Accounting Today Podcast

Hiring for small firms

A firm's first full-time employee is a major milestone -- one that requires more thought and planning that you might expect, according to Rebecca Himango, the founder of

Successfully navigating the dawn of AI

As firms across the accounting profession experiment with artificial intelligence, John LaMancuso, CEO of K1X talks about what accountants are getting right -- and wrong

Rethinking reselling

Leading accounting reseller Alex Solomon of Net@Work talks about the current state of the market and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Vibe Coding and Its Discontents

A small but rising number of firms are turning to AI-guided vibe coding for their firm's solutions versus turning to one from a vendor. We talk to Ellen Choi, CEO of Edge

Looking back and ahead at BDO

Outgoing BDO chief Wayne Berson looks back at major changes in the profession, and what he sees coming

Predicting the next 15 years in accounting

Take a look at what the accountant and the accounting firm of the future will look like as AICPA president and CEO Mark Koziel shares details of the new Rise2040 report.

The past, present and future of accounting technology

Serial entrepreneur and founder of BILL Rene Lacerte shares his thoughts on how technology has shaped accounting over the past two decades -- and what it will mean for th

What makes a Best Firm for Technology?

A look inside what it takes to truly get the most out of your firm's technology, based on the results of our annual Best Firms for Technology list, and with insights from

The changing world of government financial reporting

The serious new pressures facing governments of all sizes are changing their financial reporting, says Joel Black, the chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Boar

New paths to growth

Your firm won't grow just because you want it to; it requires the kind of disciplined, intentional approach that Jane Woodling, marketing director of Marketri, lays out i

The future of the accounting workforce

While concerns remain about the profession's pipeline of new accountants, Cathy Moy, chief people officer at BDO USA, sees plenty of ways to keep it full -- and to make s

Becoming greater than the sum of your parts

Alan Whitman, CEO of Nichols Cauley and past head of Baker Tilly, looks at the factors that inform the way firms will grow in the future, and the strategies that will sup

Forget cross-selling

Growth consultant Gale Crosley talks about how firms can build truly client-centered approaches to growth that go far beyond cross-selling.

Looking ahead to a global profession

Jen Leary, CEO of Top 15 Firm CLA, looks at the challenges and opportunities surrounding the accounting profession, and how her firm is navigating them.

Top takeaways from the Top 100 Firms

We dive a number of key insights from Accounting Today's 2026 Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders report, from the many ramifications ot private equity to the impact of de

The future for small firms

Stephanie Otero, the vice president, small firm advocacy, at the AICPA, talks about the issues and opportunities that face the smaller firms that make up the backbone of

The meeting of CAS and AI

CAS thought leader Kane Polakoff, the head of the client advisory services practice at Top 100 Firm CohnReznick, discusses how artificial intelligence can be integrated i

Tariffs and your clients

In light of the Supreme Court's recent ruling, two experts from Eisner Advisory Group -- Dean Peterson, partner-in-charge of the international tax services group, and Bla

What it takes to stay independent

As private equity continues to be more and more involved in accounting, Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching looks into what it takes for firms to maintain their indepe

The new frontier of stablecoin reporting

New reporting frameworks and regulations around stablecoins are coming thick and fast; in this episode, two experts from the AICPA, Di Krupica and Jeff Trent, discuss the