CPA Trendlines Podcasts

Koziel Calls for a New CPA Firm Model. Show notes hereGear Up for Growthwith Jean Caragherfor CPA TrendlinesMark Koziel is putting the accounting profession on notice: The business model that sustained CPA firms for generations is running out of time.“The hours-times-rate model is a death knell for the profession,” says Koziel, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the AICPA and the A...

As AI handles more routine work, how do young accountants develop judgment, communication and leadership?Accounting ARCWith Donny Shimamoto and Liz MasonCenter for Accounting TransformationThe accounting internship is due for an upgrade.For decades, internships often give aspiring accountants their first real taste of the profession by dropping them into the work: Learn the proc...

The next generation is blending entrepreneurship, AI, and advisory into careers that barely existed a few years ago.Accounting ARCWith Donny ShimamotoCenter for Accounting TransformationFor decades, the accounting profession has followed a familiar script: earn a CPA license, join a firm, climb the ladder and perhaps become a partner.Rachel Farris, CPA, MBA, is proving there is ...

“Flexibility should be used as a tool for success. It shouldn't be the exception.” MOVE Like ThisWith Bonnie Buol RuszczykFor CPA Trendlines ResearchIn this episode of MOVE Like This, Mandy Gallagher, lead manager of Women’s Initiatives at the AICPA, joins Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk to discuss why caregiving has become such an important conversation in accounting, what firms may misun...

From vendor demonstrations to hallway conversations, this year's conference season highlights both excitement and uncertainty across the profession.Accounting ARCWith Donny ShimamotoCenter for Accounting TransformationEvery summer, accounting professionals pack conference centers looking for the next big idea. They attend breakout sessions, visit vendor booths, compare notes wit...