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Prepare your exit strategy

Plus: 'You oughta know' this singer who was swindled out of $5M

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Real estate investors and bookkeeping: A messy relationship?

Adam Hamilton discusses ways accountants can help their real estate investor clients

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That stress-free accountant life?

Plus: Leading vs. keeping up

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'The talent crisis means enormous workloads'

The talent crisis means enormous workloads, but neuroscience-based strategies can help accountants manage stress, build resilience, and turn pressure into an advantage.

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Accountants in politics

Plus: Tackling CPA stress with neuroscience

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Tax credits denied

Plus: Shifting clients' money mindset

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Empowering small business clients with a new money mindset

Ruchi Pinniger gives advice on guiding your clients toward financial confidence.

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The new CFO role is more than numbers

Plus: Regulators back down on audit rule

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For modern CFOs, it's about more than just the numbers

Subscribe to The Net Gains Newsletter By Janet Berry-Johnson | for The Net Gains A version of this story first appeared in The Net Gains newsletter. To get it in your inbox twice a week, sign up for free, here. The role of CFO isn't what it used to

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Changes bring bigger IRS refunds in 2025

Plus: Is the accountant's billable hour on the chopping block?

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2025 financial risks: What a CFO wants you to know

Plus: 'Vanilla' vs 'sexy' clients | Managing retired partner interference

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Avoiding burnout this tax season

Plus: Pro tips to successfully leverage AI

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Practical ways to embrace AI in your firm

Ellen Choi shares how AI is reshaping accounting and what firms must do to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving industry.

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Is tax season getting harder?

Plus: Alternates to QuickBooks | IRS proposed rule changes

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Accountant burnout

Plus: Industry earnings revealed | Hiring & holding onto stellar staff

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Standing out in the competitive talent market

Attracting and retaining talent has been a top priority for firms of all sizes in the AICPA’s annual Private Company Practice Section survey for, well, as long as most of us can remember. But the problem isn’t going away. Jacqueline Lombardo, MHR, operations manager and head of human

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Turning numbers into opportunities

Sade Meeks is using her leadership and career skills as an accountant to impact future students through scholarship.

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Bench is back in play

Plus: SEC expands PCAOB authority | Accountant builds scholarship community

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Accountants: What's in store for 2025

Industry leaders share insights for the year ahead and what they hope to leave behind.

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Can fraud sway lawmakers’ votes on regulations?

Plus: FASB's Bitcoin fair value rule | Millennials are reshaping leadership

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Cash is king: Accountalent CFO on AI, taxes, and cash flow

Subscribe to The Net Gains Newsletter The Net Gains had the opportunity to chat with John Jeanson, CFO of Accountalent, a firm specializing in startup tax and accounting, and is heavily involved in supporting innovation and mentorship through partnerships with Ivy League schools like Harvard and MIT. Here, Jeanson, who

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What's your practice worth?

Plus: Super Micro whistleblower alleges retaliation

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Symbotic's going down, down, down

Plus: Deloitte UK (finally) puts a woman in charge | Intuit's AI upgrades

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Is it time to put Hollywood's accounting tricks to bed?

Plus: Macy's $154M accounting error | PCAOB's new reporting rules