Most workers now treat skills growth as a condition of employment, not a perk. In a recent ETS and Harris Poll survey, 81% of workers said upskilling is no longer optional, yet many also said employer support remains hard to get. That gap has turned career security into a live hiring issue at the same … Read more
Most employer brand damage from ghost jobs happens before a candidate ever submits an application. The hit lands when a role stays live without real intent to hire, when a reposted opening looks new, or when a pipeline-building ad reads like an immediate vacancy. Trust slips early, and recruiting teams rarely see the full cost … Read more
Grassi, a Top 60 U.S. accounting firm, expanded its New York City footprint and tax practice through the Aug. 1 addition of Hoffman Mulligan, according to public reporting on the deal. The strategic logic is familiar across the profession: add partner capacity, deepen a market, and retain client relationships before retirement transitions force a rushed … Read more
Retirement plan rollover errors can trigger taxable distributions, missed withholding, and reporting mismatches that surface months after year-end. For accounting firms, the advisory task before December is less about product selection and more about explaining how the transfer method, account type, and paperwork affect Form 1099-R reporting, IRA contribution treatment, and the client’s tax file. … Read more
Agentic AI belongs in the financial close only when the control design comes first. The close concentrates judgment, deadlines, and audit exposure in the same workflow, so an autonomous agent that chases documents, clears exceptions, or posts entries can reduce cycle time only if finance teams define authority, evidence, and escalation before deployment. That claim … Read more
The U.S. Treasury has issued a final rule ending beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for U.S. entities and U.S. persons under the Corporate Transparency Act framework. That change removes a compliance task for millions of domestic businesses. For accounting firms, the larger issue sits inside operations: outdated BOI steps now create avoidable rework, inconsistent client … Read more
Small accounting firms rarely fail to build advisory capacity because demand is weak. They fail because administrative work absorbs partner time before specialised services can take shape. The firms that reach advisory scale first usually standardise intake, document collection, coding review, close management, and client communication before they package a niche offer. The sequence matters. … Read more
Final IRS regulations under Sec. 3406 change the risk profile for payment-platform workflows, especially where taxpayer identification data enters the process late or inconsistently. For accounting teams that support marketplaces, gig platforms, and businesses with large contractor populations, the issue now sits in operations as much as in tax compliance. The claim is straightforward: backup … Read more
Generative AI can raise output in accounting firms, but unmanaged use also raises compliance, quality, and reputation risk. The workable policy is neither unrestricted access nor blanket prohibition. Firms need an AI-first operating model in which staff use AI for defined tasks, review stays with qualified professionals, and every prompt, draft, and approval step fits … Read more
Most ecommerce teams still treat the customer account as a service area. Shoppers increasingly treat it as the place where the next purchase decision starts. Baymard’s 2026 quantitative ecommerce research found that 24% of surveyed shoppers now rank loyalty programs as a high-priority account feature, pushing rewards higher up the list of account expectations. That … Read more