Audit teams benefit from having more women
Audit teams with a greater number of women provide higher-quality audits at a lower cost, according to new research.

Bennett Thrasher plans changes for 2026
CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the Top 100 Firm, and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

On the move: Aprio appoints chief people officer
Connecticut Society of CPAs to bestow annual Women's Awards; Forvis Mazars appoints leader of the energy and natural resources practice; and more news from across the profession.

PCAOB penalizes firm for failing to disclose who worked on audits
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $35,000 penalty on Beckles & Co. for failing to disclose who worked on nine public company audits.

Audit committee disclosures stagnating
There is plenty of room for more audit committee disclosure, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Ideagen Audit Analytics

Overcome obstacles on your path to partnership
Five hidden traits may be holding you back.

PCAOB sanctions U.S. firm for not supervising unregistered Chinese firm
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned U.S.-based TPS Thayer for failure to reasonably supervise an unregistered firm in China.

Chicago payroll tax draws opposition from city's business heads
A group backed by financier Michael Sacks has started funding ads against Chicago's plan to bring back a tax on large corporate payrolls.

Tech news: Thomson Reuters announces host of new partnerships
Plus, Karbon launches smart tax organizers and binders with Stanford Tax; and other accounting tech news and updates.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Just set the pool anywhere
By any other name; a different kind of clearing house; dodgy digital; and other highlights of recent tax cases.