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A Wharton paper found that increasing referral targets prompted employees to look beyond their first choices, bringing more women into the recruitment pipeline.

A new survey from the Association for Talent Development finds that giving rank-and-file workers more support encourages retention.

New research suggests acquisitions can help companies repair damaged stakeholder relationships and defuse long-running conflicts.

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.

The standard is effective for audits of group financial statements for periods ending on or after Dec. 15, 2026. Find out how it changes group audits and how you can prepare.

AI is changing how accountants and finance professionals work, but it doesn’t change what it means to do the right thing.

Finance leaders can help build culture by ensuring company values and behaviors are understood and discussed — and they have self-assessed their own behaviors.

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

Learn how one firm has taken a new approach to reach students earlier and expand its recruiting pool.

Many CPAs who practice in a partnership have a buy-sell agreement in the event they die prematurely or become unexpectedly disabled. Since sole practitioners cannot have such an arrangement, they should have a practice continuation agreement (PCA).

Many studies over the decades have examined how diversity affects team performance. Yet those studies did not also explore the role that status plays in how diversity impacts team functioning and results.

On Aug. 13, 2026, the VSCPA sent comments to FASF on its proposed accounting standards update to Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

The AICPA Profession Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) has agreed to continue discussions at an interim October meeting on issuing a second exposure draft of Proposed Revisions Related to Alternative Practice Structures.

Wharton’s Cornelia Walther explains how different countries are approaching AI regulation and what that means for business leaders.

Younger candidates in particular often look beyond job titles and compensation to understand an organization's culture, leadership, values and opportunities for growth. That means every message, story and communication touchpoint can influence how your company is perceived as a potential employer.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) plans to issue a final rule to permanently remove the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act.

How firms can embed explainable, expert‑reviewed AI into tax, audit, and advisory work — without accelerating risk.

Martin brings a relationship-centered perspective to a year when the CPA profession is navigating rapid change, from workforce development to technology and shifting client needs.

Interested in selling? The process you’ve chosen creates the strongest possible market for your firm. The end goal is to maximize your net proceeds. Once you look at the transaction through that lens, the economics become much clearer.

Burned-out colleagues may be drained, cynical, depressed, or exhibit some other trait entirely. Here's what to watch out for and how to help.