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Accounting and finance pros hold dim view of global economic conditions

July 30, 2026

An uptick in confidence in the second quarter can’t disguise the overall dark mood.

  • business and industry
  • practice management

57% of finance leaders missed opportunities due to delayed data

July 29, 2026

A new exclusive Intuit survey provided to CFO.com found most finance leaders lack a single source of truth, even as the concept remains debated among experts.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

A new top 5 firm: Grant Thornton acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ

July 29, 2026

Top 10 accounting firm Grant Thornton is acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ to form a firm that’s outsized only by the Big Four in terms of U.S. revenue.

  • member news
  • practice management

FinCEN director expects final BOI reporting rule soon

July 29, 2026

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) should soon finalize its interim rule restricting beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements to foreign companies, the head of the agency told Congress.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal

As AI use in cybersecurity rises, so do the risks

July 28, 2026

The gap between deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in cybersecurity and confidence in those tools is widening as organizations struggle to establish governance for effective implementation, a global survey shows.

  • technology and cybersecurity

Why CFOs are getting AI ROI wrong and how to fix it

July 28, 2026

Finance leaders focused only on cost savings risk missing AI’s most promising opportunities: revenue growth, strategic advantage and long-term enterprise value.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

Execs grapple with AI’s coming impact on office space

July 27, 2026

With technological change influencing where employees work, companies are signing fewer long-term leases.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Lamont, Elliott Spar Over Taxes, Trump In Primary Debate

July 23, 2026

On the gubernatorial debate stage in New Haven on Wednesday night, Hamden State Rep. Josh Elliott accused two-term incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont of being “too afraid of the federal government” and of not doing enough to keep immigration enforcement agents out of Connecticut.

  • advocacy - state

Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, P.C. Office Move

July 22, 2026

The New Haven branch of Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, P.C. recently moved to North Haven. The new address is 127 Washington Avenue, East Building, 4th Floor, North Haven, Connecticut 06473.

  • member news

IRS raises standard mileage rates for remainder of 2026

July 22, 2026

Citing the increase in the cost of fuel, the IRS has set a higher optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business for the remainder of 2026.

  • business and industry
  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Know an outstanding female professional?

July 22, 2026

Nominate her for a CTCPA Women’s Award or feature her in the Hartford Business Journal’s Notable Women in Accounting Special Issue.

  • career resources

The Connecticut Data Privacy Act Expansion: Are You Covered?

July 22, 2026

Connecticut has enacted significant amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), expanding its scope and introducing new compliance obligations for businesses that collect, use, share, or sell personal information. Now, many businesses, including employers that may not think of themselves as “data companies,” could have new compliance obligations.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity
  • advocacy - state

Why social media ‘failures’ can be big wins for small firms

July 20, 2026

For a month each summer, sole practitioner Erica Goode, CPA, goes on a “social media detox” for her mental health.

  • practice management

13 buzzwords CFOs should know for H2 2026

July 17, 2026

From AI-washing to friendshoring, these are the terms CFOs are likely to hear in upcoming conversations with team members, sales representatives, fellow executives and human resources.

  • business and industry

CT Officials Tout New ‘Click To Cancel’ Law As Helping Residents Avoid Charges

July 17, 2026

With Connecticut’s automatic renewal law in effect as of July 1, consumers have new rights regarding automatically renewing subscriptions or memberships. These amendments to Connecticut’s existing “click to cancel” statute require covered businesses to provide annual renewal reminders, expand consumers’ cancelation options, and promptly honor cancelation requests, Attorney General William Tong said Thursday at a media briefing in Hartford.

  • advocacy - state

CT redoubles efforts to equip workforce for AI economy

July 17, 2026

‘We’re always going to have that human oversight,’ Gov. Ned Lamont pledged.

  • technology and cybersecurity
  • advocacy - state

5 mistakes companies make on AI policy

July 16, 2026

From not having an AI policy or not sharing it with employees to incomplete or ambiguous accountability structures, there are basic mistakes business leaders should avoid.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

AI’s top value for finance now lies in improving judgment, not efficiency

July 16, 2026

Companies that formally track AI-related ROI and are assurance-ready report the greatest improvement, according to a recent KPMG survey.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

Citizens’ group seeks to force gubernatorial debate on property tax

July 16, 2026

Study panel aims to wrap work by late September.

  • advocacy - state

Financial Accounting Foundation Seeks Nominations for the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council

July 16, 2026

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) announced today that it is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) for an initial one-year term beginning January 1, 2027. The FASAC is the primary advisory body to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

  • accounting and auditing
  • advocacy - federal