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Employees increasingly consult AI, not coworkers

August 06, 2026

A global survey shows that regular AI use makes employees feel more self-sufficient, but AI is also replacing informal interactions that foster learning.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

IRS adds notices, payment features to business tax accounts

August 06, 2026

The IRS, which recently made business tax accounts accessible to millions of new entities, said Thursday that it’s adding new features to the accounts and expanding others.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • federal tax

IRS updates FAQs on qualified overtime deduction

August 06, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service today updated frequently asked questions about the deductions for qualified overtime compensation.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • federal tax

Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance on the Permanent Expansion of Paid Family and Medical Leave under the Working Families Tax Cuts

August 05, 2026

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2026-28 PDF, providing guidance on the employer credit for paid family and medical leave (PFML) under the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC). The WFTC makes permanent and expands eligibility and coverage for employers offering PFML benefits to employees.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • federal tax

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

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

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

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

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

IRS raises standard mileage rates for remainder of 2026

July 15, 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
  • personal financial planning
  • practice management

AI and cybersecurity: Same threats, faster consequences

July 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence has made phishing, fraud and deepfakes cheaper, quicker and harder to spot. With more accountants using AI tools than ever before, firms must look past the hype to tighten internal controls.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

A CPA playbook to help prevent disaster fraud

July 13, 2026

Learn how to help clients unmask fraudsters who try to take advantage of the havoc that natural disasters wreak.

  • personal financial planning
  • practice management

IRS, Security Summit launch summer series to help tax pros protect clients from identity theft

July 08, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners today launched the summer “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” campaign, a five-week series highlighting practical steps tax professionals can take to protect client data, their businesses, and themselves from evolving tax-related identity theft threats.

  • personal financial planning
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity
  • federal tax

Scam stoppers: 5 ways CPAs can help older clients fight financial fraud

July 07, 2026

Four out of five CPAs attending a recent AICPA ENGAGE session said they’ve had clients victimized by a financial scam — and one attendee admitted she also was defrauded.

  • personal financial planning
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Employer-employee transparency gap widens retention risks

July 06, 2026

While most employers say they don’t plan to reduce headcount this year, almost half of employees plan to find a new job in the next six months, a global report shows.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

A guide to fighting AI-fueled AP/AR fraud

July 01, 2026

Widely available AI is making payment fraud easier to perpetrate and harder to detect, raising the stakes for controls, verification, and professional skepticism.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Layoffs disrupt companies’ culture for 7.2 months or longer

July 01, 2026

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

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

AICPA Top Issues Survey: Firms’ focus on technology rises

June 23, 2026

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.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity