Slow quarter for SEC audit clients closes rollercoaster year
Even as auditors reported their lowest overall haul of new clients in almost four years, BDO USA topped the charts with a strong number.

IRS issues guidance on depreciation deduction
The IRS and the Treasury released interim guidance on a special depreciation allowance for qualified production property under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

IRS failed to equip new hires
TIGTA found that thousands of the IRS's new hires in 2024 did not receive equipment or performance expectations in a timely manner.

Leveraging AI to expand online marketing
Accounting firms can't simply focus on showing up in online search results; they also need to focus on appearing in AI searches on Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude.

Haefele Flanagan strengthens nonprofit practice
Haefele Flanagan acquired Durham, North Carolina-based Mig Murphy Sistrom, strengthening its nonprofit practice.

Trade confusion returns as Trump overhauls tariffs
The Supreme Court's nixing of President Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs is throwing fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated by global partners.

Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts doubt
The president's latest import taxes seem likely to lead to another legal challenge and more uncertainty for trading partners, companies, consumers and investors.

The new frontier of stablecoin reporting
New reporting rules around stablecoins are coming thick and fast; in this episode, two experts from the AICPA discuss the new rules and what they mean for accountants and clients.

BDO adds most new SEC clients in Q4
Top 10 Firm BDO USA added 10 new clients at the end of 2025, almost all from its November acquisition of Top 100 Firm Horne.

Advisory services: Pruning for growth
Building an advisory practice in your accounting firm means culling your client list — but that's just the start.