn how the new IFAC Client Classification Tool helps small and medium accounting firms prioritize resources and improve profitability.
Sep 4, 2026
KPMG Australia is trimming the top of its partnership while scandal costs and weak consulting demand squeeze the firm.
Aug 28, 2026
The DOJ turned a Big Four hiring fight into a federal contracting problem.
Aug 20, 2026
The Big Four mess in Australia is moving from boardroom cleanup to job cuts.
A new auditing standard gives firms two years to tighten how fraud risk is identified, documented, escalated, and explained.
Aug 5, 2026
Firms blame the extension deadline, but the real pileup starts when summer becomes dead time.
Jul 24, 2026
A hospital thought it was paying a vendor. The money landed in an accountant's bank account instead.
Client Communication
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Jul 15, 2026
A new audit standard gives firms time, but the messy part is already hiding in cash confirmations, third-party platforms, and client evidence trails.
