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Remaining workers often lose confidence in leadership or become less productive.

Change management related to technology, including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), ranked as CPA firms’ leading issue by expected impact in the next five years, according to the latest CPA Firm Top Issues Survey.

Slow and steady wins the race, according to younger workers. They want to develop on their terms rather than rapidly climb the corporate ladder, a stance that challenges employers to reconsider how talent is rewarded in the workplace.

The gap between projected and actual return could widen further with increasing investments in complex new tools.

Finance teams are uniquely positioned to restore confidence by pairing AI tools with human judgment, stronger oversight and practical upskilling.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division announced it will rescind the Biden-era overtime rule, more than a year after federal courts vacated the rule (the “2024 Rule”). The recission formally ends the DOL’s effort to increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

New research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows that professionals are reassessing their careers, and many are preparing to make a move in the second half of 2026. A survey of more than 2,000 U.S. professionals found that 46% plan to look for a new job in the next 6 months, up from 38% in the first half of 2026 and 27% one year ago.

AI will not turn difficult clients into organised ones overnight. It will not make missing receipts appear, stop clients ignoring deadlines or remove every awkward conversation from practice life. But according to Prashant Ganti, vice president of product strategy at Zoho, that is not where AI's most immediate value lies.

Accounting undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities showed strong growth in spring 2026 and continued to eclipse the performance of business-related fields of study in aggregate, according to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA and CIMA) today launched Rise2040: Shaping the Future of Finance and Accounting, a global, profession-led initiative designed not simply to anticipate the future of the profession but to actively shape it.

A national advertising and social media campaign will highlight CPA Trust, an AICPA initiative announced Tuesday that is focused on deepening recognition of the accounting profession’s full range and value.

AI can speed things up for finance teams, but Kevin Phillips says teams need to keep questioning the answers rather than accepting them too quickly.

Over half of recruiters say AI has had a positive impact on hiring, but the majority have caught or suspected AI-enabled candidate fraud in the past year, according to a new report.

Practitioners are ramping up their use of AI to support deal strategy.

New research reveals 48% of employees incorrectly identify AI-generated workplace messages, with 74% confident in their wrong answers.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has published a new white paper, Reframing Business Models for a Sustainable World, warning that organisations must be prepared to continually rework their business models as global risks accelerate and interact in unpredictable ways.

May is National Small Business Month, and new research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows many small business leaders are optimistic about the year ahead, even as hiring grows more complex amid widening skills gaps and evolving technology.

New regulations going into effect July 1 put annual and lifetime caps on federal student loans and create new guidelines for repayment.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has released more details about its plan to give companies the option of reporting financials semiannually instead of quarterly.

Bringing someone new onto the team is more than just handling forms and saying hello. It's your first real opportunity to show them what it means to be part of your organization — and to lay the groundwork for their long-term success and sense of belonging.